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Kurt Loder (born May 5, 1945) is a film critic, author, and television personality. He has served as editor at Rolling Stone magazine and presently continues to serve as a contributing editor. Prior to Rolling Stone, Loder worked for Circus magazine, and before that, he served three years in the United States Army. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... is the 125th day of the year (126th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... Film criticism is the analysis and evaluation of films. ... An author is any person(s) or entity(s) that originates and assumes responsibility for an expression or communication. ... A celebrity is a person who is widely recognized in a society. ... This article is about the magazine. ... Circus was a monthly American magazine devoted to rock music. ... The United States Army is the largest branch of the armed forces of the United States. ...

He joined MTV in 1988 as the host of their flagship music news program, The Week in Rock, which was later expanded and renamed to MTV News, where he is currently an anchor and correspondent. He also appears on MTV's sister channel VH1. Loder was one of the first to break the news of Kurt Cobain's suicide; he interrupted regular programming to inform viewers that Cobain was "the apparent victim of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head." He is also the author of Bat Chain Puller (a collection of his work for Rolling Stone) and co-author of singer Tina Turner's autobiography I, Tina. MTV (Music Television) is an American cable television network based in New York City. ... MTV News is the news division of MTV, the first and most popular music television network in the U.S., as well as some of MTVs related channels around the world. ... VH1 (VH-1: Video Hits One until 1994) is an American cable television channel that was created in January 1985 by Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment, at the time a division of Warner Communications and owners of MTV. VH1 and sister channel MTV are currently part of the MTV Networks division... Kurt Donald Cobain (February 20, 1967 – c. ... Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock) November 26, 1939) is an 11 time Grammy Award-winning (sharing three), American Singer, Dancer, Record Producer, Executive Producer, Film Producer, Actress, Writer, Performer, Songwriter, Author and occasional Painter whose career has spanned from 1956 to present. ... Cover of the first English edition of 1793 of Benjamin Franklins autobiography. ... I, Tina is a 1986 autobiography by rock singer Tina Turner, co-written by MTV news correspondent and music critic Kurt Loder. ...

Originally from New Jersey, Loder resides in New York City. Loder graduated in 1963 from Ocean City High School in Ocean City, New Jersey.^[1] Official language(s) English de facto Capital Trenton Largest city Newark Area  Ranked 47th  - Total 8,729 sq mi (22,608 km²)  - Width 70 miles (110 km)  - Length 150 miles (240 km)  - % water 14. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Ocean City High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school located in Ocean City, in Cape May County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Ocean City School District. ... Ocean City highlighted in Cape May County. ...

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External links

• Kurt Loder at the Internet Movie Database
• Kurt Loder's MTV Biography
• Kurt Loder's film reviews at MTV.com