SportTokz with SportProfz

We were proud to host SportTokz in two languages, English & Punjabi, on February 8th with Spotlight Speaker, Parminder Singh, Host and Commentator in Punjabi at National Basketball Association (NBA)! We discuss Parminder's amazing career in sports and his experiences studying at some of the most prestigious universities in North America such as U of T, University of Wyoming, and HARVARD. We also chat about identifying a Need with a new segment - Punjabi Speaking Canadians - by building a brand and ignoring the obstacles of "nay sayers".  Today vs. when he co-started Punjabi Hockey Night in Canada. Tune in for inspiring insight and moments between Parminder and some of our viewers that you can't help but smile for. See our topic list below: Spotlight Speaker Intro 1. Early Career 2. The Start of Punjabi Hockey Night in Canada / Broadcasting 3. Flipping the Switch on Traditional Practices in Sports 4. The Growing Sikh and Punjabi community in Sports 5. Rapid Fire Q’z - “GO!”

We had some duel #SportProfz and #SportTokz action on Monday February 1st as we hosted an exclusive episode to launch Laurel Walzak and Joe Recupero’s new book, “Sport Media Vectors: Digitization, Expanding Audiences, and the Globalization of Live Sport”. The Profz discussed how the book came about and dove into the fascinating topics their chapters address. We have also invited one of the chapter authors, Erik Denison, all the way from Australia to join us and discuss his chapter and specifically about prejudice reduction strategies, and diversity education. We're focusing on how pride games have potential, but the approaches taken globally to these events need to be refocused to drive meaningful change to sport. Erik Denison is a researcher with Monash University's Behavioural Science Research Laboratory, conducting world-first studies examining ways to change discriminatory behaviours in children's sport, using randomized, and controlled designs. Before joining Monash, Denison was a senior marketing and communication strategist and led the health and life sciences practice at a large agency. See our topic list below: Spotlight Speaker Intro 1. Erik Denison: Chapter 8 "Do LGBT Pride Games Stop Homophobic Language in Sport" 2. Joe Recupero: Chapter 5 "What are the Major Strengths and Gaps in the Research Literature's Treatment of Gender and Masculinities  Intersecting with the Sport media industry" 3. Laurel Walzak: Chapter 4 “Exploring Sport Fan Expectations 4. Rapid Fire Q’z - “GO!”

Dan "The Coach" Berlin is back with another Office Hours episode - the first of 2021 and first for Season 3! We invite Harnarayan Singh to talk about his rise in the business and discusses the journey of finding his voice. They also dive into how he views himself as a minority and putting all the doubters to rest. Born and raised in small-town Alberta, Harnarayan Singh has risen through the broadcast ranks as a prominent media personality in hockey, calling games on Hockey Night Punjabi. As the NHL aims to grow the game in new markets and diversify its fan base, Harnarayan symbolizes the power sport has to unite people. He is the Play by Play Announcer of Hockey Night in Canada Punjabi, and just did his first ever game on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021 calling the Edmonton Oilers’ vs. the Vancouver Canucks in English for an English broadcast, and he was the first Sikh person to ever do it! *This episode was recorded January 14th, 2021*

For another #SportProfz edition of the show, we were excited to have Senior Writer/Head of Features - The Athletic Canada, Author, and Ryerson RTA Sport Media instructor, Dan Robson join us on Monday January 25th! He provided such interesting insights and thoughtful answers to all of our audience questions. We dove into the responsibility sports writers have to provide a platform for athletes, coaches, and people working in sport to have a voice. We discuss the toxicity in hockey culture, online bullying, and the representation of women in sports and how important it is for writers to be an ally and help bring awareness to these issues. With a master's in journalism from Carleton University, Dan Robson took his talent to many corporations from the Toronto Star, CBC to landing his first senior position as a writer at SportsNet. with this passion, he also wrote many sports-themed books. Today Robson is the head of features at the athletic Canada and is a part-time instructor at Ryerson University for the RTA sport media program. See our topic list below: Topic List 1. Toxic culture in hockey 2. Allyship 3. Online Bullying 4. Representation of women in Sports 5. Dan The Writer 6. Rapid Fire Q’z - “GO!”

Welcome back SportTokerz! We hope you had a safe and wonderful holiday break and enjoyed the SportTokz Office Hours episodes while we were away. We are back to our regular scheduled programming and starting SEASON 3! Thank you so much for your continued support in our show and we are looking forward to this semester's roster of speakers. To kick off 2021, we had UCLA Softball Coach & NCAA Champion, Kirk Walker join us on Monday, January 18th and he provided such interesting insights to the scope of coaching elite athletes and the show embodied great culture AND chemistry (You'll get the inside joke once you listen). Kirk's optimism and coaching experience is remarkable and we were all inspired by his passion and enthusiasm for the game. See our topic list below: Spotlight Speaker Intro 1. Coaching/teaching in a person’s blood 2. Secrets/strategies to Winning 3. Team Chemistry vs Team Culture 4. Athletes/coaches coming out 5. Rapid Fire Q’z - “GO!”

Dan "The Coach" Berlin is joined by RTA Grad & On Air Personality, Ailish Forfar.  Ailish is the host of Sportnet’s new digital interactive show “NHL Chatroom” live on Sportnet’s Youtube and Facebook channels weekly with Steve Dangle.

Dan "The Coach" Berlin invites Adam Schefter who is an NFL Insider for ESPN to the show! Adam has over 8 million twitter followers which makes him a pretty big deal. We did a deep dive into how to obtain sources and interviewing skills too.

We welcome Thomas Drance, Senior Writer with The Athletic, covering the Vancouver Canucks to the virtual studio and did a deep dive into gaining access to athletes as a reporter and communications professional.

Dan 'The Coach' Berlin along with his co-host David Singh welcomes Sportsnet National Reporter, Arash Madani! In this episode, they discuss the nuances of reporting on professional sports. Get ready for some great insights!

Dan "The Coach" Berlin is back with another Office Hours episode and invites Sportsnet Sr. Producer, Original Digital Content, Graeme Campbell to the studio. They discussed strategies for students creating digital content.

Dan "The Coach" Berlin is back with another Office Hours episode and invites Shireen to talk about the challenges facing journalists and finding stories without access.

🎧🎙NEW EPISODE #29! Host of Sportsnet's Top of Her Game and Co-host of Rogers Hometown Hockey, Tara Slone (@taraslone) joined us Monday December 14th! Tara sported her orange @WNBA hoodie that Sports Business Journal names as the Best Fashion Statement of 2020….and the female sports empowerment didn’t stop there! See our topic list below: Spotlight Speaker & Featured Guest Intro 1. Start of your Journey 2. Television and Broadcasting 3. Empowering women 4. Critical issues in sports 5. Rapid Fire Q'z - "GO!"

Olivia Stomski, Director at Newhouse Sports Media Center - Syracuse University (@syracuseu) joined us Monday December 7th! Olivia is a graduate of Syracuse University in Broadcast Journalism. Her skills range from broadcast television, Video production, and directing. She worked for Fox Sports Net for 10 years, Field producing, writing and editing magazine shows. Her more recent job is Director at Newhouse Sports Media Center! She is an inspiration to women in the industry and we enjoyed hearing about how she structures her courses to reflect innovations and evolutions in sports media production and the depths she goes to advocate for equity, diversity, and inclusion in sports. PLUS she provided helpful tips for students as they search for internships during the pandemic! This episode was hosted by RTA Professor Joe Recupero, CBC Executive Producer Karen Sebesta, and Dan "The Coach" Berlin. See our topic list below: Spotlight Speaker Intro 1. Start of your Journey 2. Sports Media Gender and Diversity 3. Post-Pandemic Media Education 4. Post-Pandemic Media Production 5. Rapid Fire Q'z - "GO!"

Founder, Producer and Director at 383 Pictures, Steven Matthew Hoffner joined us on Monday November 30th and we discussed everything about sports production and creative practices! We dive deep into his work with the Disney corporation and how that partnership was connected through sports and we even got some super Ace Ventura impressions going during Rapid Fire Q’z! See topic list below: 1. Becoming a Producer and Director 2. Producing and Directorial techniques 3. Walt Disney and the NHL 4. 383 Pictures 5. Rapid Fire Q’z - “GO!”

For our first #SportTokzNextGen episode, we had James Ronan, Co-Founder and Host of BigBrainSports Podcast, on the show! James is a 13-year old kid who has been passionate about sports for as long as he can remember. He dreams of working in the sports industry when he grows up. James is inspired by Zion Williamson and First Take, the sports debate show on ESPN hosted by Molly Rose with the two debaters being Steven.A.Smith and Max Kellerman.

We had Sports Entertainment Champion Russell Kovshoff join the show on Monday, November 16th! Russell is a sports marketing and entertainment professional with 15+ years of experience within sports entertainment, international sporting events, and brand development. He has worked for a variety of sports brands including but not limited to, Saskatchewan Roughriders, Toronto Raptors, Super Bowl LIV, and more! He chatted about all these experiences plus filled us in on new projects he’s working on with Play On! Canada. See our topic list below: 1. Spotlight Speaker Intro 2. Past Experiences 3. New Projects 4. Current Trends in Sports Russell Follows 5. Rapid Fire Q’z & Quiz

On Wednesdays we celebrate women in sports…actually we do that everyday!! We have a NEW EPISODE of SportTokz Office Hours with Social and Digital Marketing expert, Jessica Corbett! She is known for the incredible work she did with the OHL’s Oshawa Generals as their Manager of Social Media, Media Relations & Game Presentation. We chat about sports, social media, her work with the Walt Disney Company and how she transfers all her experience & expertise into her jobs. Note: This episode was recorded in September 2020 for any timeline references.

On Monday Nov. 9th we stepped into the ring with David Shaw - Senior Vice President, International and Content at Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)! David is a dynamic sports executive, entrepreneur and business strategist with an acute understanding of sports management and sports content distribution. We discussed fan engagement and increasing viewership via traditional and non-traditional broadcast, content creation and digitization of the sport.  We had a special addition to our host panel as we welcomed three Ryerson RTA students to hop on the show as co-hosts! RTA Sport Media 1st Year Zhen Park-Vandal and 2nd Years Ryan Castelino & Stetson Colicchio did a fantastic job and asked questions that David was thoroughly impressed with. See our topic list below: 1. Managing UFC Content and Broadcast Media 2. Rapid Fire Q’z - “GO!” 3. “Class in Session!” - RTA 231 Marketing Question 4. Building Fandom Through Digitalization

We were honoured to have 2x Olympian, Athlete Management Lead & Host, CBC Sports, & RBC Olympian, Anastasia Bucsis (@anastasure) join SportTokz on Monday November 2nd. We chatted about her passion for public speaking, sport marketing and management, fan engagement and how she works toward inspiring a future generation in building a better world. We also discussed topics ranging from the Olympics, working in sport media and what comes after being an athlete. We also addressed the recent news hitting the Arizona Coyotes. See topic list below: 1. Hockey Culture in the Spotlight 2. The Role Of Athlete As Activist 3. Life After Sports 4. Behind the Curtain of Sports Media 5. Rapid Fire Q’z - “GO!”

We had Tom Pistore, President, UBS Arena, Commercial Business Operations, (Home of the New York Islanders join us on the show last Monday, October 26th! We chatted about Isles hockey and the strategic planning that goes into sponsorship activation, fan experience, and marketing within the business operations of UBS Arena. See topic list below: 1. Spotlight Speaker Intro - Working the Dream 2. NY ISLANDERS 3. Marketing and Sales 4. Leadership and Branding in sports 5. Rapid Fire Q’z - “GO!”

Monday October 19th was a night of top notch sports education with the best of the best #SportProfz! We had @nyuniversity School of Professional Studies Professor in the Tisch Institute for Global Sport, David Hollander join us! David had a great deal of knowledge and experience to share. The conversation grew into discussing the level of influence basketball has on not just sport but culture, politics, media, music, fashion, etc. He also touched on his thoughts about force vs skill in sports and the balance basketball has in comparison to other sports. Furthermore, we learned about his research of how basketball can save the world!! See topic list below: 1. How Can Basketball Save the World? 2. NBA / WNBA Basketball Updates 3. Basketball & ESPORTS 4. Rapid Fire Q’z - “GO!”

This week Dan "The Coach" Berlin meets with Edmonton Oilers beat reporter for The Athletic, Daniel Nugent Bowman! They discuss covering the NHL bubble in Edmonton during the pandemic. The overall theme for this episode is Sports Reporting in a Pandemic.

Dan 'The Coach' Berlin along with his co-host David Singh welcome TSN Reporter and Ryerson Alumnus Matthew Scianitti who, in his own words, describes himself as a magazine writer who tried tinkering with content management systems. He then went back to magazine writing features and then decided that it might be cool to work with a national newspaper and now thinks working on TV is "swell". Enjoy this segment of SportTokz where we take a deep dive on Scianitti's career and all the tips, industry tricks, and advice he has to offer students! You can also find Matt Scianitti on an episode of SportTokz with SportProfz back in May 2020 when the pandemic was still in its infancy and the return of sports was unknown. We also chat basketball, The Last Dance doc, equal rights in sport, and more! CLICK HERE to listen!

On Monday, October 5th, Brian Bulcke joined the show where we learned about his former playing days in the NFL & CFL and the exciting work he is doing as the Managing Partner of Play4Tomorrow! We discussed college athletics, pro/semi-pro sports, youth development, & sports tech! Later, we took a look into athletes using their voice to speak against social injustices and how financial struggles will impact sports over the next few seasons. See topic list below: 1. College Athletics, Pro/Semi-Pro Sports, Youth Development & Sports Tech 2. Athletes Using their Voice 3. Soccer Update & Financial Struggles in Sports 4. Rapid Fire Q’z - “GO!”

It's all about Rugby in Canada as we host an Exclusive Rugby episode with panel of the industry's best! We have the Founder of Canadian Misfit Rugby & National/Provincial Youth Rugby Coach, Nigel D’Acre joining the show with featured guests from the Toronto Wolfpack, Amy Stoparczyk - Senior Producer, Digital Content and Jon Pallett - VP Commercial. See our topic list below. 1. Working in Professional Rugby - Past to Present 2. State of Rugby in Canada 3. Trans Inclusion in Rugby 4. Esports and Rugby 5. Rapid Fire Q’z - “Go!”

We had Gregory Strong from The Canadian Press join us on the show to discuss the future of sports journalism and the new era of reporting. We also discuss the possibility for Canada to become the bubble for the sports universe. And as a natural journalist, our speaker surprised us with questions of his own! See our topic list below. 1. Greg Strong from the Canadian Press 2. Masai Ujiri’s end-of-season media availability 3. Representation in Newsrooms 4. Is Canada the Bubble of the Sports Universe? 5. Rapid Fire Q’z - "GO!"

Donnovan Bennett joined Dan 'The Coach' Berlin for an Office Hours segment this week for his Sport Journalism course at Ryerson University. This episode takes a deep dive on his journalistic practices, with the second half of the conversation delving into issues of race. It was an incredible hour discussing his craft (as a journalist), the changing landscape of media, and race issues as well. Join us on SportTokz with SportProfz on Monday night September 14th at 8pm EST to continue our conversation with Donnovan. This episode will be aired LIVE on Zoom and will focus on current topics in sports from Olympics, US Open - Tennis, NASCAR, NFL, and more!

Welcome to SEASON 2 of SportTokz with SportProfz! We open our second season with Sportsnet Reporter/Producer, Donnovan Bennett as our spotlight speaker and Social Media Specialist/Beat Reporter for NASCAR, our featured guest, Alex Gallacher. The discussion for this episode is centred around critical topics within basketball, soccer, tennis, and NASCAR. See topic list below! Spotlight Speaker & Featured Guest Intro 1. Basketball Updates 2. Equal Pay for Brazil’s National Soccer Team 3. Tennis US Open Updates 4. NASCAR, Social Media, Graduating RTA 5. Rapid Fire Q’z - “GO!”

On Monday, August 31, 2020 TSN Producer and RTA graduate of the 2018 and first graduating class of the RTA Sport Media program, joined SportTokz and "Jesse was energized, so articulate and beaming with life!" - Prof Walz. Jesse provided thoughtful insight on critical topics and offered advice for students entering the RTA program at Ryerson this year. He discussed ways in which students can start to value professional goofiness and how the sky is the limit for creation. See topic list below! Jesse Profile We're Not Going to Take It Athletes Supporting Black Lives Matter EsportsTokz: Life in the Bubble Social Media Chatz Rapid Fire Q’z

Co-host of Rogers Hometown Hockey and Host of Sportsnet Top of Her Game, Tara Slone joined me on an episode of Office Hours to chat about her incredible experience in the entertainment business. Did you know she started as an Opera singer?! Real Pat Benatar vibes. Jeff Marek also contributed with a real thought-provoking question and you can't miss Tara's inspiring and empowered answer. Listen on our Podcast now! See our Topic List below: 1. CAREER BACKGROUND 2. USING YOUR VOICE 3. BROADCASTING IN FAN-FREE SPACES 4. TOP OF HER GAME 5. LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE PANDEMIC 6. PANDEMIC IMPACTING WOMEN'S SPORTS 7. QUESTION FROM JEFF MAREK 8. ADVICE FOR STUDENTS Thank you for listening to SportTokz with SportProfz! We would love to hear from you. Let us know your thoughts on our show by submitting a testimonial on our website on the Contact page. Also, check out SportTokz Pod on Apple Podcast to submit a rating & leave a review.

On Monday August 24th we welcomed NHL Host on Sportsnet and 31 Thoughts the Podcast, Jeff Marek! Jeff is one of the most trusted voices in hockey journalism and respected because he cares about the professionals in sport that he interviews. He prioritizes building relationships with athletes, coaches, GM’s and other organizational pros and only wish to seek the stories they want to tell. We were are also excited to have Sydney Large, student at the University of Minnesota & founder of Support Women in Sport (@SupportWSports - Twitter) and recent grad from Brock University & founder of (@sportchat2020), Vince Capano as our Featured Guests! On this episode we chatted about discrimination in sports following the recent misogynistic comments by Mike Milbury and the homophobic commentary from Thom Brennaman. We discussed these topics from both an academic and industry perspective. Our profs, Jeff and our featured guests offered thoughtful analysis leading to profound quotes such as “We need to get to a point where we have an all women's panel and not call it a “women's” panel" and “There is no such thing as sloppy broadcasting if it is not in your unconscious bias” See full topic list below. 1. 31 Thoughts on Jeff Marek 2. Bubbles & Broadcast 3. EsportsTokz: Embracing Innovation During the Pandemic 4. Mike Milbury Comments 5. Thom Brennaman Suspension 6. Support Women in Sports w/ Sydney Large 7. Sport Chats w/ Vince Capano 8. Rapid Fire Q’z Thank you for listening to SportTokz with SportProfz! We would love to hear from you. Let us know your thoughts on our show by submitting a testimonial on our website on the Contact page. Also, check out SportTokz Pod on Apple Podcast to submit a rating & leave a review.

On Monday August 17th we welcomed Washington NFL Executive & author of her upcoming release “The Success Playbook”, Chanelle S. Reynolds! Chanelle discussed what it's like working as an NFL executive and the steps Washington is taking as an organization. She offers thoughtful insight to breaking barriers as a woman working in sports. Chanelle also provides important nuggets from her book by taking us through basic principles that contributed to her trailblazing career path, including; Understanding Your Power, Being intentional, The Art of Taking L’s, and Unleashing your beast mode. See our topic list below. 1. Chanelle Profile 2. Washington NFL hires Jason Wright 3. Book Club Picks - "The Success Playbook" 4. NBA Playoffs - Who you got? 5. Rapid Fire Q'z - "GO!" 6. Women Breaking Into #SportBiz 7. CFL's $30M federal government loan request denied 8. _____ UPDATE (Fill in the blank) Thank you for listening to SportTokz with SportProfz! We would love to hear from you. Let us know your thoughts on our show by submitting a testimonial on our website on the Contact page. Also, check out SportTokz Pod on Apple Podcast to submit a rating & leave a review.

On this episode of SportTokz Office Hours we chat with Zack Brame, Digital Content Producer for the Carolina Hurricanes of the NHL! See the topic list below. 1. Career Profile 2. Applying for the Carolina Hurricanes 3. Inside the NHL Bubble 4. Oh Canada - So much love for us eh? 5. Piston Cup Racing - “He did what in his cup?” 6. Best Social Media in Sports 7. Career Advice - Can you come back to sports if you step away? 8. Networking Tips for Post-Secondary Students Thank you for listening to SportTokz with SportProfz! We would love to hear from you. Let us know your thoughts on our show by submitting a testimonial on our website on the Contact page. Also, check out SportTokz Pod on Apple Podcast to submit a rating & leave a review.

We are launching a new segment to our show called SportTokz Office Hours! This will be a space where we focus on specific topics or profiles of sport professionals and professors. You can find deep dives on important issues and detailed analysis of sport media, digital marketing, broadcast, game operations, sport business, social media and more.  We introduce SportTokz Office Hours with Dan Marrazza, Erin Hodges, and Kassie Epstein as we dive deep toward the Seattle Kraken and analyze the branding & social-digital media wins and losses of the 32nd NHL team’s launch. How does it compare and contrast with the Vegas Golden Knights launch? 1. Analyze the launch - Storytelling (from teasers to the name announcement) 2. Analyzing the logos & colour choice 3. Branding via digital production 4. Branding on social media 5. Moving forward - How can Seattle break the status quo? Thank you for listening to SportTokz with SportProfz! We would love to hear from you. Let us know your thoughts on our show by submitting a testimonial on our website on the Contact page. Also, check out SportTokz Pod on Apple Podcast to submit a rating & leave a review.

Dan Marrazza - most recently NHL Vegas Golden Knights, Director of Digital & Social Media, & Senior Specialist, Social Marketing at DraftKings, Inc. and our Featured Guest, Erin Hodges - Digital Marketing at the Tampa Bay Rays joined us on Monday July 20th, 2020 to chat everything sport social media and digital marketing. See our topic list below. 1. Dan & Erin Profile 2. Social Content During COVID: Who's standing out? 3. Twitch/Simulated game potential value, during COVID and post COVID 4. _____ UPDATE (Fill in the blank) 5. Industry Retrospective: How much the biz has changed in 10 years 6. Rapid Fire Q'z 7. Breaking Into the Biz

The spark and a firecracker herself, Shireen Ahmed - Sports Journalist, TEDx Speaker, Sports Activist, Podcaster, Consultant - joined us on July 6th, 2020 to discuss activism in sport and her takes on the changes we see happening in the industry now. Shireen was FULL of energy and it will be impossible for you to not feel inspiration by the end of the episode. You can follow her on Instagram @footybedsheets and @_shireenahmed_ on Twitter. See our topic list below. Shireen Ahmed Profile NWSL Challenge Cup Athletes opting out of seasons/tournaments Esports + D&I Esports at the Olympics Team Name Changes (MLB, CFL, NFL) (NHL??) _____ Update (fill in the blank) Rapid Fire Q'z Disclaimer: In light of Edmonton CFL's recent news that was released after the recording of this episode, regarding the retirement of their name, we now only refer the team as the “EE Football Team".

On Monday, June 29th we were back with another #SportProfz edition of our show to celebrate Ryerson University’s RTA Graduating Class of 2020 and Welcome the Incoming Class of 2024! RTA Professors, Prof Walz, Prof Joe, Dan “The Coach” Berlin, and Dr. Nicole Forrester came back to be our hosts for the evening. Students reflected on their 4 years the program and share knowledge and advice to incoming students to create excitement for the incoming class! See our topic list below. 1. Celebrate defining moments in RTA 2. RTA 2020 Superlatives 3. Wisdom to impart to first year students 4. What’s next? Graduates to Professionals

Dr. Jen Welter, First Female Coach, NFL & Madden, PhD Sport Psych and Author joined us on June 22nd, 2020 to chat about coaching at all levels of sport and how her experiences have shaped her life. Dan "The Coach" Berlin finally met his match as Dr. Welter absolutely killed the Rapid Fire Q'z segment and had viewers applauding her for being the first to truly get a hang of the game. 1. Dr. Jen Welter Spotlight 2. COVID Positive Tests - What Now? 3. ESPYS - Love for Hosts, Megan Rapinoe & Sue Bird 4. NASCAR - Bubba Wallace 5. EsportTokz Update 6. Rapid Fire Q’z - “Go!” 7. _____ Update (Fill in the blank) 8. Social Media - Arizona Christian University 9. Questions from our viewers

We partnered with You Can Play to celebrate PRIDE in sports! Jonas Worth, Brock McGillis, Harrison Browne, and John Epping joined SportTokz With SportProfz on June 15th, 2020. See our topic list below. 1. Spotlight Speaker's Story & Connection to Sport 2. Sport's Response to LGBTQ Issues 3. You Can Play and Pride 2020 4. Pride Support in Pro Sports 5. US Supreme Court ruling for LGBTQ 6. Rapid Fire Q’z with Dan "The Coach" Berlin 7. ______ Update (fill in the blank) 8. Social Media w/ Chelsea Vern

Dr. Nicole Forrester (Prof Forrester), Joe Recupero (Prof Joe), Dan Berlin (The Coach) and Laurel Walzak (Prof Walz) discussed Racism and Injustice Affecting the Black Community Through the Lens of Sport. June 8th, 2020 "What's going on right now isn't a US problem, isn't a black person problem, it's a world problem". (Quote by Dr. Nicole Forrester, RTA Sport Media). 1. Drew Brees 2. NFL Mistake with Kaepernick 3. Bryndon Minter Speaks Out 4. Kevin Weeks, Kim Davis & Hockey Is Not For Everyone 5. Sports Resuming 6. Statements 7. $100 Mill - Michael Jordan 8. Globalization: Olympics

Host of TSN's Digital SportCentre & Esports LIVE, Marissa Roberto joined SportTokz on June 1st, 2020. See our topic list below. 1. MRob Promo Time 2. The Latest Returns 3. Celebrating Pride Month 4. EsportTokz Q’z 5. A Day in the Life of a Gamer 6. Supporting Women and Diversity in Gaming 7. Converting Sports Fans to Esports 8. ____ Update (fill in the blank) 9. Profs Rapid Fire Q’z 10. Social Media with Chelsea Vern

Emergency NHL Backup Goaltender, Dave & his wife Sarah Ayres joined SportTokz on May 25th, 2020. See our topic list below. 1. Dave’s Emergent Upcoming 2. Disney x NBA 3. Sport Docs - The Last Dance & More 4. UFC Event Coverage in Florida 5. CFL - Shortened Season in September 6. Premier League Clubs Vote Stage 1 7. Profs Rapid Fire Q’z 8. ____ Update (fill in the blank) 9. Break of Protocol - Can athletes stay safe & isolated? 10. Sarah on Social with Chelsea Vern

CFL General Manager, Toronto Argonauts, Michael “Pinball” Clemons joined SportTokz on May 18th, 2020. See our topic list below. 1. The Pinball Story 2. CFL - Funding 3. MLB - Salary Debate 4. NBA - ESPN’s Top 10 Players of All-Time 5. Networking The Sports Industry 6. MLS - Update 7. Profs Rapid Fire Q’z 8. ____ Update (fill in the blank) 9. Athletes On Social. Top 10 with Chelsea Vern

Sportsnet Anchor, Toronto Blue Jays TV Host, Jamie Campbell joined SportTokz on May 11th, 2020. See our topic list below. 1. 1000 Phone Calls 2. Baseball, Up Next 3. Hub Cities and NHL 4. Who is “Resuming Practice & Play” 5. Esports with Aksel Lielmanis 6. NFL - Flag Football and Schedule 7. Profs Rapid Fire Q’z 8. ____ Update (fill in the blank) 9. Athletes On Social. Top 10 with Chelsea Vern 10. Student Q&A With Campbell

TSN Reporter, CFL Sidelines, Matt Scianitti joined SportTokz on May 4th, 2020. See our topic list below. 1. CFL, Up NEXT 2. MLB To RESUME? 3. MLS' RETURN 4. THE WORLD OF TENNIS 5. ______ Update (Fill in the Blank) 6. Esports WITH AKSEL LIELMANIS 7. THE LAST DANCE PART 2 8. PROFS RAPID FIRE Q's - "GO" 9. ATHLETES ON SOCIAL, TOP 10 10. STUDENT Q&A WITH SCIANITTI

TSN’s Hockey Insider, Darren Dreger joined SportTokz on April 27th, 2020. See our topic list below. 1. NFL Draft 2. NHL Virtual Draft 3. NBA Practices 4. Kawhi Leonard & Nike 5. NWHL In Toronto 6. Esports - Fortnite & Travis Scott feat. Artillery Squid 7. The Last Dance 8. Profs' Rapid Fire Q's - "Go" 9. Athletes On Social, Top 10 10. Who Is Next To Start Their Season?

Scott MacArthur from Sportsnet 590 The FAN joined SportTokz on March 30th, 2020. See our topic list below. Why we miss baseball? feat. Dan Berlin Esports: SPORT VIDEO GAMES LeBron James: Nike TIK TOK: Prof Walz's Obsession NFL Signings Women's Soccer Olympics 1: Expert Sebesta's Program Planning Olympics 2: Prof Joe's Take Scotty MAC's RAPID FIRE BONUS "GO" Things on social media about sports that bug us Things we miss the most about sports

SportTokz with SportProfz is co-hosted by Ryerson University’s RTA School of Media professors, Prof Walz (Laurel Walzak) and Prof Joe (Joe Recupero) with recurring Featured Guests, Dan “The Coach” Berlin, Aksel Lielmanis, and Chelsea Vern. The show is produced LIVE via Zoom conferencing call every Monday night at 8pm. For 1-hour we interview/chat with sport pros and profs about their careers and insight on recent sports news, academic research, and advice for students pursuing the business. In the short time we have been operating, we have had an overwhelming response from students and speakers interested in participating such as Toronto Argonauts’ GM - Michael 'Pinball' Clemons, TSN's Digital SportCentre - Marissa Roberto, CFL Reporter - Matthew Scianitti, Hockey Insider - Darren Dreger, NHL EBUG - David Ayres, Sportsnet’s Jamie Campbell, and Fan590’s Scott MacArthur, Jonas Worth from You Can Play, former Pro athlete - Harrison Browne and Brock McGillis and Canadian Curler - John Epping. We record the entire show for our social media platforms to later post highlights of our speaker's expert insight and advice. Follow us on Instagram and Twitter @sporttokz To watch our LIVE episodes on Monday nights at 8pm and gain access to exclusive offers & contests, subscribe at www.sporttokz.com Stay tuned for previous episodes to be uploaded which will lead us into our regular scheduled programming.