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.