Now What Happens to the VJ's? TRL Cancelled

With videos long banished, the real story behind the cancellation of the once mighty TRL (MTV '98-08) is the collateral damage: The elimination of VJ's.

An MTV talent insider gave credence to our theory, telling TheCHIMP.net " What does it mean for VJ's-to-be now that the mothership of VJdom has taken off?" Let's hypothesize for a second: nothing good.

Ex MTV VJ Susie Castillo (Methuen H.S. - MA '97, Miss USA '03, pictured above) told TheCHIMP.net exclusively " MTV still needs hosts for specials like the Real World reunions, The Challenge reunions, New Years Eve, etc.".

Ouch. 3 hours of screen time a year isnt going to land the next generation of talking heads a book deal!

While the intensity of pent-up nostalgia for 90s MTV surprises, the post-channel accomplishments of its alumni VJ's traditionally go un-noted. " One of MTV's strengths has always been to know when to let go," says the source.

Castillo adds, "It will be sad to hear Damien (Fahey), (Longmeadow H.S. '95, Northeastern '03) say "thanks for watching, thanks for caring" for the last time. RIP TRL."

Summer Reading List: Susie Castillo Published

FoTCN & Fellow Mass-Hole Susie Castillo (Methuen H.S. - MA '97, Miss USA '03, Face of Neutrogena 'current) has published her first book.Breaking new ground as the first MTV VJ to know how to write, "Confidence is Queen: The Four Keys to Ultimate Beauty Through Positive Thinking" can be yours for $5.74 per "key" at Amazon.

In addition to being a part time Rockband-mate, we had the good sense to spare Susie's career a placement on Miss USA Fear Factor when we first met back in 2003.

Add it to your summer reading list, students.