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John J. Jackson, Jr. (April 8, 1941 – March 17, 2004) was one of MTV's 5 original VJs (along with Nina Blackwood, Mark Goodman, Alan Hunter, and Martha Quinn).

He first gained prominence while working at WBCN in Boston in the late 1960s, then at KLOS in Los Angeles for 10 years. Jackson was one of the first DJs to introduce Americans to The Who and Led Zeppelin. He was a music reporter for KABC-TV when he was tapped as one of MTV's original "fab five." As a VJ Jackson hosted the long awaited and much anticipated "unmasking" of KISS.

After five years at MTV, Jackson returned to Los Angeles radio, first at KROQ in 1987 then as program director of modern rock/alternative station KEDG ("The Edge") until May of 1989. He later returned to KLOS, and hosted the afternoon shift at smooth jazz station KTWV for one year.[1]

Jackson suffered a massive heart attack and died on March 17, 2004 while driving home after dining with a friend in Los Angeles. He had a daughter and two grand-children. He was 62.

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1. ^ Jim Ladd's "Radio Waves: Life & Revolution on the FM Dial"

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A video jockey (usually abbreviated to VJ or sometimes veejay) can mean two things:
  • One describes an announcer who introduces and plays videos on commercial music television such as MTV or VH1.

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The blonde, raspy-voiced Nina Blackwood (born September 12, 1955, Springfield, MA) was the first of the original five MTV VJs (along with Martha Quinn, Mark Goodman, Alan Hunter, and J. J. Jackson).
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Mark Goodman (born October 11) is a radio DJ, TV personality, and actor. He is best known as one of the original five VJs on MTV, the first and most popular music television channel in the United States, in 1981.
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Alan C. Hunter (born February 14, 1957) was one of the original five video jockeys (VJ's) on MTV from 1981 to 1987 (along with Nina Blackwood, Mark Goodman, Martha Quinn, and J. J. Jackson).
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Martha Quinn (born May 11, 1959 in Albany, New York) is best known as one of the original video jockeys on MTV (along with Nina Blackwood, Mark Goodman, Alan Hunter, and J. J. Jackson).

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KABC-TV (Channel 7, branded as "ABC7") is the American Broadcasting Company owned television station (through The Walt Disney Company) headquartered at 500 Circle Seven Drive, in the incorporated city of Glendale, California, serving the Greater Los Angeles area market, and
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MAY (also known as: Mei, メイ, 메이) is a Korean singer, well known in South Korea for singing the song "Miracle". She is able to speak Korean, Japanese, and English.

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KTWV

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