Twists and turns with no end in sight. That is how I have reached this latest incarnation of my media career spanning 35+ years. This journey has been thrilling, maddening, harsh and ego-realigning.
From the age of 19 — while attending Concordia University, where I would attain a B.A., Specialization in Communication Studies and simultaneously launching my on-air and production offerings at CJAD — to present day 54, where I continue to entertain and inform at K1037 in Kahnawake, The Suburban has become the latest platform where I look to learn and excel. The broadcaster in me has not been defined by the industry that has been my home for what will very soon be four decades, rather I have chosen the paths that have permitted me to define my own destiny. That has always been the success plan: uncertain certainty.
I have had cordial discussions with The Suburban for years, through Publisher and friend Michael Sochaczevski and with the reputable, ‘gentleman with panache’, Beryl Wajsman: this time around, the timing was impeccable. I had recently thrown my hat in the ring in municipal politics, running for district one councillor in Pincourt, where I came up short of my goal. The experience was an humbling learning curve, where I exposed myself, my vulnerabilities, in an effort to serve the greater good. And that is when this latest call come in and the timing was perfect.
Working on behalf of a marginalized community in Kahnawake and having grown-up in an all-too-often ostracized minority collective, I have been a strong voice for truth, truism and honesty. The Suburban’s written platform is now the perfect conduit for my insights, personality and experience to shine. There will be some hiccups, a few missteps and the occasional apology, but that will pale in comparison to the passion I will bring to the table and based on the warmth I have felt from this tight, professional team at The Suburban since the announcement was cemented to join the newspaper and digital informer, this was unequivocally the right decision.
Ideas, insight, suggestions, thoughts, conversations? Reach out directly to: zafran@TheSuburban.com or 514-484-1107 ext.207.
I am listening. I am reporting.