Christopher Ward is a Canadian songwriter and broadcaster, best known as a former long-standing on-air personality at MuchMusic, Canada's music video network, where he and J.D. Roberts were the first two video jockeys in 1984. He has also written many songs and performed as a musician with acts such as Alannah Myles (her chart-topping hit "Black Velvet") and Ming Tea, the celebrity rock band assembled with comedian Mike Myers for the first Austin Powers film to perform the faux-sixties song "BBC". He also recorded at least two solo albums before his stint as a VJ, and an EP during his broadcasting career. MuchMusic (often called Much) is a 24-hour Canadian cable music and variety television channel based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, which debuted on August 31, 1984 as one of the first Canadian cable specialty channels on the air. ... A music video (also promo) is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music, most commonly a song. ... John D. Roberts is a television journalist for CBS, where he has served as Chief White House Correspondent since 1999. ... Video Jockey or VJ is a term coined in the early 1980s to describe the fresh faced youth who introduced the music videos on MTV. The word VJ is also used to represent video performance artists who create live visuals on all kind of music. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Alannah Myles (b. ... Mike Myers as Austin Powers Michael Myers (born May 25, 1963 in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian actor, comedian, screenwriter, and film producer. ... Mike Myers as Austin Powers in Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery. ...

After leaving MuchMusic, he continued to make regular appearances well into the 1990s, particularly as host of the annual Fromage telecast, where he highlighted bad or cheesy videos from the previous year while dressed in a stereotypical French striped shirt and beret. In the late 1990s, Ed the Sock replaced him as host. The 1990s decade refers to the years from 1990 to 1999, inclusive. ... Fromage is an annual one-hour special produced by the Canadian MuchMusic cable channel. ... Black beret A beret (UK: , US: ; IPA) is a soft round cap with a flat crown which is worn by both men and women. ... Ed the Sock Ed the Sock is a fictional character who became a Canadian television personality in the 1990s, best known for his appearances hosting programming on MuchMusic and for hosting his own talk show, Eds Night Party. ...

Christopher Ward is father to Rachel Ward, and has a wife named Robin. They currently live in Toronto after a year living in Paris. He is godfather to Cedric Malte Smith.

Discography

• Spark of Desire (1978)
• Time Stands Still (1981)
• Christopher Ward (EP) (1987)