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“I was working as a staff writer at Rolling Stone. I had a friend who worked at MTV, and she called me and said, "They're looking for VJs for this new channel. Do you want to try out?" I had zero TV experience, but I thought, "Well, what the hay."”

Quote by Jancee Dunn

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Jancee Dunn is a journalist, with an unknown birth and death date. more

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