Friends & Neighbors

Josh Horowitz

For over a decade, Josh Horowitz has been foisting the MTV mic flag into movie stars' faces, asking questions sacred and profane, substantive and sometimes just plain silly. On this week's star-studded episode, Josh regales us with his MTV News origin story, plus hilarious tales about hanging out with Meryl Streep, dishing with Leonardo DiCaprio, vacationing with Jason Bateman, rubbing knees with John Travolta, yelling at Chris Pratt, and much, much more.

Christina Garibaldi

For nearly a decade in the early aughts, On-Air Correspondent Christina Garibaldi lived her teenage dream, hosting numerous Video Music and Movie Awards Pre-Shows and interviewing everyone from Britney and Selena to Backstreet and ‘NSYNC, and more. This week, Christina takes us behind the scenes the day Michael Jackson died and the night Kanye nabbed Taylor's Moonman. She remembers Backstreet's big kiss, Arianna's off-camera tears, Avril's cold pricklies, and dealing with very, um, distracted Justin Bieber.

Ryan Kroft

Ryan Kroft recounts his remarkable rise from Intern to Senior Vice President of Specials & Events across MTV, VH1 & Logo in which he did it all, from Executive Producing dozens of Video Music and Movie Awards Pre-Shows, to live coverage of Michael Jackson and Whitney Houston’s deaths, to shows like “A Conversation With President Obama,” “When I Was 17,” “Detox with Jim Cantiello” and “MTV First.”

Robert Mancini

For a hot minute there in the late 90s, Robert Mancini and I were the first two staffers into the MTV News offices every morning. Robert wrote years of daily news articles, on-air briefs, and VMA pre-shows and specials, and ultimately oversaw daily news across all media. Here, Mancini plays straight man to Diamond David Lee Roth, talks golf with Pantera's Vinnie Paul, gets a private show from Pink Floyd, plus more hilarity featuring Foo Fighters, Ozzy Osbourne, Lemmy, and Chewbacca.

Abbie Kearse

As a writer, reporter, and producer for "The Week in Rock" and a wide range of documentaries including "Gangsta Rap: An MTV News Special Report," Abbie Kearse sat down with some of rock and hip-hop’s biggest legends and tackled some of the most important social issues of the day. This week, Abbie recounts interviewing a sleepy Joe Perry, tracking down an errant Rakim, covering Snoop and Tupac’s respective trials, hanging with Kurt Loder and Mick Jagger – and you won’t believe who turns up to perform at one of MTV’s infamous company parties.

Michael Alex

Few MTV News staffers had a run like Michael Alex. From producing "The Week in Rock" and "Choose or Loose," to launching MTV News Dot Com, Michael did it all. Buckle up and ride shotgun with Michael and Paul McCartney, Kieth Richards, Lou Reed, David Bowie, Paul Simon, Sinéad O'Connor, Bootsy Collins, and many, many more.

John Norris

In his more than two-decade tenure, MTV News Correspondent John Norris interviewed everyone from Britney Spears and Janet Jackson to U.S. Senator John McCain and Vice President Al Gore. In this broad, deep, and thoughtful conversation with the self-described "retrophobe," we trace the arc of his career, hitting the club with Madonna, going to court with Michael Jackson, walking the VMA Red Carpet with Green Day, and much, much more.

Luke Russert

My Nantucket neighbor whose father appears in Mister Rogers & Me, discusses his New York Times Best Seller, Look For Me There, and lessons learned when a few months of travel became a three-year, six-continent odyssey to discover the world, process grief, and find himself.

 

Hannah Storm

As Founder of Headlines Network, Hannah Storm is at the forefront of creating connections and driving conversations toward improving journalists’ mental health. From her home north of London, Hannah discusses her early career at BBC, Reuters and Channel 4, her experience with journalism safety and wellness, and her own healing journey.

LJ Malberg

Coach, Community Builder and CoMuse CEO, LJ Malberg goes deep on cultivating compassion, finding connection, getting uncomfortable, and letting go.