The Loyalist College Fall Open House is Tuesday, November 3rd from 9:00a.m. – 1:00p.m.

Great opportunity to see what is going on at Loyalist College. All programs set up displays in the cafeteria and gym. Tour around. Check out what interests you.

JOPB will have its booth, too. Come and ask questions. Get details. Meet faculty.

Also, other college from across Ontario will be there.

Len Arminio, Professor of Broadcast Journalism and Journalism: Online, Print & Broadcast, began his teaching career at Loyalist in 1982 after 12 years as a newspaper and broadcast journalist.
Len was born and raised in Massachusetts and graduated from the College of Communications at Boston University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Broadcasting and Film.
His journalism career has included covering crime and courts, politics, education and just about every aspect of journalism in newspapers, radio and television, including covering sports and serving as an airborne traffic reporter.

Summer has passed quickly and we are already back to class.

Second-year students will start classes directly on Wednesday Sept. 9, 2009.

There is no formal welcome back, but a special event is in the works. You will get more information once you return.

Get your timetable from the Banner system and begin attending classes.

Keep an eye on this website for further information.

Welcome to our new program!!!

First year students will meet at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009 in the Gym at Loyalist College.

Here is the agenda for the day:

9:30 a.m. - 10 a.m. - Academic School Orientation (Gym)

10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. - Program specific orientation (3H8)

11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. - BBQ lunch and Live music (Alumni Hall)

1 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. - More program specific orientation (3H8)

Any questions contact JOPB co-ordinator Robert Washburn rwashburn@loyalistc.on.ca

By Len Arminio

Big winner: TORONTO - Loyalist College Broadcast Journalism Graduate Bonnie Heslop is congratulated by her former Professor, Len Arminio following Bonnie's acceptance of the Radio-Television News Directors Association award for in-depth/investigating reporting. Bonnie is a 2001 graduate of Loyalist and the News Director of Newstalk 610- CKTB radio in Niagara Falls.Two graduates of Loyalist College have been recognized by the Radio-Television News Directors Association of Canada for excellence in reporting.

Bonnie Heslop, a 2001 graduate of the Broadcast Journalism Program and News Director of Newstalk 610 CKTB in Niagara Falls, accepted the 2008 Dan McArthur Central Canada Award for In-Depth/Investigative reporting for a series of stories on the cutbacks to the region's health care system. Bonnie said the award reflects the work done by nearly everyone at her station and exposed the consequences of cutting services such as emergency rooms, will have on the citizens of the Niagara Region.

By Len Arminio

"Why Study Journalism?"--The title of a seminar this past weekend at the Radio Television News Directors Association of Canada had some answers.

Len Arminio: Professor, Journalism - Online, Print and BroadcastBy Len Arminio

The future of local news, especially TV news was the focus of discussion Saturday at the regional professional development conference of the Radio-Television News Directors Association in Toronto.

Rita Cugini, Ontario Region Commissioner of the CRTC told broadcast news leaders the commission will announce July 6th the start of hearings to bail out cash starved local TV stations. The hearings, to start in September, will discuss controversial options like requiring cable and satellite providers to pay local TV stations a fee to carry their signals.

The CRTC will also examIne expanding the Local Programming Improvement Fund...recommend by the Commons Heritage Committee...which could add millions to help struggling stations stay on the air.

Len Arminio: Professor, Journalism - Online, Print and BroadcastBy Len Arminio

The Radio-Television News Directors Association of Canada opened its 2009 regional professional development conference Friday with tributes to four broadcast and journalism professionals.

"He is a journalist's journalist". The words used to describe Henry Champ, the recipient of the RTNDA's President's Award.

Champ ended 48 years in the business this year after a career which took him to the war in Vietnam to investigative reporting for CTV' "W-Five" and as Washington correspondent for both NBC and CBC.

In his acceptance speech, Champ said Canadian journalists are recognized around the world for their professionalism.
Also honoured were recently retired CTV Toronto weatherman Dave Devall and City-TV's Peter Silverman, the combative consumer advocate.