Adam Curry

Adam Curry (born September 3, 1964) is a broadcasting and Internet personality best known for his stint from 1987 to 1994 as a video jockey on the premier music video channel MTV. In the mid-1990s, Curry was a World Wide Web entrepreneur and one of the first celebrities to personally create and administer a Web site. In the 2000s, he helped pioneer podcasting.

Early radio and TV career

Curry was born in Washington, DC, but lived in Amsterdam from 1972 to 1987. There he got his first break in broadcasting as the host of the weekly pop-music television program Countdown. He also hosted several other radio and television programs for the Netherlands broadcast station Veronica.

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Washington, DC - Amsterdam - 1972 - 1987 - Pop-music - Television program - Countdown - Radio - Television - Netherlands - Veronica

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In 1987, Curry became a VJ for MTV. Besides making spot appearances between music videos, he was also host of the program Top 20 Countdown. While working for MTV, he also did radio work, including: drive-time host for the New York City radio station WHTZ, and host of the national program HitLine USA.

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Top 20 Countdown - Drive-time - New York City - WHTZ - HitLine USA

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