VJ

By Nina Blackwood, Mark Goodman, Alan Hunter , Martha Quinn , Gavin Edwards

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The original MTV VJs offer a behind-the-scenes oral history of the early years of MTV, circa 1981 to 1985, when it was exploding, reshaping the culture, and forming "the MTV generation."

MTV's original VJs offer a behind-the-scenes oral history of the early years of MTV, 1981 to 1987, when it…

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1 author picked VJ as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

I couldn't get enough of this one. I was a teenager in the 80s and I sopped up each and every story in this book like an eager sponge.

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