MTV Turns 25
Today is the 25th anniversary of MTV's first broadcast. MTV logged on the air on August 1, 1981, at midnight; the first video played by an MTV veejay (remember them?) was Video Killed The Radio Star; I don't remember the name of the artists performing that video right off hand. My daughter used to just adore MTV when she was a preschooler. As what I hope is a responsible parent, I screened every video she watched, changing the channel whenever an offensive video (such as those produced by Billy... Sign in to see full entry.