'Spirit of MuchMusic' still alive at doc premiere with former VJs in attendance
CTV
While the party died years ago at MuchMusic's broadcast centre on the corner of Queen and John streets in Toronto, the screening of a new documentary on Friday proved nostalgia for the nation's music station is still very much alive.
While the party died years ago at MuchMusic's broadcast centre on the corner of Queen and John streets in Toronto, the screening of a new documentary on Friday proved nostalgia for the nation's music station is still very much alive.
Thousands of people filed into Roy Thomson Hall, only a few blocks away from Much's former headquarters, to catch the Canadian premiere of "299 Queen Street West," a feature-length look at the legacy of the TV channel.
Joining the crowd were some of Much's most famous video jockeys, better known as VJs, including Rick Campanelli, Erica Ehm, Sook-Yin Lee and "Electric Circus" host Monika Deol.
Many of them were stunned by the enthusiasm around their reunion.
"This is surreal," said Campanelli, known to viewers as "Rick the Temp," from the red carpet as he surveyed the crowd outside the venue.
"I didn't expect it to be like this -- but in the back of my mind, I sort of was hoping," he added.
Bill Welychka, who worked as a VJ on the station throughout much of the 1990s, found himself at a loss for words as he reflected on his former job.