Who We Are

Alec Stewart personally oversees each project. Alec has many years of radio news experience, and has won the national Charlie Edwards award, presented by the Radio and Television News Directors Association of Canada (RTNDA). He worked as a reporter and producer at several stations, including CHML Hamilton (producing Tom Cherington’s News Hour), CJBK London and the former CHIC Brampton. He was the main desk editor at the national news agency Broadcast News (The Canadian Press) in the 1980s. He instigated and wrote most of the first edition of the 328-page BN Style Guide, which has been used to teach news writing in colleges and universities across Canada. More recently, Alec has also made his mark in audio production, winning numerous international awards. He has produced dozens of high-end radio Public Service Announcements for various organizations, including the RTNDA, as well as for national safety groups.

Joanna Tsipuras is a news writer and editor with 16 years’ experience on the national scene. For nine years, Joanna was one of the top writers at CBC-TV’s The National. She wrote news scripts for Peter Mansbridge, Knowlton Nash, Hana Gartner and Wendy Mesley, while working directly with CBC national correspondents in the development of their stories. Joanna had previously worked at Broadcast News, writing national news summaries for radio and TV newsrooms as well as developing stories for Ontario radio stations.

Adam Cree is a recording engineer who has been with us for over 10 years. Adam oversees the technical side of our operation. He keeps our database up to date and keeps in contact with radio stations.

Jeff Roach (APR) is an associate of Radio News Service, with many years in the world of corporate communications. Prior to forming Jeff Roach and Associates in 1993, he served as Senior Vice-President of Corporate Communications & Public Affairs at CIBC and Director and Assistant Vice-President of Corporate Communications at Northern Telecom. Jeff has been Co-ordinator of Seneca College’s post-graduate Corporate Communications Program since 2006.

Radio News Service is a division of Dynamix Productions.