Alan Hunter

Alan Hunter became part of American pop culture during his years as one of the five original MTV VJs. He currently appears on SiriusXM Satellite Radio as one of the hosts for the "Big 80's" and "Classic Rewind" channels. He was the host for the Starz Channel's original series "Looking For Stars", and hosted Encore's annual "Big 80's Movie Weekend". He formed Hunter Films in 1995 and in 2003, the company received an Academy Award nomination for the short film "Johnny Flynton". Hunter Films also executive-produced the feature film "Dreamland", which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2006, as well as the documentary film "Best Worst Movie" which premiered at the SXSW film festival in 2009. The company produced the feature film "Lifted", starring Dash Mihok, Nicki Aycox,Trace Adkins, Ruben Studdard, Uriah Shelton and Hunter in 2011. Hunter was one of the creators of the entertainment complex WorkPlay in downtown Birmingham, Alabama (named by Paste Magazine as a top 40 club in t