Photograph, negative and press clippings of the first live television broadcast in Canada, as presented to an audience of over 300 members of the radio industry (including dealers) from the Toronto area. Entitled "This is the Fashion", the show was a collaborative effort between the schools of Electronics, Broadcasting and Fashion Design and was produced in the Ryerson boardroom and transmitted via coaxial cable to viewing screens in the Institute's auditorium. This special event was intended to promote not only television but the FM band (on which Ryerson's new radio station --CJRT-- was just starting to operate).

1992 Awards Video: (approximately 40:00 minutes) Audio: inaudible. Visual: poor This may be because this video is a Super VHS and the Archives does not have a compatible machine to view tape.

1994 Award: 4 photographs

1998 Awards: Press Release and Program and poster; video: edited (approximately 46:52 minutes, commercial-free) version provided by Mark Bishop, Producer of the TARA Awards production April 16, 1998. Credit to the Ryerson Archives for archival footage used for this production, not appearing on the taped televised version (2 hrs) aired July 25, 1998 on CFMT, was added to the edited version.

1999 Video: 1 hour show, including commercials, aired June 19, 1999 on CFMT. This copy was taped by Archives staff.

2001: Mounted Poster:

2002: Program, posters

2003: Program, poster

2004: Videotape, poster, photographs

2005: Program

2006: Program, photographs on CD-R

2011: Program

RYERSONIAN, February 15 article, photographs re. Press Conference held at Ryerson announcing the $50 million extension plan for CBC. The Secretary of State, Hugh Faulkner, addressed approximately 120 RTA students and members of the Toronto press. RTA Chair, John Twomey, was instrumental in arranging this event.

This is an assignment for course BRD 044 (Business Aspects of Independent Television Production) whereby six teams of students try to sell their proposed series to a team of industry insiders.

RTA hosted a gala event on May 11 for alumni and friends of RTA to celebrate the first fully high definition (HD) broadcasting facility established in Canada as well as the upcoming launch of the first MBA in Media Management program and MA in Media Production to be offered in North America.

The Gala featured a live to tape program showcasing some of Ryerson's best known grads, a ribbon cutting ceremony and master class sessions with renowned HD experts in the field, networking with some of the industry's top producers, editors, camera operators, and on-air personalities and a tour of the state-of-the-art HD studio.

Included in the file are: Guest book, 2 DVD's: "Ahead of the Future Gala Event" May 11, 2006 - included at the end of DVD is the Legacy of Leadership film, 3 Invitations, 3 Program of Events, 3 Media packages that include the "A Legacy of Leadership" DVD.

1 DVD - "Ryerson University School of Radio and Television Arts: A Legacy of Leadership", produced by faculty member Richard Grunberg, was given to individuals attending the gala. This 7 1/2 minute DVD, narrated by RTA graduate and TV personality, Valarie Pringle, features historical clips of RTA, promotional footage about the program, comments from well-known graduates, e.g. Keith Pelley and Robert Sawyer, comments from several RTA faculty and comments from Ryerson's President, Sheldon Levy. The DVD also features clips of the Ryerson campus. A number of photographs and the film clips used in the early segments of the DVD are from the Archives. The comment segment from Jon Keeble, RTA faculty, was filmed in the Ryerson Archives, featuring an old RTA TV camera in the backgroud.

This file contains Programme to the 1986 RTA Academy Awards.

This file contains a Programme to the 3rd Annual Schmooze Fest held March 22, 2006.