Music journalist Welychka's memoir a blast from the past

Bill Welychka has been hearing for years that he should write a book.

So, he did just that.

Welychka, the longest-running VJ on MuchMusic and MuchMoreMusic, will be stopping by Indigo and Coles stores in Niagara and Ancaster in November in support of his debut memoir: Bill Welychka: A Happy Has-Been: Exciting Times and Lessons Learned by One of Canada's Foremost Entertainment Journalists. 

It's a celebration of his 35 years in the music industry with a foreword written by The Tragically Hip’s Paul Langlois. Partial proceeds from the book are being donated to the The White Ribbon Campaign and various women’s shelters across Canada, according to a news release.

Welychka will be at the Seaway Mall Coles store in Welland (800 Niagara St. North) for a fan meet and greet and book autograph session on Nov. 3 from 3 to 7 p.m. He'll be at the Ancaster Indigo store (73 Golf Links Rd.) on Saturday, Nov. 4 from 12 to 4 p.m.

His book is now available at popular bookstores and most online retailers.