Alan Hunter
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Alan C. Hunter (born February 14, 1957) was one of the original five video jockeys (VJ's) on MTV from 1981 to 1987. He currently heads the production company Hunter Films, which he formed with his brother Hugh. He and Hugh and two other brothers also founded WorkPlay, a multipurpose office, studio and entertainment facility in Birmingham, Alabama. He is also the host of the new reality show "Looking for Stars" on the Starz channel.
Born in Birmingham in 1957, Hunter went on to graduate in 1979 from Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi. He pursued acting for a while, earning a role in the video for David Bowie's "Fashion" before being tapped to join the fledgling MTV network.
Hunter co-founded Birmingham's Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival and serves as its board president. He helped launch the civic activism group Catalyst4Birmingham. He does voiceover work for Verizon Wireless radio spots and has signed with the Sirius Satellite Radio as a host for the 80’s music channel. He has lobbied for the creation of a regional film promotion group in Birmingham, now realized as the "Birmingham-Jefferson Film Office".
External links
- [Hunter Films] website
- [WorkPlay] website
- [Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival] website
- [Catalyst4Birmingham] website
- ["Looking for Stars"] website
References
- [Alan Hunter] at IMDB.com
- "[Alan Hunter on 20 years of MTV]" (August 2, 2001) CNN.com/entertainment. - accessed April 3, 2006
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