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Our brand new, hot out the kitchen VJ Jesse Giddings is about to have his first live shift at noon!!

He wants to know: what bands have influenced your life?

And also, be honest - what do you think about his first shift on air? Comments? Concerns? Marriage proposals?

Leave your thoughts in the comments!

Day 10 – Thursday, October 29

The Silence Has Ended … With a Press Release
Today is the day that I’ve been waiting for. Now I’m finally allowed to talk about my job at MuchMusic. It’s been a surreal time so far and I can’t wait for the rest. So far the response has been overwhelming & I thank everyone who has followed me on Twitter, joined my Facebook Fan Page & commented on my Blog. I filmed a little segment today about myself that you’ll be seeing soon, hopefully; it’s about where I’ve lived in Toronto since I’ve moved here from Vancouver in December. So many great memories and I really do hope I give the right impression with this first preview into who I am! Right now as I am writing this, I am also prepping for my first on air segment going live on Monday morning at noon with VideoFlow.

So since I’ve been silent the last few days, I thought I’d give you a short recap of the events that have been going on in This Life as a MuchMusic VJ when I last left off at Day 2.
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“Today was my first official day as a MuchMusic VJ”.

Damn, was that good to say. But what does that mean? What does a day in the life of a Much Music VJ look like? I am not so sure myself – but I’ll take you along for the ride.

The First Day
Of course, at any new job – the day started off with the usual paperwork; got my badge, went on a tour, met the staff at Much, CTV, MTV & learned about the different departments that are responsible for the magic behind the television. There are so many aspects involved & great people behind the scenes. Not to mention, I also got my desk today, which coincidentally turns out to be none other than Leah Miller’s previous one.
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So here it is - the night before I officially start as a MuchMusic VJ. I have to be in to the office for 9:30, so I should probably be sleeping, but my sleeping schedule is way off so I don’t think that’s going to happen.

I bought new runners today and went for a run in hopes I would be exhausted and pass out, but there’s just so much stuff to do before tomorrow. I’m compiling a list of all the shows over the next couple months I’m going to go to, and all the interviews I hope to do, and a bunch of ideas for shows I need to get down before it runs through my mind.
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