Dave Kendall’s Passing Reframes MTV’s Underground Music Era
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Dave Kendall, the creator of MTV’s influential late-night show 120 Minutes and its host from 1989 to 1992, has died. Tributes from fellow MTV alum Matt Pinfield praise his commitment to non-mainstream music and his role in giving underground artists a wider audience. Kendall continued working as a TV host and DJ after MTV, including a stint on SiriusXM’s First Wave, and later lived abroad, including in Thailand.
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