Kurt Loder (born May 5, 1945) is an American film critic, author, columnist, and television personality. He served in the 1980s as
editor at
Rolling Stone, during a tenure that
Reason later called "legendary". He has contributed to articles in
Reason,
Esquire,
Details,
New York, and
Time. He has also made
cameos on several films and television series. Prior to
Rolling Stone, Loder had worked for
Circus magazine and had been
drafted into the
United States Army. He is currently best known for his role at
MTV News and for appearing in other MTV-related television specials.