Conversations with a Rattlesnake

Theo Fleury and Kim Barthel in The Talktagon studio
with Andrew McCormack and Josh Burton

   Former NHL player Theo Fleury and his co-author Kim Barthel visited with the Sports Journalism students Tuesday. They’re on a cross-Canada book tour to promote Conversations with a Rattlesnake.
   Theo and Kim joined students Andrew McCormack and Josh Burton around the octagonal table for a special edition of The Talktagon.
   The Talktagon is is heard Friday at 2:30pm on 91X FM.
   You can also hear the podcast by clicking on this blog post to reveal the SoundCloud player - or go directly to SoundCloud to listen.

Colton Wiens is Alberta Bound

Austin McKay, Colton Wiens and Danny Wright in
The Talktagon studio at Loyalist College

Another Sports Journalism graduate is heading west to work in broadcasting.

            Colton Wiens, class of 2014, is the new radio anchor at YL Country and KOX-FM in Peace River, Alta.

            “I will be responsible for finding stories throughout the day and then I’ll be on-air for the afternoon and evening newscasts,” says Colton. “I also plan to do play-by-play for the Junior A hockey team.”

            Colton also will help run the station’s sports Website: www.PeaceCountrySports.com.

            Colton says he’s planning to get together to celebrate New Year’s Eve with Trevor Snell, another 2014 SPJN grad, who’s working at Q99 radio in Grande Prairie, Alberta.

Fleury of Activity

Kim Barthel and Theo Fleury in the Loyalist College
Digital Media Centre

Former NHL player Theo Fleury and his co-author Kim Barthel visited with the Sports Journalism students Tuesday. They’re on a cross-Canada book tour to promote Conversations with a Rattlesnake.

            Theo calls Kim “the Wayne Gretzky of therapy”. The book is, as its title suggests, a conversation between the two about healing and trauma.

            Theo and Kim were interviewed by Sports Journalism students Josh Burton and Andrew McCormack. The interview will be broadcast on Friday, Dec. 12, on The Talktagon.

            Theo and Kim are speaking at the Belleville Public Library Dec. 9 from 5 to 8 p.m.

Beliveau, Baseball and World Junior Hockey

The Talktagon starts with a  tribute to hockey great Jean Beliveau.  Josh Burton, Andrew McCormack, Kyle Venema and David Zammit also discuss the Blue Jays latest dealings and the upcoming World Junior Hockey Championship.

The Talktagon is is heard Friday at 2:30pm on 91X FM.
You can also hear the podcast by clicking on this blog post to reveal the SoundCloud player - or go directly to SoundCloud to listen.

Three Groups - Three Shows = 90 minutes of Sportstalk

Three extended versions of The Talktagon are ready for your enjoyment.

The extended version is a half hour of discussion with Loyalist Sports Journalism students. The show is part of their class work and provides students with an opportunity to give their viewpoint on the top sports stories of the day.

Click on this blog post to reveal the SoundCloud players for the three podcasts.

Group 1 - Allison Forbes, Adam Bradshaw, Kendall Vander Veen and David Zammitt


Group 2 - Harold Adigwe, Kyle Venema and Andrew McCormack


Group 3 - Ryan Buza, Muller Kalala and Josh Burton

Talktagon - Grey Cup Edition

NHL, Grey Cup, Soccer and Loyalist Lancers all make it onto the octagonal table for the November 28th edition of The Talktagon.
The Talktagon is is heard Friday at 2:30pm on 91X FM.
You can also hear the podcast by clicking on this blog post to reveal the SoundCloud player - or go directly to SoundCloud to listen.

Andrew McCormack,Adam Bradshaw, Harold Adigwe,
David Zammit and Kendal Vander Veen

A Hair Raising Talktagon

The Talktagon raised its microphones to a special fund raising event to kick off the latest edition of the weekly radio show and then stick handled around the NHL.  Here's the poster for the fund raiser and check out more details on the Loyalist Lancers Facebook Page.

The Talktagon is is heard Friday at 2:30pm on 91X FM.
You can also hear the podcast by clicking on this blog post to reveal the SoundCloud player - or go directly to SoundCloud to listen.

Dawson Creek Job Opening

Byron Hackett, a grad of the Sports Journalism class of 2013, is a sports reporter at the Alaska Highway News  in Fort St. John, B.C.

Byron would like some company in the Great White North and says there’s a job opening at the Alaska Highway News in its bureau at Dawson Creek. The candidate should be able to cover news and sports.

Details about the job will be posted on the Jeff Gaulin Web site. If you’re interested and want details, you can contact Byron directly. 

KPI report gives Loyalist's Sports Journalism program an A+

The post-grad Sports Journalism program scored extremely high on the 2014 Key Performance Indicator survey released in September.

Sports Journalism students who graduated in June 2014 gave the SPJN program a 100% rating when asked if the program provides them with skills and abilities specific to their chosen career.

The Sports Journalism program faculty got a 100% rating from the student-respondents when asked to rate their helpfulness outside the classroom.

Other areas of strength students identified in the program included career advising and assistance, and the quality of the learning experiences.

The KPI report is based on a student survey conducted in the program in the winter term. The analysis of the survey results and report stats are prepared by CCI Research Inc. 

Toronto FC in the SPJN House

Mike Masaro, Manager of Media Relations
for Toronto FC, speaks to SPJN students

The Sports Journalism Program (SPJN) has been fortunate to host Minister of Sport, Bal Gosal, Director of Communications, Robert Lynch and Hamilton Bulldogs Digital Media Director Ryan Harding in the past week.
The Manager of Media Relations for Toronto FC, Mike Masaro, was also in the Sports Journalism Bullpen today for a discussion with students.

Lynch, Harding and Masaro are all graduates of Loyalist College and are friends of the post-graduate Sports Journalism Program.

Masaro gathered around the octagonal table in the 91X studio to particpate in the weekly Sports Journalism show called, The Talktagon.  He gave some opinions on junior hockey, the NHL and what's next for Toronto's most popular professional sports franchise.

The Talktagon is is heard Friday at 2:30pm on 91X FM.

You can also hear the podcast by clicking on this blog post to reveal the SoundCloud player - or go directly to SoundCloud to listen.

Sport Minister Visits Loyalist College

Minister of Sport, Bal Gosal, was the guest of the Loyalist College Sports Journalism Program today and met with student journalists in the newsroom of the Digital Media Centre.

He also joined Sports Journalism students, Adam Bradshaw, Josh Burton, Allison Forbes and David Zammit for their regular weekly radio show, The Talktagon.  They discussed everything from government support for Canadian Intercollegiate Sport to Minister Gosal's favourite teams.

The Talktagon is heard Friday at 2:30pm on 91X FM.

You can also hear the podcast by clicking on this blog post to reveal the SoundCloud player - or go directly to SoundCloud to listen.

Sports Journalism Hosts Minister of Sport

Hon. Bal Gosal, Minister of State for Sport will meet with students in the newsroom of the Loyalist College Digital Media Centre on Friday, November 7 at 10:30am.  Minister Gosal will participate in an informal discussion hosted by the post-graduate Sports Journalism program.  Following the discussion Minister Gosal will be a guest on the weekly radio show, The Talktagon, hosted by Sports Journalism students on 91X-FM. 

Live stream at: www.91X.

The Talktagon is archived at:                                                                  

www.loyalistsportsjournalism.blogspot.ca

A Bumgarner Moment

San Francisco's big World Series win and the outstanding pitching of Madison Bumgarner lead off the October 31st edition of The Talktagon.

Kyle Venema, Allison Forbes, Muller Kalala and Bryan Tobin also discuss the opening of the NBA season and you'll get an insiders view of Loyalist men's basketball with Forbes and Kalala.  Forbes has just become an assistant coach with the men's team and Kalala plays on the team.  All this and more is ready for your listening pleasure.

The Talktagon is heard Friday at 2:30pm on 91X FM.

You can also click this blog post to reveal the SoundCloud player or go directly to SoundCloud to listen to the show.

Extra! Hear all About It!

The World Series, NHL, OHL and NBA highlight the October 24th edition of The Talktagon.
Mark Jones hosts the show with Andrew McCormack, Brian Tobin and Kyle Venema taking up the rest of the seats around the octagon.

The Talktagon is heard Friday at 2:30pm on 91X FM.

You can also click this blog post to reveal the SoundCloud player or go directly to SoundCloud to listen to the show.

The Talktagon - Turkey Time

Do you think they might be looking forward to a week off?

L-R: Mark Jones, Andrew McCormack, Allison Forbes,
Kendall Vander Veen, Harold Adigwe, Adam Bradshaw and David Zammit

No mention of turkey actually takes place during this edition of sports talk with Loyalist Sports Journalism students.
Forbes, Vander Veen, Bradshaw and Zammit gathered around the octagonal table for a discussion that ranges from NFL and MLB to what's trending now in the NBA.

The Talktagon is heard Friday at 2:30pm on 91X FM.

You can also click this blog post to reveal the SoundCloud player or go directly to SoundCloud to listen to the show.

Talktagon has Breaking News - The Vikings Win

Attention grabbing headline - of course.
You have to listen to The Talktagon to find out what the team will win because it certainly was not the Thursday night NFL game.
The Talktagon is sports talk with Loyalist College post-graduate Sports Journalism (SPJN) students. The October 3rd edition features commentary on the MLB playoffs; Thursday night football; the Belleville Bulls; Ronaldo; Messi and more.
The Talktagon is heard at 2:30pm on 91X FM.

You can also click this blog post to reveal the SoundCloud player or go directly to SoundCloud to listen to the show.

Jeter Leads off The Talktagon

The Talktagon is Sportstalk with Loyalist Sports Journalism students and they kick off the
September 26th edition with Derek Jeter's walk off single as he finishes his career at Yankee Stadium.
Listen to the show by clicking on this blog post to reveal the SoundCloud player.



The Talktagon is heard every Friday at 2:30pm on 91X .

Talk Radio - The Talktagon

What?! No pictures.
Hey - it's radio!
The Talktagon is sports talk with Loyalist Sports Journalism Students and it is heard each Friday at 2:30pm on CJLX-FM.
The topics this week include domestic violence in the NFL, the outlook for the Belleville Bulls and ESPN's ranking of the Leafs.
Click on this blog post to display the SoundCloud player.



If you don't see the player you can check out the show on SoundCloud.

Class of 2015 Makes its Talkatagon Debut

The Talktagon:  Verbal sparring about sports around an octagonal table

Students in the post-grad Sports Journalism Program (SPJN) at Loyalist College have wrapped up week two with their first edition of a round table talk show called The Talktagon.

The Talktagon is sportstalk and an opportunity for student journalisst to use their research and communications skills on an opinion based radio show.

Adam Bradshaw, Josh Burton, Brian Tobin and Kendall Vander Veen tackled some tough topics including the Ray Rice situation, the Oscar Pistorius verdict, their initiation into reporting on Loyalist Varsity Sports and more.

Click on this blog post to reveal the SoundCloud player. The Talktagon is Broadcast live on 91X - CJLX-FM at 2:30pm on Fridays.

SPJN Students in the "Bullpen"

Doing The Talktagon Post Mortem

                           

Congratulations to Trevor Snell

Trevor Snell, SPJN class of 2014, is now a reporter and anchor at Q99 (CIKT) FM radio in Grande Prairie, Alberta.

            

Trevor did his four-week placement at Q99 in April and was offered the chance to stay on in a full-time capacity at the end of that month. Trevor came to the SPJN program after completing his diploma in sports administration at Durham College.

            
Congratulations Trevor.

Liam McGuire chosen as recipient of SPJN faculty award

Liam McGuire is the winner of the Sports Journalism program’s faculty choice award for the 2013-2014 academic year.

         

The G.P. Hunt Award recognizes the top graduate in the one-year, post-grad program for his or her leadership, enthusiasm, and high academic achievement.

            
Liam is from Antigonish, Nova Scotia. He came to Loyalist after earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism from St. Thomas University in Fredericton, New Brunswick.
            
He is currently writing for TSN's BarDown and Canadian Baseball.
          

Grads Get Great Jobs

Loyalist Sports Journalism grads get great jobs

- Digital sports producer, USA Today, Los Angeles

- Sports anchor, play-by-play, 90.5 FM radio, Peterborough

- News editor, theScore, Toronto

- Sports anchor, reporter, NTV, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
- Award-winning filmmaker, videographer, Miyazaki, Japan
- Communications coordinator, Golf Association of Ontario

Filmmaker Focus: Matt Westcott

Matt Westcott, SPJN class of 2010, is the subject of a recent “Filmmaker Focus” interview on the London Surf and Film Festival Web site. 

Matt’s latest film, Good Morning Miyazaki, was featured at several film festivals last fall, including one in Hammersmith, England, and in Lisbon, Portugal.

To check out the trailer for Good Morning Miyazaki and Matt’s interview, click here:

http://www.londonsurffilmfestival.com/matt-westcott/

Calling for Recruits

The Loyalist College Sports Journalism Class of 2014 says try it, they liked it.
Check out their individual video blogs by clicking on this blog post.
Find out more about the Loyalist College Sports Journalism Program at the college website.
To become a member of the Class of 2015, you need to register for the the new semester that begins in September, 2014.
Are you ready to apply? All applications to Loyalist College are processed through ontariocolleges.ca.
Applications are now being accepted for the post-graduate Sports Journalism program.

Curtain Call

Colton Wiens, Austin McKay and Danny Wright

This is the curtain call edition of the Talktagon for the Sports Journalism Class of 2014.

This is the final show of the semester for students in the post-graduate program.  They are off to their internships at the end of next week.

Topics today are the end of the season playoff push for the Belleville Bulls,  picks for the NHL playoffs, NFL free agency, Phil Jackson and March Madness.

Click on this post to reveal the SoundCloud player and enjoy!

The Talktagon is sportstalk with Loyalist College post-graduate Sports Journalism students.  This show is on the air on 91X-FM at 2:30pm on Friday, March 7, 2014.

Here's Why I'm Glad I Chose Loyalist

Matt Paglia is a student in the post-graduate Sports Journalism Program at Loyalist College in Belleville, Ontario.

We're looking for sports journalists of the future.  Loyalist College is currently accepting applications for the Class of 2015 in the program.

Find out more about the Loyalist College Sports Journalism Program at the college website.

Are you ready to apply? All applications to Loyalist College are processed through ontariocolleges.ca.

Applications are now being accepted for our program.

 

Sports Journalists of the Future Required

We're looking for sports journalists of the future.  Loyalist College is currently accepting applications for its post-graduate Sport Journalism Program.

Members of the industry are passionate about Loyalist and the program as you can tell from this brief promotional video.

Todd Hayes, senior producer at TSN in Toronto, and Bill Cooney, sports content unit coordinator at CBC Sports in Toronto, are both graduates of Loyalist College. Both are currently members of the one-year, post-grad Sports Journalism program’s advisory committee.

Colton Wiens is a student in the SPJN class of 2014.

Find out more about the Loyalist College Sports Journalism Program at the college website:

http://www.loyalistcollege.com/programs-and-courses/full-time-programs/sports-journalism

Talktagon Trade Deadline

Trevor Snell, Liam McGuire and Matt Paglia
recovering from the Talktagon

This edition of the Talkagon features verbal sparring on the NHL trade deadline, the Belleville Bulls playoff chances, Blue Jays pitching and a brief farewell to the Lancers.

Click on this post to reveal the SoundCloud player and enjoy!

The Talktagon is sportstalk with Loyalist College post-graduate Sports Journalism students.  This show is on the air on 91X-FM at 2:30pm on Friday, March 7, 2014.

110% Lancers

It is all Loyalist all the time on this edition of 110% Sports.

Volleyball Award Winners

Patrick Kalala

You``ll hear feature reports on the award winning Lancers players, a farewell to Patrick Kalala and a feature interview with Loyalist Athletic Director Jim Buck.

110% Sports is a feature presentation of Loyalist College post-graduate Sports Journalism students.

Click on this blog post to reveal the SoundCloud player.

Catching Up with Kristen Shilton

Kristen Shilton, class of 2011, is now a digital producer with USA Today Sports in Los Angeles.

Kristen, who completed her Masters degree in journalism at Syracuse University after graduating from the SPJN program, was previously working for the Chicago Wolfe hockey team in Chicago.

Moving on Up...Way Up!

Byron Hackett, class of 2013, is on the move. After eight months at the Melfort Journal in Melfort, Saskatchewan, Byron has just accepted a new job as a sports reporter at the Alaska Highway News. It's in Fort St. John, British Columbia. Byron says he's excited and looking forward to this latest adventure. 

Spring Training? Spring Open House

Loyalist College will be hosting not one, but two Open House sessions this spring.

The first is Saturday, March 15, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The second will be Saturday, April 26, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

If you're in the neighbourhood, interested in finding out more about the one-year, post-grad Sports Journalism program, please visit us on one of those dates. Meet in the gymnasium in the Kente Building. We'll take it from there and give you a tour of the College's Digital Media Centre and the SPJN Bullpen.

If you can't make on one of those two dates, please go to the Loyalist College Web site (www.loyalist.ca) and click on the link to book a visit.

Sportswire - Episode 2

The second edition of The Sportswire features stories on Snowfest in Marmora, the return to Belleville of ex-Bull Brendan Gaunce and thumb wrestling in Oshawa.  
The Sportswire is produced by Sports Journalism students at Loyalist College in Belleville, Ontario. 

Hot Sports = Talktagon

Austin McKay, Colton Wiens, Nicolas Cage and Danny Wright
are photobombed by Liam McGuire

Colton Wiens and Danny Wright join host Austin McKay to discuss Canada's Olympic hangover, recognition for some Loyalist varsity athletes, Jason Collins return to the NBA and the Toronto Blue Jays in spring training. 

The Talktagon is sportstalk with Loyalist College post-graduate Sports Journalism students.  This show is on the air on 91X-FM at 2:30pm on Friday, February 28, 2014.
Click on this post to reveal the SoundCloud player and enjoy!

Sportswire 2014 - Episode 1

Sports Journalism Students at Loyalist College in Belleville, Ontario have produced their first edition of Sportswire 2014.
Segments include The Panel, TV Time-outs, the Blue Jays Winter Tour and Kingston's Finnish returning from the World Junior Hockey Championships.

Valentines Hoops Hopes on the Talktagon

The Loyalist Lancers men's basketball team is on the road for two key games to finish the regular season.  Forward Jayvon Lake joins host Matt Paglia and panelists Trevor Snell and Liam McGuire to talk about their push for the playoffs.
The panel also talks about Canada's performance in Sochi and the NBA all-star weekend.
The Talktagon is sportstalk with Loyalist College post-graduate Sports Journalism students.  This show is on the air on 91X-FM at 2:30pm on Friday, February 14, 2014.
Click on this post to reveal the SoundCloud player and enjoy!

Exclusive: Inside the Talktagon Video

The Talktagon is a 15 minute sports talk show that airs on 91X-FM.  The show is produced by students in the Loyalist College post-graduate Sports Journalism Program.
The video takes you inside the January 31st edition of the Talktagon.
The actual radio show is re-posted below.
The video is unedited.  The show starts at 2:06

Here's the radio show:

Two Editions of 110% Sports = One Great Blog Post

We have a double shot of 110% Sports as we catch up on the blog posts.
110% Sports is a sports feature show done by post-graduate Sports Journalism students at Loyalist College.
Click on this post to reveal the SoundCloud player and enjoy!
The February 6th show has feature reports on the Marmora SnoFfest 2014, OHL hopefuls trying to land in the NHL and the Blue Jays looking forward to warm weather.


On the February 13th show...high performance coaching, the Oshawa Generals are playoff bound and so is the Loyalist men's volleyball team.

The Loyalist Talktagon Olympics

Danny Wright, Austin McKay and Colton Wiens

The 2014 Winter Olympics are underway and the Talktagon tackles the controversial choice of Sochi, Russia as host city.  Host Colton Wiens is joined by Austin McKay and Danny Wright as they also discuss Martin St. Louis being selected to Team Canada, Canada’s anti-gay luge commercial, the NBA slam dunk contest and David Beckham’s attempt to bring the “people’s football club” to Miami.

The Talktagon is a production of Loyalist College Sports Journalism students under the direction of professor Tony Orr.  It can be heard every Friday at 2:30 on 91X - Loyalist College Radio..

Click on this blog post to reveal the SoundCloud player.

110% Is Never Too Much

110% Sports is a feature presentation of Loyalist Sports Journalism students.
This January 24th edition features a pre-season look at the Blue Jays, the OHL trade deadline and the Kingston Frontenacs Finnish connection.

Click on this post to reveal the SoundCloud player and enjoy!

More Sports than Legally Allowed

110% Sports is a feature presentation of Loyalist Sports Journalism students.
On the January 16th edition the crew presents a preview of the second half of the season for Loyalist teams, what's in store for the Kingston Frontenacs and the importance of academics in college sports.

Click on this post to reveal the SoundCloud player and enjoy!

Where are they now?

Time for an update on where to find recent graduates of Loyalist’s post-grad Sports Journalism program:

Evan Cooke (class of 2013) fled the coop for the Wild West upon graduation in 2013. He’s the afternoon news anchor at two sister stations in Fort MacMurray, Alberta.

http://www.rock979.ca/on-air/hosts-shows/evan-cooke/

Ryan Harding (class of 2013) is a general assignment reporter and sports anchor at NTV in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador.

Here’s a link to Ryan’s story on Olympic figure skater Kaetlyn Osmond:

http://ntv.ca/osmond-stays-calm-heading-into-olympics/

Talktagon - Super Edition

Trevor Snell hosts this week’s Super Bowl edition of the Talktagon. Matt Paglia and Liam McGuire chime in on who will win the game, the coin toss, and McGuire makes a bold prediction that for the first time in NFL history a punter will win MVP. The group also talks Blue Jays State of the Franchise, OHL playoff predictions and NBA All-Star game.

The Talktagon is a production of Loyalist College Sports Journalism students under the direction of professor Tony Orr.  It can be heard every Friday at 2:30 on 91X - Loyalist College Radio..

Click on this blog entry to reveal the SoundCloud player and enjoy!

SPJN parlays story onto MLB Web site

Four Toronto Blue Jays’ players, along with manager John Gibbons, got a birds-eye view of Canada’s national game when they attended a Kingston Frontenacs’ hockey game in January. It was all part of the major league baseball club’s annual winter tour. SPJN students Liam McGuire and Danny Wright were on hand to cover the event.

            Adam Lind sported an impressive toque complete with pom-pom as he and teammates Anthony Gose, Steve Delabar, and Josh Thole took part in a ceremonial puck drop. McGuire and Wright got to interview the Jays who mingled with fans and took in the OHL game between Kingston and the Oshawa Generals.

            “Josh (Thole) knew a lot about hockey. He said he’s a fan of the Colorado Avalanche,” McGuire said. “But most of them didn’t have much experience watching hockey. They’d never been to an OHL game before.”

            McGuire’s story on the Jays’ visit was posted on the MLB Web site. Wright’s story will be broadcast in an upcoming edition of the SPJN students’ show 110% Sports.

            Here’s the link to McGuire’s story:

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/tor/winter-tour-takes-blue-jays-to-frontenacs-hockey-game?ymd=20140110&content_id=66485270&vkey=news_tor