Astral launches $5,000 radio diversity scholarship

MONTREAL – This week, Astral Media launched a new annual scholarship for diversity in broadcasting. The scholarship is worth $5,000 and geared towards encouraging a francophone student from a visible minority or Aboriginal background to pursue his or her university studies in broadcasting."Through this initiative, Astral Media reinforces its support for up-and-coming talent and for developing a broad and diverse base of young media professionals in Canada. With a firm belief that more cultural minorities should be integrated into Canada's broadcasting industry, Astral Media is delighted to contribute to changing the face of the industry by investing in education," says...