Jim Shearer is a MTV2 VJ who was hired in 2002 after catching the eye of the executive vice president of MTV with a homemade audition tape. Since then he has hosted the shows "Advance Warning," "120 Minutes," "Subterranean," "Video Mods," "Summer Gig," as well as other shows on both MTV and MTV2.

It can be said that even though he works for MTV, he is not afraid of making harsh observations of the media giant. He is focused on the music while presenting, and reputedly looks up to Kurt Loder (MTV). His musical interests include the Beastie Boys, Nirvana, and Radiohead.