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May 2023
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MTV News Confidential: Kurt Loder, Tabit...

Rolling Stone | Cumulus Podcast Network
About this episode

We mark the end of MTV News' 36-year run by talking to three iconic anchors — Kurt Loder, Tabitha Soren, and John Norris — about covering Kurt Cobain's death and interviewing Tupac Shakur, as well behind-the-scenes drama, being the face of music news for a generation, and much more

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