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| presenter = [[John Majhor]] |
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| country = Canada |
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| first_aired = {{Start date|1984}} |
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'''''Toronto Rocks''''' was an hour-long television program presenting music videos on [[CITY-TV]] in [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], Canada in the 1980s, starting in 1984. It aired live at 4PM weekdays and was initially hosted by [[John Majhor]]. Majhor was a longtime [[Disc jockey|DJ]] at [[CHUM (AM)|1050 CHUM AM]] in Toronto and eventually became one of Canada's first "[[VJ (media personality)|VJs]]" with the development of [[music video]]s. ''Toronto Rocks'' was a local contemporary to [[MuchMusic]] and [[MTV]] (CITY-TV and MuchMusic were both owned by CHUM Ltd.), and had kids rushing home from school every day to catch their favourite videos of the early-to-mid '80's. During the show, Majhor played videos by a wide variety of the big-name artists of the day, all the way from [[Michael Jackson]]'s "[[Beat It]]", [[Van Halen]]'s "[[Jump (Van Halen song)|Jump]]", [[Yes (band)|Yes]]' "[[Owner of a Lonely Heart]]", to the [[Eurythmics]]' "[[Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) (song)|Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)]]" and other songs released in the 1980s by artists who became commercially popular during the decade. Wednesdays on the show were set aside for "Mid Week Metal Mania", where Majhor played only [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] videos from the [[hard rock]] and "[[Glam metal|hair bands]]" of the day. He also interviewed in-studio guests and had various contests and giveaways. Over 400 episodes of ''Toronto Rocks'' were aired. |
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[[Brad Giffen]] (until 1988), [[Lance Chilton]] (1988–90) and [[John Roberts (television reporter)|JD Roberts]] also filled in for [[John Majhor]] from time to time. |
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'''''Toronto Rocks''''' was an hour-long television program presenting music videos on [[CITY-TV]] in [[Toronto]], [[Canada]] in the 1980s. It aired at 16:00 weekdays and was hosted by [[John Majhor]]. ''Toronto Rocks'' was a predecessor to Much Music and MTV, and had kids rushing home from school every day to catch their favourite videos of the early 80's. |
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John Majhor died on [[January 23]], [[2007]] at his home in Minnesota of cancer. He was 53.[http://www.thestar.com/artsentertainment/article/174000] |
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* [https://toronto.citynews.ca/2007/01/23/former-toronto-rocks-host-john-majhor-dies-of-cancer/ Former Toronto Rocks Host John Majhor Dies Of Cancer] |
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Latest revision as of 20:08, 6 November 2024
| Toronto Rocks | |
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| Presented by | John Majhor |
| Country of origin | Canada |
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| Network | CITY-DT |
| Release | 1984 |
Toronto Rocks was an hour-long television program presenting music videos on CITY-TV in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in the 1980s, starting in 1984. It aired live at 4PM weekdays and was initially hosted by John Majhor. Majhor was a longtime DJ at 1050 CHUM AM in Toronto and eventually became one of Canada's first "VJs" with the development of music videos. Toronto Rocks was a local contemporary to MuchMusic and MTV (CITY-TV and MuchMusic were both owned by CHUM Ltd.), and had kids rushing home from school every day to catch their favourite videos of the early-to-mid '80's. During the show, Majhor played videos by a wide variety of the big-name artists of the day, all the way from Michael Jackson's "Beat It", Van Halen's "Jump", Yes' "Owner of a Lonely Heart", to the Eurythmics' "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" and other songs released in the 1980s by artists who became commercially popular during the decade. Wednesdays on the show were set aside for "Mid Week Metal Mania", where Majhor played only heavy metal videos from the hard rock and "hair bands" of the day. He also interviewed in-studio guests and had various contests and giveaways. Over 400 episodes of Toronto Rocks were aired.
Brad Giffen (until 1988), Lance Chilton (1988–90) and JD Roberts also filled in for John Majhor from time to time.
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