Jann Wenner will follow in the footsteps of Donald Trump and (shudder) Martha Stewart with a new series for MTV in which Rolling Stone will give internships to several budding music journalists, who will then compete for a long-term contract with the magazine.
According to Wenner Media CMO Gary Armstrong, producers are seeking college students who are “telegenic, have an interesting personality and are interested in music journalism.”
Wenner insists that he will be taking a back-seat role in the show–unlike Herr Trump and the Domestic Diva–and that there will be no group housing or hot tubs to facilitate carousing among the contestants. No, these good-looking twentysomethings will demonstrate their interesting personalities by…sitting in front of a computer typing all day. A riveting television formula, to be sure.
“[I’m] not interested in hookups,” Mr. Wenner explained. He then had to excuse himself, as he had Mick Jagger waiting in his office.
