Kaleigh Mirosch is not afraid to express her opinion. Readers of the DDRC’s Connection Magazine will remember Kaleigh from this year’s spring edition where we learned about her passion for writing restaurant reviews based on her experiences at local restaurants and her excellent taste.
Since then, Kaleigh has aired her first professional radio interview with John Gilchrist, a restaurant reviewer for CBC Radio 1 and the Calgary Herald.
Kaleigh and her Community Resource Worker, Jessica Willes, got in touch with Mr. Gilchrist via email explaining Kaleigh’s interest in writing restaurant reviews and finding out more about the work that he does. Soon after receiving their email, Mr. Gilchrist agreed to meet Kaleigh and Jessica to have lunch and answer some of her questions including: “What is your favourite food?” and “what is your favourite restaurant in Calgary?”
In return for an enjoyable lunch, Mr. Gilchrist gave Kaleigh autographed copies of his published works and asked if she would be interested in visiting the CBC studio to help him record a segment.
Kaleigh was thrilled even though it meant waking up very early in the morning to witness the process of producing a show. When Kaleigh and Jessica arrived at the studio they were taken on a tour of the building and then watched the journalists in action from the studio audience.
The most exciting part of the visit came when it was Kaleigh’s turn to show her expertise: she was interviewed on her opinion about a local food truck! For the segment, Mr. Gilchrist asked Kaleigh for her opinion about the “Farm Girls” truck, one of the food trucks visiting the CBC studio this summer as a part of their series on the food truck trend.
“Everyone heard me: my family and friends,” Kaleigh grins as she tells her story, “and it was great meeting all of the friendly people at the studio.”
This was a fantastic experience for the DDRC’s own budding reviewer, and we are sure to be hearing more great things from Kaleigh again soon!
Click here to listen to Kaleigh’s segment on the Calgary Eyeopener.