{"id":1518671,"date":"2025-12-08T08:35:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T13:35:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.niagaracollege.ca\/insidenc\/?p=1518671"},"modified":"2025-12-08T09:36:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T14:36:07","slug":"niagara-falls-review-former-radio-reporter-brewing-up-a-second-career-in-beer-at-nc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.niagaracollege.ca\/insidenc\/2025\/12\/08\/niagara-falls-review-former-radio-reporter-brewing-up-a-second-career-in-beer-at-nc\/","title":{"rendered":"Niagara Falls Review: Former radio reporter brewing up a second career in beer at NC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"236\" data-end=\"512\">Reporter Cadeem Lalor profiled Brewmaster and Brewery Operations Management student Ken Mann in a feature published in the <em data-start=\"377\" data-end=\"399\">Niagara Falls Review<\/em>. The story was also syndicated to the <em data-start=\"438\" data-end=\"463\">St. Catharines Standard<\/em>, <em data-start=\"465\" data-end=\"482\">Welland Tribune<\/em> and the <em data-start=\"491\" data-end=\"511\">Hamilton Spectator<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"514\" data-end=\"829\">The article centres on Mann&#8217;s career transformation after 30 years in broadcast journalism and his decision to enrol at Niagara College in September 2024&#8211;returning to the Teaching Brewery he first reported on in 2011. Mann shares how the creativity and craftsmanship of brewing inspired his shift into the industry.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"831\" data-end=\"1083\">The coverage also highlights Project Brew, the program&#8217;s signature capstone event, where Mann and his classmates will debut 15 student-crafted beers. Mann will present <em data-start=\"1003\" data-end=\"1024\">Around the Campfire<\/em>, a porter he developed as part of the culminating project.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1085\" data-end=\"1304\">The feature includes comments from program professor and developer Jonathan Downing, who reflects on the Teaching Brewery&#8217;s growth, award-winning track record, and the diverse backgrounds of more than 550 graduates.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1248\" data-end=\"1293\">Read the Niagara Falls Review article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stcatharinesstandard.ca\/life\/food-and-drink\/second-career-in-beer-for-reporter\/article_822ba10c-441c-5186-9309-e503fda95b20.html\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reporter Cadeem Lalor profiled Brewmaster and Brewery Operations Management student Ken Mann in a feature published in the Niagara Falls Review. The story was also syndicated to the St. Catharines Standard, Welland Tribune and the Hamilton Spectator. 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