Matha Beach was the Head of Research of the Summer 2012 issue of the Ryerson Review of Journalism. That Was Then, This Is Now: Jian Ghomeshi
“That Was Then, This Is Now” explores the beginnings of some of Canada’s favourite writers and journalists. Jian Ghomeshi, host of CBC’s arts and culture show Q, started as a music artist on the other side of the microphone, just like those he interviews daily. Ghomeshi was raised in Thornhill, just north of Toronto. While his family […]
That Was Then, This Is Now: Peter Mansbridge
“That Was Then, This Is Now” explores the beginnings of some of Canada’s favourite writers and journalists. Peter Mansbridge found a door into journalism just by luck when he went from being a baggage handler to radio announcer as a young man. Mansbridge spent 1966 to ’67, in the Royal Canadian Navy; the following year, at […]
