Audacy Podcast Series Explores The Impact of MTV

Audacy has announced the launch of “Who Killed the Video Star? The Story of MTV,” an eight-part original series from Audacy Podcasts exploring the cultural history, impact, and phenomenon of MTV. The series is hosted by former MTV VJ and Esquire Editor-at-Large Dave Holmes. 

“Who Killed the Video Star? The Story of MTV” launched with the first two episodes on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, on the Audacy app and everywhere podcasts are available. New episodes will be released weekly through May 8.  Listen and follow the show: here.

For nearly four decades, MTV defined youth culture. Today, MTV has proven mortal after all. What happened? How did MTV build a brand that stayed relevant to young viewers for decades, and what has it turned into? In this eight-part series, Holmes–who was a VJ from 1998 to 2002–sits down with the people who were there to explore the question “If video killed the radio star, who killed the video star?”  

Guests include former MTV VJs “Downtown” Julie Brown, Damien Fahey, and Kevin Seal; former MTV News correspondents Gideon Yago, Chris Connelly, and Suchin Pak; Ridiculousness producer Shane Nickerson; on-air talent including Rob Dyrdek (Ridiculousness) and Eric Nies (The Real World: New York); former Viacom Music and Entertainment Group president Doug Herzog, Brian Graden, former president of Entertainment, MTV Networks Music Channels, Spandau Ballet’s Gary Kemp, and more.