Video: MTV "Remote Control" episode 1989 (Part 1 of 2)

Your daily dose of national music news for Tuesday, November 17, 2009...George Strait is set to star in the kinda-sequel to his movie Pure Country. I hope he's taken some acting lessons since then... Continue reading "Today In Music News: George Strait Gets Even More Country, Ken Ober Hits The Off Button and Oasis Get Repackaged" >

Ken Ober , a brassy comedian best known as the host of the 1980s-era MTV game show " Remote Control ," died on Sunday, Mark Measures, an agent at Abrams Artists who worked with him, said on Monday. Mr. Ober, who lived in Los Angeles, was 52. The cause of death was not immediately known. Mr. Ober, who grew up in Boston idolizing game show hosts like Bob Barker and Bob Eubanks, went on to host four game shows of his own, including a revived version of "Make Me Laugh" in 1997. But his breakthrough [...]