30-01-2025
Matt Pinfield, radio host and former MTV VJ, hospitalized after 'massive stroke'
Matt Pinfield, radio host and former MTV VJ, hospitalized after 'massive stroke'
TV and radio personality Matt Pinfield was hospitalized earlier this month after suffering a medical crisis.
The former MTV VJ, 63, suffered a "massive stroke" on Jan. 6, according to court documents obtained Thursday by USA TODAY. Pinfield's daughter, Jessica Pinfield, filed a petition Monday in Los Angeles County Superior Court to place her father under a temporary conservatorship amid his health issues.
Per Jessica Pinfield's filing, the radio host is "incompetent to make health and/or make financial decisions/ pay bills" following his stroke.
Pinfield has reportedly remained hospitalized since the health ordeal took place, a representative for the radio personality confirmed to Variety and Billboard.
USA TODAY has reached out to Pinfield's rep for comment.
The day of his stroke, Pinfield shared a photo on Instagram that appeared to show him at work, with the host sitting in front of a camera.
"Starting another week with gratitude for a life surrounded by great people, life changing music, and unforgettable experiences that I never take for granted," Pinfield wrote at the time. "(Here's) to another week-another day-open heart and open mind. Let's rock!"
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Jessica Pinfield is requesting to be made conservator of her father's person and estate, according to the petition. His personal property has an estimated value of $1 million.
A hearing on the proposed conservatorship will be held Feb. 6 at the Stanley Mosk Courthouse.
Following a decadelong stint as an on-air personality and DJ in his native New Jersey, Pinfield became the host of MTV's "120 Minutes" in 1995, hosting the alternative music-centric program from 1995-1999 and again from 2011-2013.
Pinfield has hosted other MTV series such as "MattRock," "Pinfield Suite," "Pinfield Presents," "Rocks Off," "Say What?" and "MTV Live."
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Los Angeles radio station The SoCal Sound 88.5 FM, where Pinfield currently DJs, gave the radio host a heartfelt shoutout in a Jan. 7 Facebook post, writing: "We fully support Matt and hope to have his energetic rock n' roll knowledge back on the air soon."
