But those original VJs - Nina Blackwood, Mark Goodman, Alan Hunter, J.J. Jackson and Martha Quinn - remain icons of the era.

Q&A: How VJ Martha Quinn, 'America's kid sister,' made people want their MTV back in the early '80s MTV VJ pioneer Martha Quinn, 'America's kid sister,' talks sex appeal, Bryan Adams and why she ...

the new documentary about the legendary Capital Region band — contains a clip of the group sharing a laugh and a Blotto T-shirt with Martha Quinn, one of the original VJs on MTV. In 1981 ...