MARK GOODMAN has been a music fanatic since seeing the Beatles on Ed Sullivan as a kid. He started in radio in his hometown of Philadelphia at WMMR. In 1978, he became the station’s music director, and in 1980, he became a part of the air staff at WPLJ, the number one rock station in New York. It was 1981 when Mark left WPLJ to join the as-yet-unknown music video channel MTV. As one of the 5 original VJs, Mark interviewed everyone from Paul McCartney to Sting to Bruce Springsteen. He also hosted several special shows for the channel, including “The Week In Rock,” “120 Minutes,” and the first show ever syndicated to broadcast by MTV, “The Top 20 Video Countdown.”
In the late 80s, Mark began an acting career that saw him working in film and TV. Goodman appeared in several films, including “Man Trouble,” the worst film Jack Nicholson ever made, even though it was produced by the same team as the classic ‘5 Easy Pieces”! Mark had a small but pivotal role in Police Academy 6 (yes, there were 6!). On TV, Mark could be seen in such shows as “ Married With Children and The Practice. Mark can now be heard on SiriusXM Channel 8 and from 4 – 7 pm on weekdays on SiriusXM Channel 106.
EDDIE TRUNK
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