Posted on Monday, July 17th, 2017
Algonquin College gave Stu Schwartz his voice – one that has become synonymous with Ottawa.
“They gave us the same tools as you would have in the industry,” he says of the College’s radio broadcasting program. Those tools have served “Stuntman Stu” – as he’s better known on air or behind a mic – throughout his boisterous career. Read more >
Posted on Tuesday, July 11th, 2017
Véronique Rivest sips wine for a living. Just call it a perk of having many people’s dream job.
But her life as a sommelier is certainly not all play, and no work. “A lot of people think sommeliers just drink wine,” she says. “But it’s a job to manage a wine program, to manage an inventory, to manage a staff… to serve customers.” Read more >
Posted on Monday, July 10th, 2017
When you wish upon a star, makes no difference who you are. But it helps if you’re an Algonquin College grad.
Trent Correy’s career dreams have come true at Disney Animation, where he has worked on acclaimed movies like Zootopia, Moana, and Frozen. The Ottawa-born artist has worked in Los Angeles for five years, and not a day goes by that he doesn’t employ the skills he learned at the College. Read more >