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Ananda Lewis, one of MTV’s first video jockeys and a former host of “Total Request Live,” “Hot Zone,” and “The Ananda Lewis ...
Former MTV VJ Ananda Lewis, who hosted 'Total Request Live' and went on to have her own talk show, has died at 52.
Lewis was a prominent figure across a variety of MTV shows in the late 90s and early 2000s. She was a host of the ...
Lewis first rose to fame when she joined MTV in 1997, hosting shows like “TRL” and “Hot Zone.” She also appeared on MTV News, ...
Former MTV VJ and Total Request Live host Ananda Lewis died at age 52 in June 2025 following a seven-year battle with breast ...
Ananda Lewis, former MTV VJ, has passed away, her sister Lakshmi Emory confirmed on Facebook. Lewis was known for hosting ...
MTV’s “Total Request Live” is no longer totally live. It’s another sign of how both the audience and cultural juice have faded for “TRL,” once the most influential program on TV for ...
Ananda Lewis, who joined MTV as a VJ on shows like Total Request Live and Hot Zone in the late ‘90s, has died at 52 after a years-long battle with breast cancer, according to her sister.
MTV will reprise its former "Total Request Live" countdown show for a day with breakthrough pop singer Ariana Grande. The network announced Wednesday it will bring back the series on July 2.
Ananda Lewis, one of MTV’s first video jockeys and a former host of “Total Request Live,” “Hot Zone,” and “The Ananda Lewis Show,” died on Wednesday of breast cancer. She was 52.
Former MTV “Total Request Live” host Ananda Lewis has died following a nearly 5-year battle with breast cancer. She was 52 years old. “She’s free, and in His heavenly arms,” the video journalist’s ...