Sad Fate of the Water-cooled Tube Orpheus Eight. This group of men entertained all over the Province for thirty years. They were the first to broadcast coast-to-coast from Charlottetown . 1933, Dr. Earl Robbins , Elmer Dunning , Leigh Dingwell , Frank McDonald , Jack Sterns , Art Bruce , Bill Brennen , Elmer Ritchie . When Tony Shelfoon left CFCY in 1929, to work in radio in Saint John, New Brunswick , his place was taken by a young sixteen-year-old called Les Peppin. Les was sitting round the house one day waiting for his dinner and listening to the radio when Dad came on with the following announcement: Wanted: two strong, bright and courteous boys who are not too proud to sweep floors, run errands, and install aerials... We want you to be willing to learn radio from the ground up. 75