Michael Williams (Canadian TV personality)
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Michael Williams is a Canadian television personality who may be best known for his work as a VJ at MuchMusic from 1984 to 1993.
Born in Cleveland, Ohio,[1] Williams moved to Montreal in the 1970s to attend the Communications Arts School at Loyola (now Concordia University).[2]
Williams was part of MuchMusic's core opening team of VJ's alongside J. D. Roberts, Erica Ehm, Christopher Ward, and Denise Donlon.[3] At MuchMusic, Williams hosted various shows including Soul in the City, RapCity, Electric Circus, Pepsi Power Hour and The NewMusic.[citation needed]
He was a radio personality in Hamilton, Ontario as host of the program College of Musical Knowledge on Wave 94.7. Previous radio work included Montreal's CHOM-FM and CKGM-AM, and in Toronto at CHUM-FM. Williams also owns Black Rose Recording Studios in Toronto and since January 2003[update], he has been teaching.
An occasional fill-in host on Newstalk 1010 in Toronto, Williams is a regular on-air contributor to CTV News's entertainment segment "Noteworthy".[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ Cowie, Del F. "Former MuchMusic VJ Michael Williams". Exclaim! Magazine. Archived from the original on 2011-12-14. Retrieved 2013-01-28.
- ^ "Montreal, Music and Me!". Cashbox Magazine.
- ^ Pop VJs Serve Serious Content, The Canadian Encyclopedia. Accessed February 6, 2024.
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