With close to 50 years in the broadcast industry in Atlantic Canada, Rick Howe has been there, seen it and done it. As a reporter he has covered spectacular murder trials, riots and disasters. Howe has covered labour strikes, police investigations and politics at both the municipal and provincial levels. As a talk show host he has interviewed federal politicians like Stephen Harper and Jack Layton, celebrities like Natalie MacMaster and Loretta Swit, commentators like Michael Harris and Parker Donham, authors like Bernard Cornwell and Stephen Kimber, and many others involved in the daily events that affect the lives of Atlantic Canadians. Howe's open hours each weekday also provided opportunities for citizens to discuss everyday issues. Howe also wrote a weekly opinion column for the Daily News newspaper for 8 years. As well, he has been a guest analyst for CBC and CTV in Halifax and is the author of Radio Talk, his first book, published in 2008.