Midweek
The Radio Show
About
Midweek is a production of the Carleton University School of Journalism and Communication in Ottawa, Canada. The Midweek team’s members are journalism students in the senior years of our School’s bachelor and master of journalism programs. Most groups total about 16, and their members come from across the country and often from abroad as well. Midweek teams do nine on-air shows each, in either the Fall or Winter terms of the academic year.
Midweek’s studios are located at The School of Journalism and Communication in Richcraft Hall on Carleton’s campus, and our shows are transmitted by CKCU 93.1 FM, the campus and community radio station based at Carleton. You can listen to us live online most Wednesdays during the university’s Fall and Winter academic terms: We’re on CKCU-FM after the BBC News at noon. The shows and podcasts posted here have had all their music taken out because of copyright issues, so to get the full “Midweek” experience, tune in to CKCU!
Many Midweek alums show up every day on your radio, TV or other screens — famous folks who got their starts right here on Midweek at Carleton and others you may not have heard of who are still out there serving their communities in a wide range of ways.
Our Team: Winter 2025
The instructor and senior producer for Midweek is associate professor Nana aba Duncan. The TA and associate producer is Martin Halek. The technical producer is David Sarazin. Roger Martin is our web designer and the School’s IT coordinator.
 Martin Halek, TA Martin Halek is a radio journalist, newsreader, and Carleton grad (now grad student) who loves stories about science and nature. |
 Nadia Al-Zanbouri Nadia Al-Zanbouri is a journalist with an interest in covering culture, music and politics. |
 Jessica Campbell Jessica Campbell is a fourth-year journalism student with a passion for covering stories about politics, culture and social justice. |
 Jayden Dill (he/him) Jayden is a fourth-year journalism and political science major who works part-time at the Toronto Star and is the Chair of Carleton University’s student newspaper. |
 Janson Duench Janson Duench is a fourth-year journalism and humanities student with interests in sports, culture, business, architecture and design. |
 Kathryn Fraser Kathryn Fraser is a fourth-year journalism student who enjoys reporting on local stories with a passion for radio. |
 Bo-Ning Gao Bo-Ning Gao is an upper-year student in the Master of Journalism program at Carleton University. |
 Jesmeen Gill Jesmeen Gill is in her fourth year of journalism in the health science concentration, and she enjoys longform investigative journalism. |
 Sarah Hirsi Sarah Hirsi is a fourth-year journalism student with a minor in sociology—she loves telling stories through audio, and cares deeply about culture, justice and climate change. |
 Noureen Moghadam Noureen Moghadam is a fourth-year journalism student at Carleton University who enjoys listening to music and reading Jane Austen books in her spare time. |
 Julien BrombachJulien enjoys connecting people and ideas, both as an upcoming journalist and as a true team player. |
 Hannah Daramola Hannah is a fourth year journalism student with a minor in communications and media studies—she enjoys writing community-focused stories. |