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Tuesday, March 6th  (08:00 - 10:00)

Rex Murphy was born and raised in St. John's, Newfoundland, where he graduated from Memorial University. A Rhodes Scholar, he attended Oxford University (along with U.S. President Bill Clinton). When he returned to Newfoundland he was soon established as a quick-witted and accomplished writer, broadcaster and teacher.

He contributes a regular essay to CBC's The National Magazine, is host of Cross Country Checkup, Canada's only national open-line radio program, broadcast live across Canada, and writes a weekly column for the Globe and Mail. Murphy is also the author of the book, Points of View, a collection of his best writing spanning 30 years. The selection includes an assortment of topics, from his hard-hitting political commentaries, book reviews, and hilarious satires, to warm memories of Newfoundland.

His endearing style on air and on the platform showcases a sarcastic intellect and deep insight into issues affecting all Canadian individuals and businesses. Graced with his own brand of persuasion, no one walks away not knowing exactly what Rex Murphy thinks.

Friday, March 9th  (08:00 - 9:45)

Chantal Peticlerc was born in Saint-Marc-des-Carrières in Quebec. At the age of thirteen, she lost the use of both legs in an accident.

She was introduced to wheelchair sports at the age of eighteen. Today, Chantal is a world renowned athlete. She has participated in the World Championships, the Commonwealth Games, and four Paralympic Games. Most recently at the 2004 Paralympic Games in Athens, Greece, Chantal won five gold medals for Canada.

Her competitive successes have resulted in innumerable interviews with the print and broadcast media. Media executives quickly noticed how natural she was in front of the camera, and encouraged her towards what has become a second career as a television and radio host.

Chantal speaks about the stages of her life, the circumstances that brought her to become a wheelchair track and field athlete, her major victories, and her minor disappointments. Without preaching, she uses her own story to illustrate the importance of perseverance, ambitious goals, vision, and, especially, dreams.

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