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.