After 31 years as the face of flagship CBC investigative program, The Fifth Estate, the public broadcaster has announced that veteran journalist Bob McKeown will retire at the end of the month. The Fifth Estate: 50 Years of Truth is set to air Friday, Nov. 29 on CBC and CBC Gem. “Since I first joined The Fifth Estate, I have been a very fortunate guy. The first person that I met on my first day at The Fifth Estate office would become the most important in my life, Sheilagh D’Arcy McGee. McKeown returned to The Fifth Estate in 2002 as a two-time Emmy winner.