
Media One Group co-founders Derek Rider and Corey Peck graduated from Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU), formerly Ryerson University, in 2010. After building Media One Group, one of Canada’s fastest-growing digital agencies, Derek and Corey returned to TMU to give back to the community with two newly made awards in 2021 for students in The Creative School: The Derek Rider Award of Storytelling Excellence and The Corey Peck Award of Production Excellence. In this podcast episode, Naomi Chen and Vanessa Wright, the winners of these awards, break down their innovative submissions and student success. Naomi speaks on her app that subverts the traditional use of contact tracing, and Vanessa unpacks her report on black women in sports and sports journalism.