Michael Williams is a Canadian

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who may be best known for his work as a VJ at MuchMusic from 1984 to 1993. Born in

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, Williams moved to

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in the 1970s to attend the Communications Arts School at Loyola (now

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). Williams was part of MuchMusic's core opening team of VJ's alongside J. D. Roberts, Erica Ehm, Christopher Ward, and Denise Donlon.Pop VJs Serve Serious Content

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. Accessed February 6, 2024. At MuchMusic, Williams hosted various shows including ''Soul in the City'', '' RapCity'', '' Electric Circus'', '' Pepsi Power Hour'' and '' The NewMusic''. He was a

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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

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at CHUM-FM. Williams also owns Black Rose Recording Studios in Toronto and since , 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".

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The Ruckus - Audio Interview with Michael Williams from December 2008
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