On August 1, MTV turned 40 years old. For younger folks reading this, you might think of MTV as the home of reality shows like Teen Mom and the like. Or the annual VMAs, the only time they really have ...

MTV launched on August 1, 1981. The Music Television Network gave a new dimension to songs as artists had the opportunity to pair videos with their music. Some of the videos wound up being the fabric ...

When MTV turned 10 back in 1991, the network roped in Tom Cruise, George Michael, Aerosmith, R.E.M., Madonna, and Michael Jackson for a giant anniversary special. “It’s been an amazing decade for MTV, ...

The Original VJs: MTV launched in 1981 with a small cache of videos by mostly unknown British bands and five VJs, or video jockeys: J.J. Jackson, Nina Blackwood, Mark Goodman, Martha Quinn and Alan ...

The Buggles’ “Video Killed the Radio Star” launched the network’s round-the-clock music video format on Aug. 1, 1981, hosted by video jockeys, or VJs, and paved the way for some of the country’s first ...

"Ladies and gentlemen, rock 'n' roll." Those were the words spoken by Warner Cable executive John Lack on Aug. 1, 1981, at 12:01 am when MTV — Music Television — went on air for the very first time.

Contributing Correspondent, "CBS News Sunday Morning" Serena Altschul is a CBS News contributing correspondent and a contributor for "CBS News Sunday Morning." On this day back in 1981, I was 10 years ...

"Animation has been critical to the MTV brand from its inception," says MTV Entertainment president Chris McCarthy. The network helped bring adult... MTV Is Turning 40. Here's How Beavis, Butt-Head ...