Support WBURThe Golden Age of MTV — And Yes, There Was OnePlay10:06Download AudioNPR StaffNovember 06, 2011 ShareThe 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 Hunter. (Courtesy of MTV Networks)