Wanna Be a VJ was a show and contest on
MTV in the USA. 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.