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The end of an era for kids of the 80’s

JANUARY 2017 - BERLIN: the logo of the brand "MTV", Berlin. PHOTO: SHUTTERSTOCK Photo: Shuttertstock

The end of an era for kids of the 80’s
Posted on by Monica Reed

Remember when “Video Killed the Radio Star?” Looks like reality TV may have killed the video star and the MTV music news anchor. Also, remember when the “M” in MTV stood for music?

It’s been 36 years and ever since, we got our music news from MTV News. It was created to expand the stable of programming that defined the cable channel MTV…they have pulled the plug on MTV News.

MTV News was on the chopping block this week as part of larger layoffs at parent company Paramount Global.

What launched as a single show in 1987.  Remember, “The Week in Rock,” given to you by the cool, Kurt Loder) eventually became a bona fide news outlet for Gen X and older millennials.

MTV news covered music, pop culture, politics and other topics with an eye on the younger generation that watched MTV on a daily basis.

Enjoy some of these MTV news moments.

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