A Happy Has-Been: Exciting Times and Lessons Learned by One of Canada's Foremost Entertainment Journalists - Softcover

Welychka, Bill

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1038339421 ISBN 13: 9781038339423

Publisher: FriesenPress, 2025

Synopsis

Since first stepping in front of MuchMusic's national cameras in 1992, Bill Welychka has become one of Canada's most enduring, recognizable, and respected television personalities.

He has over 5,000 interviews under his belt - including film and TV stars, royalty, politicians, athletes, and the planet's biggest music legends.

He is renowned for his thoughtful interview style and his love and knowledge of a wide range of topics from pop-culture to politics. Bill is very respected among his peers and his arduous work has been rewarded by many exclusives and awards.

Bill Welychka has been hearing for decades "You should write a book!"

Well, that book is here, and you are holding it in your hands. The celebrated media icon also shares the important life-lessons he has learned during his blessed life.

Partial proceeds of the book will be donated to the White Ribbon Campaign and various women's shelters across Canada.

About this title

About the Author

Bill Welychka is an award-winning Canadian entertainment journalist, television personality, and television editor and producer. Welychka is most widely recognized for his work as a show host and VJ for MuchMusic and MuchMoreMusic from 1992 to 2005, but he has also since hosted Breakfast Television in Edmonton, been a weather anchor in Ottawa, and written a monthly column for The Kingston Whig-Standard. His distinctly disarming interview style and genuine interest in the people around him, whether they are internationally celebrated musicians or local event organizers, has endeared him in the hearts of many around the world.

Welychka is now the co-host and co-producer of Global News Morning in Kingston, Ontario, where he resides with his fiancé, Amanda.

Edition details

• Publisher: FriesenPress
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1038339421
• ISBN 13: 9781038339423
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 282