Riki Rachtman

David Alan "Riki" Rachtman (born June 15, 1965) is an American television and radio personality.

Career

Rock scene

At the age of 16, Rachtman auditioned to sing in the band the Angry Samoans, and the next year he was in a band called the Fairlanes. In the late 1980s, Rachtman was lead vocalist of the L.A. Metal Act "Virgin". In the 1990s, he spent over a year in a band called Battery Club, which toured with The Offspring.

Hosting

Before becoming a full-time VJ for headbangers ball, Rikki made guest appearances as a fill-in and guest VJ for the show in 1989 while Adam Curry was still the main host for the program at that time. From 1990-1995, Rachtman hosted MTV's heavy metal show Headbangers Ball (replacing Adam Curry) as a full-time VJ. His friend at the time, Axl Rose of Guns N' Roses, reportedly was instrumental in him getting the job at MTV. Despite having no TV experience during that time, he eventually got a job as a VJ on MTV after his successful performance during his audition at MTV studios in New York. Rachtman had a brief appearance as a wedding guest in Guns N' Roses' music video "November Rain".

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Busch nears NASCAR milestone top-10 streak to start a season

Longview News-Journal 05 May 2019

DOVER, Del. (AP) — Morgan Shepherd pushed his No. 89 Chevrolet for a few feet through the garage with all the might a 77-year-old NASCAR driver could muster before yielding to his crew ... “Oh, yeah. That won’t be nothing,” Shepherd said ... 11 ... 15 Ford ... Former MTV VJ Riki Rachtman tuned out Truex’s tunes. “Is that what he picked,” Rachtman asked ... .......

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Busch can match milestone with another top-10 finish

Omaha World-Herald 05 May 2019

DOVER, Del. (AP) — Morgan Shepherd pushed his No ... "Oh, yeah. That won't be nothing," Shepherd said ... 11 ... 15 Ford ... Former MTV VJ Riki Rachtman tuned out Truex's tunes. "Is that what he picked?" Rachtman asked incredulously of Truex's selections ... Rachtman hosts the "Cathouse Hollywood" podcast and has served for years as the host of Dover's race weekends ... ....

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Kyle Busch nears NASCAR milestone top-10 streak to start a season

The Spokesman-Review 05 May 2019

DOVER, Del. – Morgan Shepherd pushed his No ... “Oh, yeah. That won’t be nothing,” Shepherd said ... 11 ... 15 Ford ... Former MTV VJ Riki Rachtman tuned out Truex’s tunes. “Is that what he picked,” Rachtman asked incredulously of Truex’s selections ... Rachtman hosts the “Cathouse Hollywood” podcast and has served for years as the host of Dover’s race weekends ... ....

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Bowling Green Daily News 05 May 2019

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Best Bets: Dover-bound Daniels still revved up after all these years

Delaware State News 03 May 2019

Charlie Daniels is calling. He’s got 10 minutes to talk before he has to prepare for a show in Greensboro, North Carolina. At the age of 82, the country music legend has been at this for more than 60 years ... “Retirement is not for me. That’s for sure.” ... Mr ... Daniels explained ... Mr ... Mr ... Mr ... It will be hosted by Riki Rachtman and MRN’s and SiriusXM’s Mike Bagley....

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Bret Michaels jokes that daughter's Sports Illustrated swimsuit modeling is his 'comeuppance coming full circle'

Yahoo Music 12 Feb 2019

Poison frontman Bret Michaels could not be prouder of his older daughter, Raine, who was just named a top six finalist in Sports Illustrated’s 2019 swimsuit model search competition ... “You know, it’s Sports Illustrated! It’s a bittersweet thing ... No means no ... Riki Rachtman remembers the Cathouse Club Bret Michaels writes ode to daughter, ‘Jorja Bleu’....

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Kings of Spade preps homecoming set after U.S. tour

Honolulu Star-Advertiser 09 Nov 2018

Anyone who has driven through Pennsylvania in the fall will tell you it’s incredibly beautiful ... SKILLET ... Where. The Republik ... Highlights have also included having Riki Rachtman, the former MTV VJ from “Headbanger’s Ball,” attend a show (he has been a longtime supporter of the band), and sightseeing at the nation’s capital....

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The late Burt Reynolds was just here a few weeks ago

The Maryville Daily Times 06 Sep 2018

10-12 at the LeConte Center ... “Burt got a kick out of it ... He was very funny ... Radio and television personality Riki Rachtman, known by many fans for hosting MTV’s “Headbanger’s Ball” more than two decades ago, was one of the hosts of Bubba Fest. “I never dreamed I would meet Burt Reynolds, let alone host his Q&A panel,” Rachtman said in August ... .......

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Bubba Fest concludes inaugural event

The Maryville Daily Times 13 Aug 2018

Radio and television personality Riki Rachtman, known by many fans for hosting MTV’s “Headbanger’s Ball” more than two decades ago, was one one of the hosts of Bubba Fest. “I never dreamed I would meet Burt Reynolds, let alone host his Q&A panel,” Rachtman said. Rachtman has ......

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First-even Bubba Fest opens Friday

The Maryville Daily Times 09 Aug 2018

... Ellefson, WWE Hall of Fame inductee Bret “The Hitman” Hart, “Jackass” star Bam Margera, Ryan Hurst (“Sons of Anarchy”), MMA fighter Don “Hendo” Henderson, Riki Rachtman (MTV’s “Headbanger’s Ball”), Marshall Teague (“Road House”) and Kevin McNally (“Pirates of the Caribbean”)....

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‘Riki’s Ride’ makes lone Michigan stop at L.A.’s Coffee Café

Three Rivers Commercial News 30 Jul 2018

THREE RIVERS — As part of an 18,000-mile odyssey across the ......

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Riki’s Ride to rumble L.A’s Coffee Café

Three Rivers Commercial News 28 Jul 2018

Former host of the MTV hit show Headbangers Ball, Riki Rachtman, and model/tattoo artist ......

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11 things to do this weekend, July 27-29

The Concord Township News-Herald 27 Jul 2018

Here are 11 ideas to get the fun started this weekend. On mobile? Tap here to view the list. Don't miss. Riki Rachtman visiting Melt in Independence for Stop Soldier Suicide benefit ... ....