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.
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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.
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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/