Jessica Baldwin, a second-year Loyalist College Broadcasting – Radio student was presented with the Broadcast Educators Association of Canada’s (BEAC) President’s Award in the audio category by BEAC Board of Directors President/Western Director Ashif Jivraj, BCIT. Photo: Brian Nuttall, Broadcast Educators Association of Canada
Two Loyalist College Radio students received Broadcast Educators Association of Canada (BEAC) Awards at the 2016 National Student Awards Gala on May 27. Jessica Baldwin, a second-year student who received the BEAC President’s Award in the audio category was chosen from eight national audio award winners and was the best of the best in all audio categories. She also received the Commercial/Public Service Announcement Award for her production for the Ontario Brain Injury Association. Second-year student Morra Haydon received the national Promotion Award.
“The BEAC Awards are the Association’s highest honour for aspiring radio professionals from across the country,” said Loyalist President and CEO Maureen Piercy. “These significant accomplishments speak to Jessica’s and Morra’s creative and technical skills, and to Loyalist’s supportive, knowledgeable faculty who have encouraged their exceptional work.”
Program faculty from each college had the opportunity to submit one project for each BEAC award. Judges were recruited by the BEAC from a pool of program faculty and industry professionals from across the country. Loyalist Broadcasting – Radio graduates work as morning show hosts, program directors, and commercial producers at radio stations across the country, such as FLY FM Kingston, Jump! Ottawa, The Wolf Peterborough, CHFI and CHUM FM Toronto, JACK FM Calgary, KG Country Red Deer, Q104 Halifax, CJAD Montreal and Virgin Radio in Vancouver.
“I never expected a College project would lead me to Halifax for a national award,” said Jessica, during her acceptance speech at the Gala. “That’s absolutely incredible.”
