To celebrate the 30th anniversary of MTV, [pullquote quote="People did things with MTV just because they were so powerful." credit="Mark Goodman"] our friends in Atlanta spoke recently with Mark Goodman, one of the original five VJs on MTV when it launched in 1981. Listen to these interview clips, as Mark tells you what he has in common with [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]William Shatner[/lastfm], what convinced him to leave radio for a job in television, the technology at the time, and why he eventually moved on.

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