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, Welyckha 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, where he remains as of 2023. 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".

References

  1. Christopher Waters, "Bill's excellent adventure". St. Catharines Standard, March 15, 2002.
  2. Ted Shaw, "MuchChange". Windsor Star, January 5, 1995.
  3. Alex Strachan, "Much ado about Much: Against a backdrop of changing tastes, expanding audiences and the occasional cry of employee exploitation, the nation's music station continues to reinvent itself". Vancouver Sun, February 5, 2000.
  4. Rick McConnell, "Citytv rebrands in bid to boost audience". Edmonton Journal, August 3, 2005.
  5. "A-Channel gets new weatherman from Edmonton". Ottawa Citizen, August 5, 2006.


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