John Norris (MTV News reporter)
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John Norris is a reporter who previously worked for MTV as a reporter and special correspondent for MTV News
and the MTV Radio Network. He joined MTV
as a writer in 1986 and became an on-air alternate for news anchor Kurt Loder
in 1988. In 1990, he left MTV News to report for the network's morning show as well as the syndicated entertainment show Extra
, but returned to MTV News in 1996. He gained further notability through his reporting of special topics within politics and global issues such as with Choose or Lose and Positively Global. and has conducted many celebrity interviews.
Originally from Houston and a graduate of New York University
with a degree in broadcast journalism
, Norris lives in New York City
. He is vegetarian, and has appeared in a PETA
video promoting vegetarianism.
On December 4, 2008, rumors circulated that Norris was among 850 layoffs at Viacom
. He is no longer listed as a correspondent by MTV News, though he appeared on June 25, 2009, to discuss the career of Michael Jackson
, who had died
earlier that day.
He is currently involved with the online music site Noisevox.
MTV News
MTV News is the news division of MTV, one of the first and most popular music television network in the U.S., as well as some of MTV's related channels around the world. MTV News began in the late 1980s with the program The Week In Rock, hosted by Kurt Loder, the first official MTV News correspondent...
and the MTV Radio Network. He joined MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
as a writer in 1986 and became an on-air alternate for news anchor Kurt Loder
Kurt Loder
Kurt Loder is an American film critic, author, columnist, and television personality. He served in the 1980s as editor at Rolling Stone, during a tenure that Reason later called "legendary". He has contributed to articles in Reason, Esquire, Details, New York, and Time. He has also made cameos on...
in 1988. In 1990, he left MTV News to report for the network's morning show as well as the syndicated entertainment show Extra
Extra (TV series)
Extra is an American entertainment television news program covering events and celebrities which debuted on September 5, 1994 in syndication. It is produced at Victory Studios in Glendale, California by Telepictures Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television Distribution...
, but returned to MTV News in 1996. He gained further notability through his reporting of special topics within politics and global issues such as with Choose or Lose and Positively Global. and has conducted many celebrity interviews.
Originally from Houston and a graduate of New York University
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
with a degree in broadcast journalism
Broadcast journalism
Broadcast journalism is the field of news and journals which are "broadcast", that is, published by electrical methods, instead of the older methods, such as printed newspapers and posters. Broadcast methods include radio , television , and, especially recently, the Internet generally...
, Norris lives in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. He is vegetarian, and has appeared in a PETA
Peta
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video promoting vegetarianism.
On December 4, 2008, rumors circulated that Norris was among 850 layoffs at Viacom
Viacom
Viacom Inc. , short for "Video & Audio Communications", is an American media conglomerate with interests primarily in, but not limited to, cinema and cable television...
. He is no longer listed as a correspondent by MTV News, though he appeared on June 25, 2009, to discuss the career of Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson
Michael Joseph Jackson was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records...
, who had died
Death of Michael Jackson
On June 25, 2009, American singer Michael Jackson died of acute propofol intoxication after he suffered a respiratory arrest at his home in the Holmby Hills neighborhood in Los Angeles. His personal physician, Conrad Murray, said he found Jackson in his room, not breathing, but with a faint pulse,...
earlier that day.
He is currently involved with the online music site Noisevox.