Bill Welychka
Bill Welychka is a Canadian television personality, best known as a VJ for MuchMusic and its sister station MuchMoreMusic from 1992 to 2005.[1] Born and raised in Welland, Ontario, Welychka first joined CHUM Limited in 1988 as a video editor for MuchMusic before transitioning to an on-air role as host of the channel's country music series Outlaws & Heroes in the early 1990s. In 1995, he became host of the world music show ClipTrip, as well as taking on regular duties as a general videoflow host.[2] He stayed with Much for five more years until moving to MuchMoreMusic in 2000.[3] In 2005, Welychka moved to CKEM in Edmonton to take on hosting duties with Breakfast Television when the station was rebranded as Citytv.[4] In September 2006, Welychka moved to A-Channel in Ottawa, as the new weather anchor,[5] remaining in this role until 2011. The following year he joined CKWS-TV in Kingston. He also writes a column for the city's Kingston Whig-Standard, and is a contributor to CKWS's sister radio station CFMK-FM. In 2023, he wrote the autobiography A Happy Has-Been: Exciting Times and Lessons Learned by One of Canada's Foremost Entertainment Journalists.[6] His job with CKWS was eliminated in January 2024 in a round of cutbacks to Global News's local morning newscasts, although he remained a host on CFMK-FM until July 2024 when all of the station's on-air personalities were laid off.[7][8] References
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