Lewis Largent, the influential various rock radio DJ and MTV VJ that hosted 120 Minutes, died on Feb. 20, a consultant confirmed to Billboard.
He handed away after an extended sickness, Selection first reported.
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Largent grew up in Southern California and launched his profession in music at L.A.’s KROQ, with an internship that became a full-time function in 1985. 4 years later, he was named musical director on the various radio station.
In 1992, Largent shifted over to MTV, the place he landed as a vp of music programming and have become the host of 120 Minutes, bringing artists together with David Bowie, Bjork, Trent Reznor, Radiohead and PJ Harvey to tv screens in all places on Sunday nights. He was the face of the present via 1995, although he stayed with the corporate in his programming function till 1999.
His function as host was subsequent appointed to Matt Pinfield, who upon listening to of Largent’s dying tweeted Friday, “I’m fully gutted. I beloved Lewis very a lot. I’m confused.”
Following his years with MTV, Largent went to Island Def Jam Data, the place as svp of A&R he signed artists resembling Sum 41 and Andrew WK. He left IDJ in 2004.
Later in life, he went again to varsity to review artistic writing, incomes a bachelor’s diploma from Sarah Lawrence Faculty and his Grasp of Effective Arts in 2015.
Largent is survived by spouse Julie Greenwald, Atlantic Music Group chairman and CEO, and their two youngsters.
