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Pepsi Power Hour
The ''Pepsi Power Hour'' was a live one-hour program that aired on the MuchMusic television channel in Canada from 1986 to 1991. It ran once weekly every Thursday, until 1989 when a Tuesday hour was added. The show was dedicated to hard rock and heavy metal music videos, and showcased a variety of well and lesser-known artists. It balanced coverage of major international acts, with newer bands, and a variety of Canadian acts both major label and independent. For example, members of Canadian bands such as Brighton Rock, Helix, and Triumph were invited to co-host the show. On other installments, independent artists such as Mif from Slash Puppet were brought in for live, in-studio interview segments. International artists also often co-hosted, such as Iron Maiden, Rob Halford, and Motörhead. The format of the program varied, but in general, it was hosted live by one of MuchMusic's VJ's. The VJ would play new and old metal videos, taped interviews, play requests, and go ov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Live Television
Live television is a television production broadcast in real-time, as events happen, in the present. In a secondary meaning, it may refer to streaming television over the Internet when content or programming is played continuously (not on demand). For example, the Pluto TV app has two categories for viewing: "Live TV" & "On Demand." On its website, Xfinity states "Watch TV series and top rated movies live and on demand with Xfinity Stream." In most cases live programming is not being recorded as it is shown on TV, but rather was not rehearsed or edited and is being shown only as it was recorded prior to being aired. Shows broadcast live include newscasts, morning shows, awards shows, sports programs, reality programs and, occasionally, episodes of scripted television series. Live television was more common until the late 1950s, when videotape technology was invented. Because of the prohibitive cost, adoption was slow, and some television shows remained live until the 1970s, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Megadeth
Megadeth is an American thrash metal band formed in Los Angeles in 1983 by vocalist/guitarist Dave Mustaine. Known for their technically complex guitar work and musicianship, Megadeth is one of the "big four" of American thrash metal along with Metallica, Anthrax, and Slayer, responsible for the genre's development and popularization. Their music features complex arrangements and fast rhythm sections, dual lead guitars, and lyrical themes of war, politics, religion, death, and personal relationships. In 1985, Megadeth released their debut album, '' Killing Is My Business... and Business Is Good!'', on the independent record label Combat Records, to moderate success. It caught the attention of bigger labels, which led to Megadeth signing with Capitol Records. Their first major-label album, '' Peace Sells... but Who's Buying?'', was released in 1986 and was a major hit with the underground metal scene. Band members' substance abuse issues and personal disputes had brought M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Richler
Daniel Richler (born 1957) is a Canadian arts and pop culture broadcaster and writer."The apprenticeship of Daniel Richler". ''Montreal Gazette'', May 19, 1991. Biography Richler was born in London, England."When it's time to stop looking like a teenager". ''Toronto Star'', August 31, 1989. His biological father is screenwriter Stanley Mann."The Apprenticeship of Daniel Richler" . '''', Spring 1987. His mother, Florence Wood, divorced Mann when Daniel was two years old, and married in 1960. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Ward (songwriter)
Christopher William Ward (born 28 July 1949) is a Canadian songwriter and broadcaster, known as a former long-standing on-air personality at MuchMusic, Canada's music video network, where he and J. D. Roberts were among the first video jockeys in 1984. Ward was a judge on ''The Next Star'' which was a Canadian reality television show on YTV. Early career Born in Toronto, Ontario, Ward began his music career in the early 1970s while attending Trent University in Peterborough, Ontario where he was a member of the school's campus radio station. Broadcasting Some of Ward's early television appearances began in 1978 on the CBC children's series '' Catch Up'', as leader of the show's band. He also played a minor role as a musician in an episode of The Kids of Degrassi Street alongside Alannah Myles in 1984. Before MuchMusic launched, Ward hosted a weekend, all-night video program called ''City Limits'' on CITY-TV in Toronto. On Friday and Saturdays, from midnight to 6 a.m., Ward b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teresa Roncon
Teresa Roncon (born in Angola) is a Canadian former journalist. She was a personality on Discovery Channel Canada, and formerly a CFTO ( CTV Toronto) reporter. Prior to both, she was a VJ on MuchMusic Much (an abbreviation for its full name MuchMusic) is a Canadian English language specialty channel owned by BCE Inc. through its Bell Media subsidiary that airs programming aimed at teenagers and young adults. MuchMusic launched on August 31 .... References External links Inaugural Celebrating Outstanding Portuguese-Canadian Achievement Awards accessed 11 November 2008 Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Angolan emigrants to Canada Canadian television journalists Much (TV channel) personalities Canadian people of Angolan descent Canadian women television journalists Canadian VJs (media personalities) Canadian women television personalities {{Canada-tv-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Williams (Canadian TV Personality)
Michael Williams is a Canadian television personality who may be best known for his work as a VJ (media personality), VJ at MuchMusic from 1984 to 1993. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Williams moved to Montreal in the 1970s to attend the Communications Arts School at Loyola (now Concordia University). Williams was part of MuchMusic's core opening team of VJ's alongside John Roberts (journalist), J. D. Roberts, Erica Ehm, Christopher Ward (songwriter), Christopher Ward, and Denise Donlon. At MuchMusic, Williams hosted various shows including ''Soul in the City'', ''RapCity'', ''Electric Circus'', ''Pepsi Power Hour'' and ''The NewMusic''. He was recently a radio personality in Hamilton, Ontario, Hamilton, Ontario as host of the program ''College of Musical Knowledge'' on CHKX-FM, 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 , he has been teaching. Williams also w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurie Brown (broadcaster)
Laurie Brown (born 7 October 1957 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian television journalist. She grew up in Scarborough, Ontario and graduated from David and Mary Thomson Collegiate Institute. Her parents were originally from Nova Scotia, and when Brown was in her late teens, they and her sister Susan moved back to that province. Brown remained in Toronto, and eventually embarked on a career in television and radio broadcasting. Brown currently lives in Nova Scotia. Broadcasting She was a host on the Citytv program ''The NewMusic'' from 1985 to 1990. She interviewed numerous musicians for this show, including jazz performer Miles Davis in 1988. As well, Brown worked as a VJ on the Much Music channel. She also hosted '' Pepsi Power Hour'' for the music station. In 1984 Brown had a cameo in Corey Hart's video for " Sunglasses at Night". After leaving Much Music, Brown was a reporter for the CBC Television news show '' The Journal'', and then host of '' On the Arts'' for CBC Newsw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Gallagher
Dan Gallagher (May 14, 1957 – January 20, 2001) was a Canadian broadcaster, best known for hosting the game show ''Test Pattern'' on MuchMusic between 1989 and 1991. Also in the 1980s, he appeared on the Canadian music channel MuchMusic as a VJ and host of the '' Pepsi Power Hour''. Gallagher later hosted the CBC Television music video program '' Video Hits'' from 1991 to 1993. He later hosted beach volleyball game on TSN, and was a featured contributor for ''Hockey Night in Canada''. He also guest-starred on the Canadian comedy show ''The Kids in the Hall''. Early life Gallagher attended Senator O'Connor College School in Don Mills, where he was active with the school's counter-culture magazine, ''Gnork'', then L'Amoreaux Collegiate Institute in Scarborough in the mid-1970s and founded an in-school radio station, Radio L'Am along with several other like-minded friends. He also was active in student council activities. Gallagher was a DJ at the Bullring, a pub on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Anthony
Steve Anthony (born Stephen Anthony Gomes on 2 April 1959 in Montreal, Quebec) is a former Canadian broadcaster. He gained attention throughout Canada as a MuchMusic host, or " VJ" from May 1987 to November 1995.CP24- Steve Anthony - CTV News, Shows and Sports -- Canadian Television Retrieved on May 16, 2009. In 1986, Anthony moved from Montreal's to take the drive shift on Toronto's Q107. He left the following year to join MuchMusic. Anthony was a |
Erica Ehm
Erica Miechowsky (born September 30, 1961), known professionally as Erica Ehm, is a Canadian writer, actor, songwriter, entrepreneur and TV host. She is best known as a pioneering video jockey at the Canadian cable television station MuchMusic. Biography She got her first job at CHOM-FM sorting records for DJs. She began her television career by contributing to '' Musi-Video'', a local rock and video show produced in Montreal, Quebec. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications from the University of Ottawa. Ehm moved to Toronto where she found a job working as a receptionist at Citytv, which owned the soon-to-launch cable channel MuchMusic, and when the new station began hiring video jockeys in 1984 she applied and became one of the station's first VJs. Ehm left MuchMusic in 1994, after ten years, to concentrate on her songwriting career. Since then, she has returned periodically to television, hosting or appearing in shows including ''Yummy Mummy'' on Life ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Roberts (television Reporter)
John David Roberts (born November 15, 1956) is a Canadian-American television journalist currently working for the Fox News Channel, as the co-anchor of ''America Reports''. Roberts formerly worked as the Fox News Chief White House Correspondent from 2017 to 2021, covering the Donald Trump presidency. He joined Fox News in January 2011. Prior to Fox News, Roberts was at CNN where he was an News anchor, anchor and Senior National Correspondent. He worked at various radio and television jobs before joining CTV Television Network, CTV in 1990, CBS News in 1992 and CNN in 2006. On March 12, 2009, Roberts was inducted into the Canadian Broadcast Hall of Fame. Prior to becoming their chief White House correspondent, Roberts was a national correspondent for Fox News, based in Atlanta. Early life Roberts was born in Toronto, Ontario and grew up in Mississauga, Ontario. He attended Erindale Secondary School and Lorne Park Secondary School and later the University of Toronto's University o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Stroumboulopoulos
George Mark Paul Stroumboulopoulos (; Greek: Γεώργιος Μάρκος Παύλος Στρουμπουλόπουλος; born August 16, 1972) is a Canadian media personality. He is one of Canada's most popular broadcasters and best known as formerly being a VJ for the Canadian music television channel MuchMusic. He was also the host and co-executive producer of the CBC Television talk show ''George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight'' (formerly ''The Hour'') from 2005 to 2014. From 2014 to 2016, Stroumboulopoulos worked for Rogers Media, anchoring ''Hockey Night in Canada'' and the '' NHL on Rogers''. , he is a radio host on CBC Music. Most recently, he joined Apple Music Radio as host of a Monday to Thursday live show. Early life Stroumboulopoulos was born in Malton, Ontario, a neighbourhood in Mississauga, Ontario, to a Greek father from Egypt and a Ukrainian mother. He was raised in Toronto, primarily by his mother and a close-knit extended family. After graduating from Ascension ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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