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The Today co-host, who was a VJ on the network from 1998 to 2003, thinks it will be sorely missed following news that the news division is shut down after 36 years

The end of MTV’s news operation is part of a 25% reduction in Paramount’s staff, Chris McCarthy, president and CEO of Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios and Paramount Media Networks, said in an email to staff that was shared with The New York Times.

The show was a staple of the channel for 35 years.

Steven and Ian also reflect on the end of Sum 41 and American Football buying the American Football house.

MTV News reported its last stories and leaves behind a legacy of wild times with bands like the Rolling Stones, Nirvana, Aerosmith and Run DMC.

MTV News viewership was defined by a Gen X and Millennials where the quality of journalism had progressed. The post Paramount Global Shuts Down MTV News After 36 Years Of Broadcasting appeared first on Zenger News.

The show was a staple of the channel for 35 years.

"Kurt Loder popping on the screen either meant we were going to hear the dumbest/funniest thing happening in music that day or about to be informed about a death that scars an entire generation, and he'd do both tasks with the same authority, the man is simply our Cronkite."

The bloodbath of left-wing media outlets continues with the news that Paramount will shut down MTV News. This is part of Paramount’s 25 percent staff reduction “across the Showtime, MTV Entertainment Studios and Paramount Media Networks groups in the U.S.”

A major Paramount division announced this week it will shutter MTV News and slash its US workforce by 25%, bringing to an end the iconic music video network's news division that once covered a range of issues from pop culture to politics and became a household name for Generation X and Millennial adolescents.