Brianna Goldberg
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Brianna Goldberg is a Canadian journalist. She currently resides in Toronto, working for the National Post
a national newspaper in Canada. Prior to that, she worked with CBC Radio One
.
School of Journalism and Communication with a Master of Journalism.
through their music and instrument-making.
Although the topic had been widely researched in the United States already, no in-depth reporting had previously been done into musicians like Jayme Stone
: a Juno award winning banjo player whose bluegrass and West African fusion album, Africa to Appalachia, launched in June 2008.
Her work on this topic appeared on CBC Radio One
, CBC Radio 3
, and in the National Post
.
National Post
The National Post is a Canadian English-language national newspaper based in Don Mills, a district of Toronto. The paper is owned by Postmedia Network Inc. and is published Mondays through Saturdays...
a national newspaper in Canada. Prior to that, she worked with CBC Radio One
CBC Radio One
CBC Radio One is the English language news and information radio network of the publicly-owned Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. It is commercial free and offers both local and national programming...
.
Early life
She graduated from Carleton UniversityCarleton University
Carleton University is a comprehensive university located in the capital of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario. The enabling legislation is The Carleton University Act, 1952, S.O. 1952. Founded as a small college in 1942, Carleton now offers over 65 programs in a diverse range of disciplines. Carleton has...
School of Journalism and Communication with a Master of Journalism.
African Banjo
Goldberg was the first Canadian journalist to produce a work of long-form journalism, in the form of a radio documentary, about Canadian musicians exploring the African and early African American roots of the banjoBanjo
In the 1830s Sweeney became the first white man to play the banjo on stage. His version of the instrument replaced the gourd with a drum-like sound box and included four full-length strings alongside a short fifth-string. There is no proof, however, that Sweeney invented either innovation. This new...
through their music and instrument-making.
Although the topic had been widely researched in the United States already, no in-depth reporting had previously been done into musicians like Jayme Stone
Jayme Stone
Jayme Stone is a Canadian banjoist and composer who was formerly in the jazz and roots group Tricycle. His solo album The Utmost won the 2008 Juno Award for Instrumental Album of the Year...
: a Juno award winning banjo player whose bluegrass and West African fusion album, Africa to Appalachia, launched in June 2008.
Her work on this topic appeared on CBC Radio One
CBC Radio One
CBC Radio One is the English language news and information radio network of the publicly-owned Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. It is commercial free and offers both local and national programming...
, CBC Radio 3
CBC Radio 3
CBC Radio 3 is a radio station that consists of two parts devoted to Canadian arts and music: a radio service which is available on Sirius Satellite Radio and streaming audio, and several daily and weekly podcasts from the CBC Radio 3 website...
, and in the National Post
National Post
The National Post is a Canadian English-language national newspaper based in Don Mills, a district of Toronto. The paper is owned by Postmedia Network Inc. and is published Mondays through Saturdays...
.
External links
- National Post article on roots of the banjo in Canada
- National Post article Google Twins: I want to be number one
- List of National Post articles written by Brianna Goldberg
- CBC (Canadian Broadcast Corporation) audio program Banjo'dwidth with Brianna Goldberg
- Brianna Goldberg's personal LinkedIn Profile