The St. John's Morning Show

Serving time in this province is no picnic, but some of the challenges in our prison system are pretty extreme. The John Howard Society says everyone should be paying attention to these issues. We spoke with director Cindy Murphy.

Moose, owls and caribou. Oh my! Morning Show reporter Darrell Roberts stopped by Salmonier Nature Park for a tour with interpretation technician Mike Blackwood.

There were some pretty big Shania Twain fans at the Churchill Park Music Festival this past weekend, but one stood out from the crowd. Lukey Whelan joined us in studio with his mom, Lynne, to tell us all about the concert experience.

Morning Show reporter Darrell Roberts stopped by Salmonier Nature Park for a tour with interpretation technician Mike Blackwood. On this edition, we met two of the park's antlered animals: a moose and a caribou.

The head of the Newfoundland and Labrador Association of Public Employees is weighing in on the Province's use of agency nurses. The government has issued a Request for Proposals to standardize the use of private agency nurses. Opposition parties were quick to criticize that move, and NAPE president Jerry Earle agrees with them. We spoke with him in studio this morning.

The recent sale of the Saltwire newspaper chain to Postmedia has left the future of The Telegram in doubt. If you're a journalism student, you might have questions about the future of the journalism landscape. Gema Pazmino is starting her second year at the College of the North Atlantic, and joined us in studio this morning.

There's almost seven thousand kilometers between Victoria, B-C and Cape Spear, Newfoundland. And our next guest has gotten a first hand look this summer. Jan Negrijn has been cycling from coast to coast since May, and he's nearing the end of his journey. We spoke with him this morning about his journey.

Following a code of conduct investigation, it was announced yesterday that Glenn Barnes has resigned from his position as chair of the board. Back in June, MUN alumni Becky Winsor sent an email to the board of regents following a pro-Palestinian "click to send" email campaign, and Barnes then sent that email to her father to - quote - "let them know what their kids are doing." The Morning Show's Sarah Antle spoke with Becky Winsor shortly after that news of Barnes' resignation broke yesterday. 

Hundreds of young athletes have descended on Bay Roberts this week, to compete in soccer, baseball, track and field and other sports. The N.L. Summer Games are in full swing. Our morning show reporter Darrell Roberts visited Bay Roberts this morning to get in on the action.

The Plaza Bowl in St. John's has been a staple in the community since the 1960s, and is in its 45th year of running the YBC ("Youth Bowling Canada") Youth Bowling program. This season, the business is waving fees and allowing youth between the ages of 5 and 20 to play for free. Jamie Peddle has owned Plaza Bowl for the past four years, and joined us on the line to discuss the new initiative.