We commemorate the death of MTV News by talking to three iconic correspondents about the death of Kurt Cobain, interviewing Tupac, behind-the-scenes drama, and more
— three of MTV News’ best-known correspondents in its heyday — all look back at their MTV years in the episode, including covering the many untimely deaths of musicians in the Nineties and much more. Loder also explains how he held onto his gruff, no-nonsense persona on-air.
“In television, somebody’s always saying more ‘energy,'” he says. “So pretty soon you sound like a weatherman. But I wasn’t very good at that and I don’t like to be talked to like that if I’m watching somebody on television. So I tried to avoid that. It’s not hard if you just don’t do it.” Loder also recalls watching
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