Malkin Booted From Noah's Ark

Michelle posts a letter from the brother of an MTV correspondent here and responds:

I received an e-mail from the brother of MTV correspondent Gideon Yago. He’s mad about my column today poking fun at Yago over the journalist political donor story.

Noah, I commend you for sticking up for your brother.

Oh, he does more than that. Check this out. In May the accomplished MTV correspondent received a great honor:

The Village Reform Democratic Club (“VRDC”), a longstanding organizer of community activism and a fixture of the downtown political scene, today celebrated its 24th Anniversary by honoring MTV News Correspondent Gideon Yago, ...

And who is the President of "VRDC"?

VRDC President Noah Yago thanked the Club’s supporters, encouraged future activism, and mentioned work the Club was currently involved with ...

Hey, who needs fans when you have family? But when your brother has to have his own group give you an award, I'm thinking, it isn't just lonely at the top, as with Michelle's growing and in part, blog-powered career ... it must be pretty lonely at the bottom, too.

Is MTV even relevant in an age of the iPod and on-line music videos?

Comments

[Purple Avenger]

I was in the museum of natural history the other day and saw an MTV display along side that of a T-Rex.

[Buzzy]

Believe it or not MTV used to actually play music videos and people actually watched it.

[Jim C]

MT what? I haven't watched that trash in years. Give me my IPOD or streaming audio any day... Of course, I'm more of a Laura Ingraham or CSPAN listener than an MTV type.

Jim C

[Phoenix]

PA,

What was in the MTV display at the museum? A couple of ditzy girls and fenerdy guy and a bunch of screaming girls frozen in time? Cool. Groovy. Far out. :)

[IslamoLlama]

"Believe it or not MTV used to actually play music videos and people actually watched it."

No way. I thought it was just 24/7 coverage of "Cribs".