<Tr> <Th> Original release </Th> <Td> 1998--2000 </Td> </Tr> <P> Wanna Be a VJ was a show and contest on MTV in the United States . Contestants were selected from the crowd around MTV's Times Square office, and narrowed down via challenges testing the applicants' music knowledge and personality . Once narrowed down to six contestants, viewers were allowed to vote for contestants by telephone and on the Internet . The winner was awarded $25,000 and a one - year contract to be a veejay on Total Request Live . All three events were hosted by Carson Daly . </P> <P> In the first Wanna Be a VJ contest Jesse Camp beat Dave Holmes . Holmes ended up hosting various shows on MTV until 2001 . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (July 2017) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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