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The Richard Brown Show

Host : Richard Brown
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Show Notes

TUESDAY, FEB. 21, 2012

3:00 p.m. A $170 billion (US) bailout was approved Tuesday after finance ministers from Greece and 16 other countries that use the euro created the deal in early morning hours. What does this mean for Greece, the European Union and Canada. Capital market's expert Peter Schiff joins Richard.

3:30 p.m. Cancer researchers hope to start clinical trials soon to find out if dandelion root extract can kill cancer cells in humans without harming healthy cells. Dr. Siyaram Pandey, with the University of Windsor joins Richard to talk about the test results so far.

4:00 p.m. It's being called a wake-up call for Premiers, the Drummond Report, complete with recommendations for cutting expenditures in Ontario has come down from economists. Dr. Ian Lee, a professor from the Sprott School of Business at Carlton University, joins Richard.

4:30 p.m. Sarah Mills and Mike Couros join Richard on the roundtable.

5:00 p.m. The Canadian Sled Dog Challenge pulled out of Prince Albert to head 500 kilometres north. This event is one that mushers can use to qualify for the Iditarod or Yukon Quest. Race co-ordinator, Gill Gracie, joins Richard.

5:30 p.m. The conservative government plans to broaden its case of changing Old Age Security. It's sell point, is reminding people of the price younger Canadians will have to pay. Keith Ambachtsheer, Director, Rotman International Centre for Pension Management joins Richard.

About the show

Richard Brown has a guest list as big as the province. Each weekday between 3 and 6 p.m., Richard is joined by newsmakers, reporters and his listeners as they analyze the news of the day.

Richard talks about what we are all talking about. He offers smart talk and varying opinions. Listeners know that Richard will listen to what they have to say about the important stories of the day, whether those stories are developing on the other side of the globe or are closer to home.

Richard himself has come home after travelling the world, covering stories and recording history as it was being made. Richard began his journalism career in Prince Albert at CKBI, a Rawlco Radio station. He has anchored and reported for TV networks in Toronto, New York, San Francisco and was part of the original anchor team in Atlanta that put CNN Headline News on the air in 1982.  He has covered history in the making for more than 30 years in Canada, the United States and around the world.