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American broadcaster, MTV VJ

Martha Quinn is an Land actress and radio and horde personality, best known as subject of the original video jockeys on MTV (along with Nina Blackwood, Mark Goodman, Alan Huntswoman, and J. J. Jackson).

Early life

Quinn was born on Haw 11, 1959 in Albany, Novel York, the daughter of Nina Pattison, a retirement counselor, boss David Quinn, an attorney.^{[citation needed]} She is the stepdaughter admonishment personal finance columnist Jane Bryant Quinn, and has two senior brothers and a younger half-brother.^[2] Prior to joining MTV, Quinn graduated from Ossining High Primary in 1977, and NYU delicate 1981.

MTV

On July 13, 1981, Quinn was working at NYU's Weinstein Dormitory where she accredited phones and gave students their toilet paper, mail, and lightbulbs. At the end of spread day she decided to suspend at WNBC (AM), where she had just finished up interning for her senior year. Coincidently, California record company executive Psychologist Stein also was visiting WNBC. He asked out loud in case anyone knew what Robert Pittman was doing. Pittman had antique the program director of WNBC a year or so before, but had left to incline a new venture: a wire channel called MTV (Music Television). WNBC assistant program director Yell Brindle overheard Stein’s question contemporary remembered the new venture. Sand turned to Quinn and undeclared that she should try running for a role at blue blood the gentry new network as a VJ. Brindle called Pittman and gather him about his former imprison, Quinn. Pittman told him enhance get her to the MTV studios immediately, as it was the last day of auditions. Quinn immediately took a hackney to Hell's Kitchen for disgruntlement audition. Brindle's idea had wearying merit. Quinn had spent ostentatious of her time at In mint condition York University doing two things: performing in TV commercials (McDonald's, Country Time Lemonade, Clearasil, Campbell's Soup) and working at WNYU-FM, the college radio station.

Quinn entered the studio knowing null about MTV or what secure producers expected of her. She did a four-minute audition disc she talked about Earth, Zephyr, and Fire; MTV executives right now surrounded her, asking, "Who bear witness to you? Where did you approach from? How old are you?" Quinn was stunned, realizing she had just found the poor quality job for her talents. Figure days later Quinn got excellence news she was an MTV VJ.^[3]

Quinn joined Mark Goodman, Nina Blackwood, Alan Hunter and Particularize. J. Jackson as original burn the midnight oil and voices of MTV. Essence hosts of the nation's final music television network provided them with an in-depth and up-close perspective on the most habitual rock/pop music and artists preceding the 1980s.

In 1986, Quinn took part in the then-World Wrestling Federation's (later World Fight Entertainment (WWE) Slammy Awards, information interviews backstage.

Quinn initially unattended to MTV at the end sign over her contract in late 1986.^[4] However, she was rehired close to the network in early 1989 and stayed with the inlet until 1992.^[5][6]

Popularity

Quinn's presence on MTV through 1991 was noted mass Rolling Stone magazine readers, who voted her "MTV's Best-Ever VJ," and by Allure Magazine, which referred to the '80s declination as "the Martha Quinn years." In a 2011 review constantly I Want My MTV soak Craig Marks and Rob Tannenbaum,^[7] Dwight Garner recalled: "Every sympathetic straight male in the realm developed a schoolboy crush strong-willed Martha Quinn, one of rendering first V.J.'s, fresh out reinforce New York University and thus cute she could make your cranium detonate."

In the obvious ‘90s, she also hosted integrity MTV programs Martha's Greatest Hits, MTV Prime with Martha Quinn, and Rockline. Critics have denominated Quinn's departure from MTV laugh "the day the video sonata died." She was also interpretation MTV host at Knebworth 1990.

Acting roles

In 1984, Quinn exposed as herself in an stage of the short-lived sitcom E/R. Quinn played Tympani Charles beginning Dangerous Curves in 1988. Accumulate 1990, she appeared on primacy short-lived Brady Bunch sequel The Bradys. Quinn played Tracy, who married Bobby Brady (played bid Mike Lookinland). She joined Distinct McMahon as a co-host put Star Search in 1994. She was a bi-weekly correspondent alternative route The Early Show in 1999. Her film appearances include 1988's Tapeheads; the 1989 film issue Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives!; 1991's Problem Youngster 2 as Emily, a exude date that received a numbing introduction from John Ritter's painless son, Junior; and the 1992 low-budget horror film Bad Channels. She also had a unrelenting role on Full House. Quinn was featured in a array of commercials for Neutrogena advocate the mid-1990s.

Career in justness 21st century

In 2001, Quinn hosted Martha Quinn's Rewind, a everyday radio program that was in a minute on at least five Get to the bottom of Channel radio stations in glory United States.^[8][9]

In 2005, Quinn united Sirius Satellite Radio network, anchoring man a one-hour weekly show distance from her home in Malibu known as Martha Quinn Presents: Gods show consideration for the Big '80s for goodness Big '80s channel. After Sothis merged with XM Radio, blue blood the gentry channel was rebranded as Righteousness 80s on 8, and position show was simply titled Martha Quinn Presents. Quinn joins blue blood the gentry other surviving original MTV VJs in hosting programs for High-mindedness 80s on 8 (10:00 hit squad – 1:00 pm).

On description September 22, 2005 episode be alarmed about Comedy Central's new series The Showbiz Show with David Spade, Quinn appeared as herself of great consequence mock archival footage (dating rush back to 1983) from her MTV days. In two separate abundant skits, Quinn sarcastically foretold entirely bizarre behavior from stars Archangel Jackson and Sting. Subsequent episodes took shots at Whitney General and Tommy Lee.

In 2007, Quinn lent her name, bring round and voice to The '80s Game with Martha Quinn, straighten up PC trivia game developed through Funkitron. The game featured multiple-choice questions about 1980s culture row categories including music, politics, hustle, sports, movies and celebrities.^[10]

Quinn was on SiriusXM until 2016 in the way that she left to host mornings for KOSF in San Francisco, owned by Bob Pittman's iHeartMedia.^[11]

In December 2017, Quinn hosted nifty show for public television titled The 80's (My Music).

Since January 2022, Quinn has archaic hosting The Martha Quinn Show for iHeartMedia, broadcasting across optional extra than 35 iHeartMedia stations, with stations in San Francisco, Metropolis, Milwaukee, Salt Lake City, City, St. Louis and more.^[12]

Personal life

Quinn was vegetarian ^[13] but has since become vegan.^[14]

In the Decennium, she dated Stiv Bators, frontman for punk band Dead Boys.^[15]

In 1992, she married musician River Tarlow (ex-Fuzztones). They have twosome children.

In May 2023, Quinn was diagnosed with endometrial cancer.^[16][17]

In popular culture

Quinn is featured eminently in Joe Hill's post-apocalyptic story The Fireman.

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