[Photos] We Want Our MTV… the VJs
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The original five MTV video jockeys: Alan Hunter, JJ Jackson, Martha Quinn, Mark Goodman and Nina Blackwood.
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NEW YORK, UNITED STATES: The original five MTV video jockeys arrive for the "MTV20: Live and Almost Legal" in New York 01 August 2001. The cable music channel is celebrating its 20th birthday. From left to right are Alan Hunter, JJ Jackson, Martha Quinn, Mark Goodman and Nina Blackwood. AFP PHOTO Doug KANTER. (Photo credit should read DOUG KANTER/AFP/Getty Images)
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Martha Quinn, one of the original five MTV VJs.
HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 15: Television personality Martha Quinn arrives at the Opening Night of "Rock of Ages" at the Pantages Theatre on February 15, 2011 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Chelsea Lauren/Getty Images for Pantages Theatre)
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Mark Goodman, one of the original five MTV VJs.
LOS ANGELES - MAY 20: Mark Goodman attends The 13th Annual Music Video Production Association Awards on May 20, 2004 at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Giulio Marcocchi/Getty Images)
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Alan Hunter, one of the original five MTV VJs.
NEW YORK - JUNE 22: Original MTV VJ Alan Hunter arrives at the SIRIUS Satellite Radio 80's Party to welcome new on-air personnel on June 22, 2004 at Ruby Falls, in New York City. (Photo by Scott Gries/Getty Images)
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Nina Blackwood, one of the original five MTV VJs.
NEW YORK - JUNE 22: Original MTV VJ Nina Blackwood arrives at the SIRIUS Satellite Radio 80's Party to welcome new on-air personnel on June 22, 2004 at Ruby Falls, in New York City. (Photo by Scott Gries/Getty Images)
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Downtown Julie Brown
MTV VJ Downtown Julie Brown on the set in MTV's New York Studio in 1988. Photo by Frank Micelotta/ImageDirect.
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John Norris
NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 23: (U.S. TABLOIDS OUT) MTV VJ John Norris does the news during MTV's Total Request Live at the MTV's Times Square Studios February 23, 2005 in New York City. (Photo by Paul Hawthorne/Getty Images)
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Kennedy
HOLLYWOOD - OCTOBER 20: Host and former MTV VJ Lisa Kennedy Montgomery attends the consumer launch of Fox Network's new reality show "Reality Remix" at Club Mood on October 20, 2005 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Matthew Simmons/Getty Images)
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Pauly Shore
CANCUN, MEXICO - MARCH 12: (U.S. TABS OUT) Pauly Shore appears on stage during taping for MTV Spring Break 2004 on the beach deck at "The City" March 12, 2004 in Cancun, Mexico. (Photo by Scott Gries/Getty Images)
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Carson Daly
CANCUN - MARCH 16: MTV VJ Carson Daly makes a face during MTV's Spring Break 2000 in Cancun, Mexico. (Photo by: Frank Micelotta/Getty Images)
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Fab Five Freddy
NEW YORK - OCTOBER 3: Fab Five Freddy arrives at the VH1 Hip Hop Honors October 3, 2004 in New York City. (Photo by Peter Kramer/Getty Images)
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Julie Brown
388457 10: Actress Julie Brown arrives at the 12th Annual Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLADD) Media Awards April 28, 2001 at the Century Plaza Hotel in Century City, CA. The GLAAD Media Awards honor individuals and projects in the media and entertainment industries for their fair, accurate, and inclusive representations of gay and lesbian persons. (Photo by Chris Weeks/Liaison)
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Ed Lover and Dr. Dre
NEW YORK - OCTOBER 3: Ed Lover and Dr. Dre pose backstage at the VH1 Hip Hop Honors at the Hammerstein Ballroom October 3, 2004 in New York City. (Photo by Frank Micelotta/Getty Images)
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Riki Rachtman
LAS VEGAS - MAY 25: Riki Rachtman arrives at the VH1 Rock Honors at the Mandalay Bay Events Center on May 25, 2006 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
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Serena Altschul
NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 11: Serena Altschul attends the Ubuntu Education Fund Gala at Hammerstein Ballroom on November 11, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Dario Cantatore/Getty Images)
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Bill Bellamy
WESTWOOD, CA - JUNE 27: Actor Bill Bellamy attends the film premiere of "Like Mike" on June 27, 2002 in Westwood, California. The film opens nationwide on July 3. (Photo by Vince Bucci/Getty Images)
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Matt Pinfield
NEW YORK - MAY 19: Matt Pinfield performs on stage during "Life's A Gas" at The Annual Joey Ramone Birthday Bash on May 19, 2004 at Irving Plaza, in New York City. (Photo by Scott Gries/Getty Images)
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Dave Holmes
MTV VJ Dave Holmes and Pink emcee at the "Music With A Message: World Aids Day 2000 concert presented by LifeBeat: The Music Industry Fights Aids" at the Beacon Theater in New York, Tuesday, November 21, 2000. (Keith Bedford/Getty Images)
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Damien Fahey
NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 02: Damien Fahey attends the Miss Sixty Fall 2006 fashion show at Capitale on February 02, 2006 in New York City. (Photo by Fernando Leon/Getty Images)
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Ananda Lewis
LAS VEGAS - DECEMBER 8: TV personality Ananda Lewis arrives at the 2004 Billboard Music Awards on December 8, 2004 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
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Jim Shearer
NEW YORK - DECEMBER 4: Host Jim Shearer appears on stage during MTV2's Dew Circuit Breakout finale December 4, 2004 in New York City. (Photo by Scott Gries/Getty Images)
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Daisy Fuentes
HOLLYWOOD, UNITED STATES: Model Daisy Fuentes, who is presenting, arrives for the 3rd Latin Grammy Awards at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, Ca 18 September 2002. AFP PHOTO Stewart COOK (Photo credit should read STEWART COOK/AFP/Getty Images)
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Lyndsey Rodrigues
SYDNEY, NSW - APRIL 12: MTV VJ Lyndsey Rodrigues poses as she arrives for the second MTV Australia Video Music Awards at the Sydney SuperDome April 12, 2006 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Kristian Dowling/Getty Images)
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Vanessa Minnillo
NEW YORK - DECEMBER 31: (U.S. TABS OUT) MTV VJ's Vanessa Minnillo appears onstage during the "MTV New Year's Eve: 2004" celebration on December 31, 2003 at the MTV Times Square Studios, in New York City. (Photo by Peter Kramer/Getty Images)
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Susie Castillo
NEW YORK - DECEMBER 2: Miss USA Susie Castillo attends the "L'Oreal and Ovarian Cancer Research Fund Photographic Exhibition Gala Opening" at The Chelsea Art Museum December 2, 2003 in New York City. (Photo by Mark Mainz/Getty Images)
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LaLa
NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 22: (U.S. TABS OUT) MTV VJ LaLa hosts MTV's "MC Battle II: The Takeover in Time Square" at MTV's Time Square Studios November 22, 2003 in New York City. The finalists will compete for $25,000 and a Roc-A-Fella Records recording contract. (Photo by Mark Mainz/Getty Images)
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Quddus
***Exclusive*** Jon Bon Jovi premieres his new video "Everyday" with MTV VJ Quddus during TRL at the MTV Studios in New York City. 9/24/02 Photo by Scott Gries/Getty Images
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Simon Rex
7/20/99 Pasadena, CA Simon Rex of "Jack & Jill" at the WB Summer Press tour. Photo Brenda Chase/Online USA, Inc.
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Dan Cortese
Dan Cortese arriving for the MTV 20th Anniversary party, "MTV20: Live and Almost Legal" at Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City, 8/1/01. Photo by Frank Micelotta/ImageDirect.
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Chris Hardwick
HOLLYWOOD - OCTOBER 7: Actor Chris Hardwick attends the film premiere of "Below" on October 7, 2002 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)
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Iann Robinson
MTV News correspondent Iann Robinson backstage at the MTV studios in New York City. 5/1/01. Photo by Scott Gries/ImageDirect.
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Tyrese
Tyrese at MTV's 'Celebrity Slam' taped in Los Angeles, Ca. 9/17/00. EXCLUSIVE Photo by Kevin Winter/ImageDirect.
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Brian McFadden
MTV's Brian McFadden at the party following the New York City premiere of Arrow Entertainment's "The Independent" , Directed by Stephen Kessler, in New York City on November 26, 2001 photo by Gabe Palacio/ImageDirect
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Jessie Camp
UNIVERSAL CITY, CA - MAY 3: MTV VJ Jessie Camp attends the mtvICON: Metallica tribute special held at the Universal Amphitheatre on May 3rd, 2003 in Universal City, California. mtvICON: Metallica will premiere on MTV Tuesday, May 6th at 9:00PM [ET/PT]. (Photo by Fredrick M. Brown/Getty Images)
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Hilary Burton
405425 10: VJ Hilary Burton arrives for the launch of the new Language Shop at Henri Bendel, featuring the Breathe the Stars Summer 2002 Collection by Ana Abdul May 15, 2002 in New York City. (Photo by Lawrence Lucier/Getty Images)
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Alexa Chung
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - FEBRUARY 21: Alexa Chung attends the Burberry Prorsum Show at London Fashion Week Autumn/Winter 2011 at Kensington Gardens on February 21, 2011 in London, England. (Photo by Stuart Wilson/Getty Images)
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Adrienne Bailon
ANAHEIM, CA - JUNE 24: Actress Adrienne Bailon arrives at the world premiere of "Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man's Chest" held at Disneyland on June 24, 2006 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)
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