This is part 2 of 2. In 1981, the world was introduced to Music Television, and the job of video jockey, or VJ, was born.

MTV (Pt. 2) - video jockey with Martha Quinn & Bob Pittman

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MTV (Pt. 2) - video jockey with Martha Quinn & Bob Pittman

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