Remote Control

Sad news for those of us who watched MTV in the late ’80s: Ken Ober, host of the game show “Remote Control”, has passed away at the age of 52.

I was six when this show began to air in 1987 so my memories of it are vague but pleasant. Watching some footage from its first episode made me all “get off my lawn, you damn kids” nostalgic for when MTV had both music videos and quality non-music video content.