Audio technologist David Sarazin helps prospective journalism students prepare to read the news during an interactive sesion at Saturday’s open house.
More than 100 prospective students in Carleton’s journalism program and their family members signed up for a series of open house sessions on Oct. 25 to learn more about the Bachelor of Journalism and Media Production and Design programs.
The highlight for many was the chance to get on camera behind the anchor desk in Carleton’s video studios or take their turn reading a newscast in the audio production control room.
The recruitment events were part of Carleton University’s fall Open House.
Prof. Aneurin Bosley chats with a prospective journalism student during the program fair at Saturday’s open house.
The day began at 9:30 a.m. with a program fair held across campus to showcase Carleton’s programs. Journalism program head Prof. Allan Thompson and undergraduate supervisor Prof. Aneurin Bosley staffed the journalism desk in the atrium of Richcraft Hall and Media Production and Design’s Prof. Stefy McKnight took questions about BMPD.
At 11 a.m. a joint information session was offered for 80 registrants who gathered in the School of Journalism and Communication Resource Centre to get a quick overview of all three undergraduate programs offered by the School. Prof. Mary Francoli, undergraduate supervisor for Communication and Media Studies led off, followed by Thompson for Journalism and McKnight for Media Production and Design.
At noon and 1 p.m., more detailed information sessions were offered for each program.
But the high point in the day for many was the chance to visit the journalism program’s TV and radio studios to learn about how audio and video journalism instruction rolls out and most important, to get a chance to read the news on air.
In the video studio, video technologist Dave Elliott, who oversees the studio and assists faculty members in delivering courses, provided an overview of video production classes. Then he staffed the control room so that prospective students could take their turn at the anchor desk, reading a sample newscast from the teleprompter.
Parents and family members were snapping photos of the future journalists in action.
In the audio studios, Prof. Adrian Harewood provided an overview of Carleton’s audio courses, then turned things over to audio technologist David Sarazin. He took visitors on a tour through the audio production suite and mini studios and then into the control room where journalism students routinely produce newscasts.
Fresh newscast scripts featured items on the Canada-U.S. tariff dispute and the Blue Jays victory in Friday night’s opening game of the World Series. Again, prospective students had their chance to get behind the microphone and read the news while family members cheered them on, snapped photos and in a couple of instances, shed a tear.
Saturday, October 25, 2025 in General, Journalism News, News
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