Season 2, Episode 1: Professor Kevin Frankish

About Today's Show

In this first episode of Season 2 of the Seneca Proud Podcast, our guest today is Kevin Frankish. Kevin spent 27 years as the co-host of the very popular Breakfast Television, and is a professor of journalism at Seneca College.

In this wide ranging episode we discuss...

1. The changing face of journalism, including the impact of social media.

2. The Beachcombers.

3. The "gig economy" and how today's journalists can make a meaningful impact.

4. A lot more! (Trust me!)

About Today's Guest, Professor Kevin Frankish

If you've spent any time at all in Toronto over the past 27 or so years, you know who Kevin Frankish is. Arguably one of Canada's most successful television hosts, Kevin was the co-host of Breakfast Television from 1991 to 2018. And before that he worked for 9 years at CKVR TV in Barrie, Ontario.

In 2018, Kevin announced he was leaving Breakfast Television Toronto, effective June 1, 2018

While Kevin remains involved with Citytv Toronto for documentaries and special projects, for the purpose of this conversation, Kevin is a professor at Seneca College at York University for Journalism. Kevin also runs Kevin Frankish Media, a media content and creation company and has a YouTube channel

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