Former MTV VJ unresponsive, ‘incompetent’ for 2 months after massive stroke: ‘Guys, I’m alive’ – AL.com
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – OCTOBER 16: Matt Pinfield speaks onstage at A Conversation With Travis Barker at GRAMMY Museum L.A. Live on October 16, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Rebecca Sapp/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)Getty Images for The Recording AMatt Pinfield, a former MTV VJ and ex-SiriusXM host, is on his way to a full recovery after a massive stroke, which left him unresponsive.“Guys, I’m alive,” Pinfield told “The Hollywood Reporter.” “I’m recovering and am going to come back swinging. I was unresponsive for two months. Friends were thinking they were coming to see me for the last time. The doctors never expected me to speak or to walk again.”Pinfield, 63, suffered a stroke on Jan. 6 and was deemed “incompetent,” per a TMZ report. His daughter Jessica filed for conservatorship to manage his health and financial decisions over concerns his girlfriend will withdraw his money.According to The Hollywood Reporter, Pinfield has been released from the ICU and is recovering in a Los Angeles rehabilitation center.Per the report, he had pneumonia and was put on a ventilator. Pinfield is a radio host at Los Angeles radio station KCSN and LA’s KLOS radio station and is also a co-host of the AXS TV show “The Power Hour.”Pinfield hit mainstream media as the host of MTV’s “120 Minutes.” In 2001, he became VP of A&R at Columbia Records.Mark Heim is a reporter for The Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @Mark_Heim. He can be heard on “The Opening Kickoff” on WNSP-FM 105.5 FM in Mobile or on the free Sound of Mobile App from 6 to 9 a.m. daily. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. By using this site, you consent to our User Agreement and agree that your clicks, interactions, and personal information may be collected, recorded, and/or stored by us and social media and other third-party partners in accordance with our Privacy Policy.Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, (updated 8/1/2024) and acknowledgement of our Privacy Policy, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (updated 1/1/2025).© 2025 Advance Local Media LLC. All rights reserved (About Us). The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local.Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site.YouTube’s privacy policy is available here and YouTube’s terms of service is available here.Ad Choices
