Alan Hunter was one of the original five video jockeys (VJ's) on MTV. He currently heads the production company Hunter Films, which he formed with his brother Hugh. He is also one of the founders of WorkPlay, a multipurpose office, studio and entertainment facility in Birmingham, Alabama. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Nickname: The Magic City, Pittsburgh of the South, BHam Motto: Official website: http://www. ...
He does voiceover work for Verizon Wireless radio spots and has recently signed with the Sirius Satellite Radio as a host for the 80’s music channel. Verizon Wireless, headquartered in Bedminster, New Jersey, owns and operates the second-largest wireless telecommunications network in the United States. ... Sirius Satellite Radio NASDAQ: SIRI is a satellite radio (DARS) service in the United States that provides 68 streams (channels) of music and 55 streams of sports, news and entertainment. ...
Hunter co-founded Birmingham's Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival, named by Movie Maker Magazine as the “Best Kept Secret” among independent film festivals in the U.S. Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival is a film festival, founded in 1999 and occurring annually on the last weekend of September in Birmingham, Alabama. ...
AlanHunter, former MTV VJ: Yes, this is like after the Academy Awards, I can't believe they put people on to ask them, you know, what was it like to get your Oscar.
Hunter: Well, the funny think about the early days of MTV is just that no one knew what they were doing.
Hunter: Well, you know, I was in a David Bowie video about two months prior to getting the gig.