Jim Shearer (born January 3, 1974) is a VJ and was host of the ''

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'' and was the "music expert" on VH1's morning show ''

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''. Currently, Shearer is a host on

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's VOLUME channel. Shearer was hired by

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in 2002 after catching the eye of the executive vice president of MTV with a homemade audition tape. From 2009 to 2014, Shearer was the host of the ''

''. He has also hosted the shows ''Advance Warning'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''Summer Gig'', as well as other shows on both MTV and MTV2. In addition, Shearer hosted VH1's ''100 Greatest Artists of All Time'' and VH1's ''100 Greatest Videos of All Time''. Shearer works for IFC on a blog called "Indie Ear", hosts the

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blog on YouTube called ''Yinz Luv 'Da Guins'', and a

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blog on YouTube called ''Yinz Luv 'Da Stillers''.! His wife, Victoria Shearer, is fluent in Spanish and is a Spanish teacher in their native

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. He also has a brother named Matt Shearer. Shearer graduated from Waynesburg College (now

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). Shearer’s catchphrase is "I will see yinz later." Shearer's favorite music artists are

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, and he plays in a rock band called Deck of Jack.

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Indie Ear blog on IFC.com
VJs (media personalities) 1974 births Television personalities from Pittsburgh Television personalities from New York City Living people {{US-music-bio-stub