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John Norris | |
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| Born | March 20, 1959 Houston, Texas |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | New York University |
| Occupation | journalist |
| Known for | MTV News reporter |
John Norris (born March 20, 1959) is an American music journalist, known as a reporter and special correspondent for MTV News and the MTV Radio Network.
Originally from Houston and a graduate of New York University with a degree in broadcast journalism, Norris lives in New York City. [1] [2] He is vegetarian, [3] and has appeared in two PETA videos promoting animal rights and vegetarianism. [4] [5] He has also done non-profit work for Mercy for Animals, GLAAD, and GLSEN.
In December 2008, Norris left MTV. He is no longer listed as a correspondent by MTV News, [6] though he appeared on June 25, 2009, to discuss the career of Michael Jackson, who had died earlier that day.
In June 2009, Norris was a founding partner in the music website Noisevox. He served as managing editor for the site and host of the Indie Rock interview series Noisemakers on Noisevox and Face Time. [7] As a freelance journalist, Norris has written about music and culture for Vice , [8] Entertainment Weekly , [9] Yahoo!, [10] Refinery29, [11] Interview , MTV Iggy, and MTV Hive, as well as Dazed , V , and VMan magazines.
In April 2013, he was hired by the music channel Fuse, as Supervising Producer of the nightly Fuse News, where he also appeared periodically as an on-air correspondent. [12]
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