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