Friday, November 16, 2012

Road Trip - Sportsnet and CBC Sports

Loyalist College Sports Journalism students spent a day at Sportsnet and CBC Sports getting a taste of what it is like in the real world.  One thing they learned - it helps to have connections.  Those connections made our trip on November 14th, 2012 possible.

Sports Journalism Students at the Sportsnet Desk
Phil Williams organized our tour of Sportnet.  Williams is a member of our Advisory Committee and a graduate of Loyalist College.  He's Associate Producer/Features Producer - Events/Production at Rogers Sportsnet.

Announcer Brad Fay and Ed Hall - Sportsnet
Executive Producer of  Production 
Marcus Dipede - Creative Producer
Rogers Sportsnet and Phil Williams





















Bill Cooney was the organizer of our CBC Sports tour.  He's also a graduate of Loyalist and is CBC Sports Content Unit Coordinator

Monty Farrell - Associate Producer CBC Sports
Bill Cooney





The trip provided and opportunity for students to learn about the real world and opportunities for careers in Sports Journalism. Thank you to everyone who took the time to speak with us along the way.