Broadcaster Brian Perkin to receive Honorary Degree from Algonquin College
Posted on Wednesday, May 26th, 2021
OTTAWA (May 25, 2021) – Algonquin College will present well-known broadcaster and community supporter Brian Perkin with an Honorary Degree at its virtual convocation ceremony in June.
Perkin owned and operated Perth’s Lake 88.1 FM radio station for the last 14 years, but his broadcasting career spans 42 years working at numerous Ontario radio stations, including CFRA/CFMO and CHEZ in Ottawa. He also taught radio broadcasting at Algonquin College and served on the College’s Broadcast Advisory Board.
“Brian’s passion and dedication to his craft and career serve as an inspiration for all of our learners, particularly those in our School of Media and Design. It is obvious by the loyal audiences that he has attracted that he has a genuine love for what he does and the people and communities that he has served,” said Claude Brulé, Algonquin College President and CEO.
Since moving to Perth in 1991, Perkin has coached local minor hockey and soccer teams and involved himself in the arts community as the former co-chair of the Perth Performing Arts Committee. He continues to serve as chair for the annual Perth Festival of the Maples and as a director with the Perth & District Chamber of Commerce.
To this year’s Algonquin College graduating class, Perkin suggests, “You have to grow your career, but you also have to make sure you’re growing your community-mindedness as well.”
As Perkin prepares for retirement, he and his wife sold the Perth radio station to My Broadcasting Corporation in late April. But as his love of radio continues, he’ll stay on as the station’s manager for another two years. He will receive his Honorary Degree during the College’s virtual convocation ceremony on June 23, 2021.
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For more information:
Bruce Hickey
Communications Officer
Algonquin College
Chris Lackner
Communications Manager
Algonquin College
Office: 613-727-4723 ext. 2091
Mobile: 613-220-3479
About Algonquin College:
The mission of Algonquin College of Applied Arts and Technology is to transform hopes and dreams into lifelong success. Algonquin College, an Ontario public sector community college, does this by offering hands-on, digitally connected, experiential learning in more than 185 programs. Based in the Ottawa Valley, Algonquin College is the largest polytechnic institute in Eastern Ontario.
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