Ray Munns

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Ray Munns
Birth nameRaymond Lee Munns
Born (1980-03-11) March 11, 1980 (age 44)
music producer
LabelsKinetic Records
Funk Wax Recordings

Raymond "Ray" Lee Munns (born March 11, 1980) is a former

DJ
.

MTV

In 2000, Munns beat out 10,000 other hopefuls to win the third annual

VJ
. The live studio audience went wild and Munns was awarded fifty one percent to Wiseman's forty nine percent.

Munns started his MTV career as

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn. Within one week of his victory he was imitated by Chris Kattan on Saturday Night Live[2] for having an infectious laugh. Munns second live interview came when Carson Daly had Shannon Elizabeth
say hello to him on TRL.

After the summer beach house ended, Ray play fought and danced the

VMA, and also started work as executive producer on his first mixed CD "Ray's House" for Kinetic Records
.

On January 1, 2001, MTV debuted its new show TRL Presents: VJ for a Day. The live daytime program featured contestants battling for Munns' job. Some of the challenges included introducing videos and interacting with celebrities. After winning four times, a contestant would compete with Munns "Head to Head" for his job. After five "Head to Head" matches and hosting VJ for a Day for four months; Munns retained his job and left the show as the “People’s Champion.” [3]

Post MTV

After leaving MTV as a full-time VJ, Munns was named one of

Africa Bambaataa. Munns was also brought back as a guest judge on MTV when he was not busy DJing. In 2001, he was a judge at the Miss Teen USA
awards.

References

  1. ^ Adweek: Western advertising news, Volume 50, Issues 45-51. A/S/M Communications. 2000. pp. 44–6.
  2. ^ Saturday Night Live 6 May 2000 (Season 25, Episode 18)
  3. ^ "MTV Original TV Shows, Reality TV Shows".
  4. ^ Source People Magazine July 2, 2001[full citation needed]

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