MTV Just Turned 45. Its Co-Founder Says 1 Hiring Rule Made the Channel a Success

Tom Freston was 33, deep in debt, and had never worked in television. At MTV, that was the qualification.

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MTV recently celebrated its 45th anniversary. When the channel launched at 12:01 a.m. on August 1, 1981, it opened with a Space Shuttle countdown, Apollo 11 footage, and an astronaut planting the MTV flag on the........

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