The CBC Radio Peter Gzowski Internship
We are pleased to announce that Jenna Cameron has been selected for the 2012 Gzowski Internship at the CBC. Read more >
Gzowski Interns are selected annually to receive a week of training in the basics of radio production at the CBC in Toronto and spend the remainder of the internship gaining first-hand experience in contributing to radio programming in a variety of ways.
Created to honour the memory of Peter Gzowski, who died in 2002, the internship program with CBC Radio is available to final-year university students at four institutions across Canada that have a link to the well-known author, broadcaster, and columnist. They are: Trent University, McGill University in Montreal, Memorial University in St. John’s, and Simon Fraser University in British Columbia.
ELIGIBILITY
To be eligible, students must be in the final year of their undergraduate or graduate program and must be a Canadian citizen or landed immigrant.
HOW TO APPLY
The application process for 2011-2012 is now closed.
Applications must include the following:
- A one page Letter of Introduction describing what you are studying and why you are applying for a Gzowski Internship.
- A Curriculum Vitae (or resume)
- A short description of your idea for a radio program and what it would sound like (no more than one page)
- A short description of something you heard on the radio that you found compelling (no more than one page)
- An example of your creative work
- Three reference names and contact information, at least two of which are from outside your university. Reference letters will be solicited as needed.
PREVIOUS INTERN WINNERS
- 2010 Intern Chris Chang-Yen Philips Read May 30, 2011 news story
- 2010 Intern Jonathan Pinto
- 2009 Intern Ariel Sharratt
- 2008 Intern Trevor Dunn
- 2007 Intern Lily Mills
- 2006 Intern Christopher Rompre
- 2005 Intern Reuben Maan
- 2004 Intern Hollis Moore
- 2003 Intern Bethany Or
For detailed application information, visit the CBC Radio Peter Gzowski Internship website.
