Kim Clarke Champniss
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Kim Clarke Champniss is a Canadian
television personality and musician, best known as a VJ for MuchMusic
in the 1980s. He began his career in music as a manager for New Wave
bands such as Images in Vogue
.
Champniss joined MuchMusic as host of its alternative rock
programming, including City Limits. He subsequently left the network in the early 1990s and formed his own media production company, Invisible Republic. He also served as a contributing producer for MuchMusic's arts and culture sister channel Bravo!
In 1997, he also released the album A Sound Mind, which was credited to KCC & Dancespeak.
In 2005, Champniss returned to an on-air role, hosting the series The Word This Week on BookTelevision
and A-Channel.
He was born in Bahrain
and raised in London, England.
2007-08 Kim is now executive producer of E! Entertainment's Canada division.
In 2010, Champniss is hosting a Sunday nights 80s show on Edge102 in Toronto and also hosts weekend programming on boom 97.3.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
television personality and musician, best known as a VJ for MuchMusic
MuchMusic
MuchMusic is a Canadian English language Category A specialty channel owned by Bell Media. MuchMusic is dedicated to music-related programs, pop and youth culture.-History:...
in the 1980s. He began his career in music as a manager for New Wave
New Wave music
New Wave is a subgenre of :rock music that emerged in the mid to late 1970s alongside punk rock. The term at first generally was synonymous with punk rock before being considered a genre in its own right that incorporated aspects of electronic and experimental music, mod subculture, disco and 1960s...
bands such as Images in Vogue
Images in Vogue
Images in Vogue was a Canadian New Wave group in the 1980s.The band was formed in 1981 in Vancouver, and originally consisted of vocalist Dale Martindale, guitarist Don Gordon , synth players Joe Vizvary and Glen Nelson, bassist Gary Smith and percussionist Kevin Crompton...
.
Champniss joined MuchMusic as host of its alternative rock
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
programming, including City Limits. He subsequently left the network in the early 1990s and formed his own media production company, Invisible Republic. He also served as a contributing producer for MuchMusic's arts and culture sister channel Bravo!
In 1997, he also released the album A Sound Mind, which was credited to KCC & Dancespeak.
In 2005, Champniss returned to an on-air role, hosting the series The Word This Week on BookTelevision
BookTelevision
BookTelevision is a Canadian, English-language, Category A specialty channel that broadcasts programming relating to books, literature, and various media...
and A-Channel.
He was born in Bahrain
Bahrain
' , officially the Kingdom of Bahrain , is a small island state near the western shores of the Persian Gulf. It is ruled by the Al Khalifa royal family. The population in 2010 stood at 1,214,705, including 235,108 non-nationals. Formerly an emirate, Bahrain was declared a kingdom in 2002.Bahrain is...
and raised in London, England.
2007-08 Kim is now executive producer of E! Entertainment's Canada division.
In 2010, Champniss is hosting a Sunday nights 80s show on Edge102 in Toronto and also hosts weekend programming on boom 97.3.