Peter Dougherty

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Peter Dougherty (1955–2015) was the creator of the show Yo! MTV Raps, and played a formative role in shaping the early activity on MTV.{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/28/arts/music/peter-dougherty-who-brought-rap-to-mtv-dies-at-59.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fobituaries&action=click&contentCollection=obituaries®ion=rank&module=package&version=highlights&contentPlacement=1&pgtype=sectionfront&mtrref=www.nytimes.com&gwh=A47CEA2B4AB7E7E0F17280BA0920EA74&gwt=pay&_r=0 |title=Peter Dougherty, Who Brought Rap to MTV, Dies at 59 |newspaper=The New York Times |date= Oct 27, 2015 |author= |accessdate= October 28, 2015}}

He was a 1977 graduate of Ithaca College.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/28/arts/music/peter-dougherty-who-brought-rap-to-mtv-dies-at-59.html|title=Peter Dougherty, Who Brought Rap to MTV, Dies at 59|last=Caramanica|first=Jon|date=2015-10-27|work=The New York Times|access-date=2017-07-25|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}

He directed the music video for The Pogues song "The Fairy Tale of New York".