Home

College News

Broadcast Television Production Students Will Work at APTN for the 2010 Olympics

(Thunder Bay, February, 1 2010) - 

Five of Confederation College Broadcast Television Production students will have a real Olympic experience this February ...

The five students, who are currently in the fourth semester of the two year broadcasting program will apply their skills for one month with Canada’s 4th largest broadcaster, Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN), and support their coverage of  the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.

On February 3, 2010 Holly Alexandruk, Taylor Best, Simon Paquette, Jordan Milani and Andrea Kostanowicz will embark on a road trip to Winnipeg, Manitoba where they will work as Media Center Shot Lister, Edit Suite Associate Director, and TV Production Assistant for APTN, a sponsor of the 2010 Olympics. 

“We’re proud of our students. They put so much energy into their education it is great to see them rewarded with such a wonderful opportunity and work experience" said Michele McManus, Broadcast Television Production Program coordinator at Confederation College.

For many years Confederation College Broadcasting students have completed their 4 week field placement with APTN and this excellent relationship has resulted in Confederation students filling five of the eight positions available. Students were selected through a process that included provision of a full resume, biography and telephone interview with a freelancer who specifically hires for the Olympics. 

“I have always loved sports and the Olympics so getting to work this dream job is an opportunity of a lifetime,” said Holly Alexandruk who will be a TV Production Assistant at APTN.  “I always wanted to work in the Broadcasting industry.  It was a dream that I wasn't sure was attainable, but I decided to go for it because amazing opportunities can come your way if you believe you can do it.”

“This is an incredible opportunity, we're being paid to work in the industry before we've even graduate, and that it's for the Olympics makes it even more intense and exciting,” said Simon Paquette who will be an Edit Suite Associate Director at APTN.

The students will begin their experience on February 7 and continue until February 28, 2010.  During that time Confederation College and the community can follow their progress on their twitter page http://twitter.com/ConfederationBT and Facebook page: Confederation College Broadcasters Olympic Journey. 

-30-

 For further information contact:

Michele McManus Broadcast Television Production Program Coordinator (807) 475-6428

or

Bethanie Foster, Media Officer – Marketing, Communications and External Relations
Telephone: (807) 475-6137 Cell: (807) 620-0043 Facsimile: (807) 577-2766   bafoster@confederationc.on.ca  

 

Confederation College has been serving the citizens of Northwestern Ontario since 1967 meeting the educational needs of students in a catchment area of some 550,000 square kilometers.  Along with its main campus in Thunder Bay, Confederation College has six regional sites located in Dryden, Fort Frances, Geraldton, Kenora, Marathon, and Sioux Lookout. 

Confederation College delivers exceptional education and training to an average of 11,400 combined full and part time students per year and currently has a total of 600 full and part time employees.  Confederation’s regional economic impact and contribution is valued at $ 800 million annually.

Backgrounder

With over 35 years in Broadcast education, Confederation College has watched many of their graduates go on to successful national and international careers. The Lilyhammer, Norway 1994 Olympics and the 1995 Nordic Games hosted in Thunder Bay have had Confederation graduates on their broadcast teams. Also participating in the 2010 Vancouver Olympics is broadcasting graduate, Richard Grundy who will be working for NBC in Vancouver as a camera operator for the Olympics and Murray Corbitt who is the Director, Technical Operations for CTV Canada’s Olympic Broadcast Media Consortiums at the 2010 Vancouver and 2012 London Games.

Broadcast-Television Production students at Confederation College work within a modern media complex that includes over 5,200 square feet of production space, studio, control room, audio/video editing rooms and editing and compositing suites.  During their 4 week field placements students have had the opportunity to work with a variety of broadcasters included TSN, Dome Productions, CTV, CBC, YTV, Japan and German Television, the National Film Board, Greedy Production Vancouver, Shaw Cable Thunder Bay/Vancouver, Dougall Media, Rogers Sportsnet, Marble Media, TVO Ontario, CBC radio Thunder Bay and Global Television Winnipeg. 

Graduates of this program have been pursuing careers as studio and location camera operators, video editors, journalists, script writers, production assistants, television technical operators and personnel in sales, marketing and promotions as well as advertising and communications for industry corporations.