MTV Close To Home – Original VJ Nina Blackwood Lives in Maine & Ortiz Has New MTV Show

MTV - music television? - not so much anymore... But it once was the leader in all things videos. Here are 2 MTV stories close to home. Nina Blackwood, original VJ lives in Maine and David Ortiz has a new show on the network.

Hey it's Trent - Nina Blackwood was one of the first VJs in 1981. She now lives in Maine and was featured in a great Portland Press Herald article about her life here and her radio career. Nina Blackwood in Maine!

Original programming dominates MTV - some good and some very bad. One show to look out for is our own David "This is Our Bleeping City" Ortiz. His new show MLB Fan Cave gives you a behind the scenes look at his life and MLB.