RIP, JJ, OG MTV VJ.

March 19, 2004

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I don't mean to be disrespectful, but as soon as I heard that J.J. Jackson died, I expected to see a response on Adam Curry's weblog. I mean, I know they're from different classic eras of MTV VJ-hood, but I figured there was an alumni association or something. And it's not like Nina Blackwood's a blogger.

I'm also expecting a spate of "Hey! He's black and his last name is Jackson!" epiphanies across the web. Some quick answers to your Jackson queries: Randy Jackson of American Idol? Not Randy Jackson of The Jacksons. Sigmund Tito Jackson? A real Jackson! The late J.J. Jackson? Not a real Jackson.

At any rate, sorry to see him go so young. I believe he's the first VJ to have passed away, and perhaps the first prominent on-air talent at MTV to pass away. That's especially hard to believe since Kurt Loder is actually older than Earth itself.

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RIP, JJ, OG MTV VJ. from anil dash's daily links on March 19, 2004 2:03 PM

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How old is Kurt Loder? from Not A Dollarshort on March 19, 2004 5:26 PM

A couple weeks ago, madness ensued as the staff of Six Apart tried to guess Kurt Loder's age. The topic of Kurt Loder came up when I asked a certain member of the team whether he had read Loder's book, Read More

4 Comments

Oh no, this is sad news for those of us who lived through the genesis of MTV. And maybe some hope - this means he was around 40 when he started at MTV! Well, I'm sure their criteria for VJs has changed since then ... oh, never mind.

Donald | March 20, 2004 8:34 AM | Reply

I thought Jackie was Sigmund and Tito was
Toriano Adaro or whatever...

monique | March 20, 2004 1:56 PM | Reply

mo gets the big "shut up!" for being correct. Toriano.

Anil | April 20, 2004 2:51 AM | Reply

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