About Me
Hi, my name is Andrew: story collector, sound curator, bike commuter and pet owner in Lheidli T’enneh.
My pronouns are he and him.
I make radio and tell digital stories in the traditional and unceded territory of the Lheidli T’enneh First Nation, better known as Prince George, British Columbia, Canada. I like my job and my home quite a bit, so that’s good. That being said, this is my personal site and is not representative of the views of anyone else.
I’m fascinated by the way we think about and interact with the world, the future of our culture, and strong storytelling. I’m also pretty good at using the internet.
By the way, “Kurjata” is Eastern European (likely Polish) in origin. It’s pronounced “ker •ya •ta”. For future reference, please bookmark this page.
My professional biography can be found on LinkedIn.
Radio
My job is primarily producing interviews and short audio documentaries for the morning drive-time show Daybreak North, although now I also write for an online audience, too (all my bylines are at cbc.ca/akurjata or you can use this Google search for more contributions). You can listen to some of my old favourite bits here (not updated in a while).
In 2020 I produced the CBC British Columbia “They and Us,” a podcast about gender and identity hosted by my colleague Faith Fundal. I also contributed to the CBC Edmonton podcast, “World On Fire.”
In 2014, I produced a special series called “At Home in the Hood”, highlighting stories from the poorest neighbourhood in my hometown. You can stream or download the podcast here.
Writing
This website is also home to my blog, which gone through a number of iterations (you can read about those here), but at this point it’s mostly longer-form original/semi-original thoughts with a focus on radio, music, technology, bikes, citizenship and the city of Prince George.
If you’re new, I suggest you start with the best of.
Recent bylines for Canada’s national broadcaster are here.
You can also find a column in the northern B.C. arts magazine Thimbleberry.
Speaking and live events
I’ve produced multiple live events ranging from punk shows to political debates, interviewed award-winning authors and artists on-stage, and participated in panel discussions on topics including reconciliation and community-based journalism. If you are interested in working together, reach out below.
Contact
Email (personal): andrew@kurjata.ca
Email (professional): andrew.kurjata@cbc.ca
You can find me on Twitter @akurjata and on Facebook /akurjata.
For more secure messaging you can use Telegram or Keybase.
Phone: 250-277-4045 (Mon-Fri, 9 am – 5 pm PST) Pandemic work cell/iMessage number: 250.552.2058
More
I created the r/princegeorge subreddit years as go for a joke and now I try to run it in my spare time.
I do my best to keep my resume up to date on LinkedIn.
I’m also on Spotify and Instagram, and upload the occasional mixtape.
About This Site
AndrewKurjata.ca is hosted by Bluehost (I used to use NearlyFreeSpeech.net and would still recommend it for smaller sites). Namecheap is my registrar, and it runs a very modified version of the DePo Skinny theme on WordPress. The font is Open Sans.
Blanket Disclaimers and Copyright
The opinions expressed herein are my own, and do not reflect the views of any my employers, clients, or pets. Retweets, reblogs, etc are not endorsements. And so on. Disclaimer. Copyright.
You’ve reached the end! Here’s my crazy cat:
