Friday, December 12, 2014

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.