Rod is Ontario's best lecturer

The votes are in and Rod Carely is the Best Lecturer for 2009. With the win Canadore College will receive a $10,000 scholarship.

TVO Officials say Carley's lecture clearly stood out in both the public vote and with the jury. They also said he led the pack heading into the top 10 and then delivered an engaging, provocative, powerful competition lecture.

The show will be re-broadcast today (Sunday).

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Just a quick reminder that today (Saturday, April 11th) is the day they announce the winner of TVO's Big Ideas Best Lecturer competition.

Tune in at 4p.m to TVO and cross all your fingers and toes that Rod Carley will be the winner!

(In case you miss it on Saturday, the show will be re-broadcast on Sunday. )

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Rod Carley was named one of the 10 finalists for TVO’s 2009 Big Ideas Best Lecturer Competition in February.
Rod’s lecture, Adapting Shakespeare in a Modern Canadian Context, will air on Saturday, March 28 at 4 p.m. on TVO. The winner, who will walk away with a $10,000 scholarship for his/her school, will be announced on April 11.

Canadore College's instructor is close to capturing the title of TVO's Big Ideas Best Lecturer with your help. Carley’s ‘Adapting Shakespeare within a Modern Canadian Context’ lecture is up against experts from a wide variety of academic disciplines including English, anthropology, history and health sciences in the race to determine who will walk away with top spot.

Here is how you can help:

What: watch and vote for Rod's telelvised lecture on TVO (Channel 5)

When: Saturday, March 28

Time: 4:00 p.m.

Topic: Adapting Shakespeare within a Modern Canadian Context

To Vote:
phone toll-free: 1-866-281-3536
online: www.tvo.org
mobile phone: text the word "vote" to short code 333111

The voting takes place from 4 p.m. on Saturday March 28 to 3 p.m. on Sunday March 29 and again from midnight on March 31st to 6 p.m. on April 5th. You can vote as often as you want!