Anyone lucky enough to have spent time around Mark Connolly knows the story of how he got his unconventional start at CBC.

Connolly was 14 years old and helping his father, Mike Connolly, with the family janitor business when he first walked through the doors of the old CBC Edmonton building on 75th Street.

Between mopping floors and emptying garbage cans, Connolly got a behind-the-scenes glimpse of the broadcasting business. He thought it looked pretty fun and enrolled in NAIT's radio and televi…