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CBC Radio Nfld. and Labrador: The Best of The St. John's Morning Show

• Dec 24, 2008__Coming together on Bell Island
  Help in the form of furniture, toys and money is flowing in for families involved in a terrible house fire Saturday morning on Bell Island. We check with the mayor of Wabana for more on how the community is coping... and helping. (Maggie Gillis with Gary Gosine)
• Dec 24, 2008__NAPE deal reached
  Just in time for Christmas, the province's biggest union finally reaches a tentative deal with the government. We reached the president of NAPE to find out about the deal. (Maggie Gillis with Carol Ann Furlong)
• Dec 23, 2008__Family presents from prison
  Former inmate Rick Anthony knows what it's like to spend time behind bars over Christmas. Now, he helps those on the inside get gifts for their families on the outside. (Maggie Gillis with Rick Anthony)
• Dec 22, 2008_"Home For Christmas" jazz show
  If all the Christmas music piping out of everywhere isn't your cup of tea - and you're looking for something different - we find out about some live jazz coming up on the weekend. (Jeff Gilhooly with John Nugent and Jeff Johnstone)
• Dec 19, 2008_AbitibiBowater in Ontario
  Following the expropriation move Premier Danny Williams took against AbitibiBowater this week, the premier got the traditional triple shouts of approval at a rally of forestry workers in Northern Ontario on Wendnesday. We go to an NDP MP in Ontario to find out the situation with AbitibiBowater in Iroquios Falls, Ontario. (Jeff Gilhooly with NDP MP Charlie Angus)
• Dec 19, 2008_Skilled workers return
  Go East Young Man... and Woman! There's been a turnaround in the availability of skilled tradespeople in the province. We hear about the glut from the president of the Construction Labour Relations Association in this province. (Jeff Gilhooly with Craig Power)
• Dec 18, 2008_Mount Cashel orphanage photos
  How do you repay someone who gave you the best Christmas you ever had? Patrick Williams has been thinking about that a lot lately. He was an orphan at Mount Cashel in the 1950's and now - nearly a half century later - he has discovered the identity of an American serviceman who saved his Christmas. We hear his amazing story. (Jeff Gilhooly with Patrick Williams)
• Dec 18, 2008_Missing star in St. John's
  A Christmas icon is missing from the skyline in St. John's. We find out why the Signal Hill star isn't there - yet - this holiday season. (Cecil Haire with Scott Andrews)
• Dec 17, 2008__AbitibiBowater expropriation_Company reaction
  AbitibiBowater says it is surprised by the expropriation move the premier announced in the House of Assembly on Tuesday... and that the door is open to talks with the government. We reached the company spokesperson. (Jeff Gilhooly with Jean-Philippe Cote)
• Dec 17, 2008__Firefighters toy party
  Dozens of women... a group of firemen... and a big party at Sheilagh Guy-Murphy's house. Our arts reporter brings us the goods. (Jeff Gilhooly with Suzanne Woolridge)
• Dec 17, 2008_AbitibiBowater exproriation_Jack Harris
  With government using legislation to strip AbitibiBowater of all its timber and hydro rights. We get a legal opinion... and find out what that really means for the company, the government and you. (Jeff Gilhooly with lawyer and NDP MP Jack Harris)
• Dec 17, 2008_Quitting waste management committee
  We speak with a Mount Pearl councilor who has decided to quit the group that runs Waste Management on the Avalon Peninsula. (Jeff Gilhooly with Ed Grant)
• Dec 16, 2008_NL great... just not THE greatest...
  A travel magazine in the United Kingdom has put Newfoundland and Labrador on its "Greatest Travel Secrets" list. We talk to the editor about the list... including some confusion by the provincial government when the list was published. (Jeff Gilhooly with Dan Linstead)
• Dec 16, 2008_St. John's water taxes
  Water taxes are up again in the capital city. We talk to the head of the oversight committee for the harbour clean-up project about the reasons for the increase. (Jeff Gilhooly with councilor Keith Coombs)
• Dec 16, 2008_Ocean Ranger research
  She lost a brother on the Ocean Ranger... and now Susan Dodd is writing a book on how people here have been dealing with the tragedy. She dropped by the studio to speak with us about her research. (Jeff Gilhooly with Susan Dodd)
• Dec 15, 2008_Wettest fall yet?
  How wet has it been lately? Extremely... according to the weather office in Gander. We find out exactly how much our weather has been off the charts. (Jeff Gilhooly with Herb Thoms of Environment Canada)
• Dec 15, 2008_Logy Bay school zone pace cars
  Our "roads" reporter heads out to the amalgamated community of Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove where they're releasing pace cars into traffic. (Cecil Haire with town manager Adele Carruthers)
• Dec 15, 2008_Janeway to Waterford transfer
  Eastern Health shut the Psychiatric Unit at the Janeway Children's Hospital after nursing staff told management that the unit was in crisis. One of our reporters sat down with Jeff to fill us in on what that crisis was... and what happened after that. (Jeff Gilhooly with Chris O'Neill-Yates)
• Dec 12, 2008_Flashing lights at intersections
  Are you - or others around you - confused when intersections have flashing lights instead of normal signals? Our man in the mobile talks to the RNC about what to do when you're at or approaching a flashing intersection. (Cecil Haire with Sergeant Paul Murphy)
• Dec 12, 2008_Senator Tommy Banks on Dear Zachary
  An Alberta senator weighs in on the "Dear Zachery" documentary. We ask Tommy Banks how Kurt Keune's film might change Canadian bail laws. (Jeff Gilhooly with Senator Tommy Banks)
• Dec 11, 2008_Mount Pearl's Zamboni boy
  A 5-year-old Mount Pearl boy cleans the ice at a Washington Capitol's home game! We reached him and his Mom to find out how he ended up there... and how it went. (Jeff Gilhooly with Rylee Fitzgerald and Karen King)
• Dec 11, 2008_Torbay Road snowclearing
  On Wednesday's show we spoke with Torbay mayor Bob Codner about the traffic jam earlier this week due to slippery roads. We reached the minister of transportation today to talk about the problem... and what can be done. (Jeff Gilhooly with Trevor Taylor)
• Dec 11, 2008_Abuse victims compensation
  Victims of Father Kevin Bennett are getting their last payment from the Roman Catholic church... but it's not as much as they were promised. We talk to their lawyer about the end of the long road. (jeff Gilhooly with Greg Stack)
• Dec 11, 2008_The Grit and the Courage
  Telegram reporter Steve Bartlett has written six mini-biographies of successful Newfoundlanders in his first book. We talk with him about "The Grit And The Courage". (Jeff Gilhooly with Steve Bartlett)
• 12-10-2008_Provincial economic update
  A surplus, a possible future deficit... and an ultimatum for unions. We talk to the minister of finance about the province's financial update. (Jeff Gilhooly with Jerome Kennedy)
• 12-10-2008_Torbay snowclearing
  We've had our first real snowfall of the 2008/2009 winter season... and a trouble area became quickly evident on the main road to Torbay. We reached the mayor to find out what happened. (Jeff Gilhooly with Bob Codner)
• 12-09-2008_Prisons report - Former convict
  The report looking into the province's correctional facilities has been released. We speak with one man who was an inmate at Her Majesty's Penetentiary in St. John's for his reaction to the findings. (Jeff Gilhooly with Rick Anthony)
• 12-09-2008_Prisons report - Union reaction
  To talk about parts of the correctional system report concerning staff, safety and cleanliness issues, we reached the president of NAPE. (Jeff Gilhooly with Carol Anne Furlong)
• 12-09-2008_Late-season golf
  It may be December... but people are still chasing that dimpled ball on at least one place on the isla