KURT LODER

'Kurt Loder' (born May 5, 1945) is a film critic, author, and television personality. He has served as editor at ''Rolling Stone'' magazine and presently continues to serve as a contributing editor. Prior to ''Rolling Stone'', Loder worked for ''Circus'' magazine, and before that, he served three years in the United States Army.
He joined MTV in 1988 as the host of their flagship music news program, ''The Week in Rock'', which was later expanded and renamed to ''MTV News'', where he is currently an anchor and correspondent. He also appears on MTV's sister channel VH1. Loder was one of the first to break the news of Kurt Cobain's suicide; he interrupted regular programming to inform viewers that Cobain was "the apparent victim of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head." He is also the author of ''Bat Chain Puller'' (a collection of his work for ''Rolling Stone'') and co-author of singer Tina Turner's autobiography ''I, Tina''.
Originally from New Jersey, Loder resides in New York City. Loder graduated in 1963 from Ocean City High School in Ocean City, New Jersey.^[1]

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1. "THE ULTIMATE NEW JERSEY HIGH SCHOOL YEARBOOK: T-Z AND ALSO...", ''The Star-Ledger'', June 27, 1999. Accessed August 4, 2007.

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★ Kurt Loder's MTV Biography

★ Kurt Loder's film reviews at MTV.com