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ASHLEY
FRASER

MULTIMEDIA JOURNALIST

AUDIO

AUDIO

CBC

Ashley worked as an audio producer for CBC Radio and CBC Podcasts. She has worked on shows including, The Current, As It Happens, Front Burner, Day 6, and Cross Country Checkup.

In court

Front Burner Podcast
The takedown of harassment site Kiwi Farms

Sept 2022

Black Headphones

Front Burner Podcast
Inside a QAnon road trip with the 'Queen of Canada'

Sept 2022

New apartment

Front Burner Podcast
Everything is expensive Part III: Rents

August 2022

Splash

As It Happens
Australia's grim environment report a collective call to action, says Indigenous author and lawyer

July 2022

In court

Day 6
Trial by TikTok: What the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard case reveals about the limits of #MeToo

May 2022

Bicycle

As It Happens
N.Z. man sparks global debate on whether the world has more doors or wheels

March 2022

Ottawa

Cross Country Checkup
Why the word 'freedom' is such a useful rallying cry for protesters

February 2022

Contemplating at Work

Cross Country Checkup
Are you suffering from pandemic burnout at work?

January 2022

Traveling

Cross Country Checkup
Stephanie Nolen was reporting on variants in South Africa — then Europe's travel ban sidelined her return
November 2021

Mountain nature

Cross Country Checkup
Extreme weather events can affect mental health, even from afar

November 2021

Homemade Chocolate Balls

As It Happens
This U.K. bakery was ordered to stop using 'illegal sprinkles'

October 2021

Restaurant

As It Happens
Toronto resto Alo is on the world's best list and the chef says it's just the boost he needs right now

October 2021

Army Boots

The Current
The threat of terrorism after the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan

September 2021

Trash on Beach

The Current
Eco-anxiety: Activists want to shift the conversation from doom and gloom to hope

August 2021

Assembly Hall

The Current
Crackdown on dissent in Belarus

August 2021

Stadium Runners

Cross Country Checkup
Canadian Olympians may be at greater risk for mental health disorder, says researcher

August 2021

Great Barrier Reef

Day 6
UNESCO says climate change has put the Great Barrier Reef in danger. Here's why that matters

July 2021

Supreme Court

Front Burner Podcast
Frenemies: Biden, Putin meet in Geneva

June 2021

Tennis Practice

Front Burner Podcast
Naomi Osaka vs. the French Open

June 2021

Microphone

Day 6
Canadian voice actor says viral TikTok voice is hers — and now she’s suing the platform

May 2021

Protest March Signs

Day 6
Even limited data shows traffic stops in Canada disproportionately affect people of colour, says expert

April 2021

Palace Garden

Day 6
How Prince Philip, like Prince Albert, was a pillar of support to his Queen and the monarchy

April 2021

Glacier

The Current
How changing sea ice is impacting life in the North

March 2021

Pod of Whales

The Current
Are sperm whales smarter than we think? Study suggests they learned to evade 19th-century hunters

March 2021

Shadow

The Current
Women in journalism discuss the dangers they face working in Afghanistan

March 2021

Tree Stump

Party Lines: Party in the U.S.A
D.C.'s Changing Climate

Feb 2021

Vaccine

Cross Country Checkup
How concerned should Canadians be about the U.K. strain of COVID-19?

Jan 2021

Vaccine

Front Burner Podcast
Everything you need to know about Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine

Nov 2020

Student Looking at Building

Cross Country Checkup
Her university career paused amid the pandemic, student worries about financial future

Oct 2020

Mitre

Front Burner Podcast
Queen Elizabeth at the end of an empire

Sept 2022

A bird with red head and black crest

As It Happens
Researchers claim to have footage of an ivory-billed woodpecker, a bird species thought long extinct

August 2022

Courtroom

Front Burner Podcast
The chaotic trial of InfoWars' Alex Jones

August 2022

Gavel

Day 6
How overturning Roe v. Wade added fuel to fake news around abortion

June 2022

Ukraine Flag

Cross Country Checkup
How does Russia's invasion of Ukraine affect you? What questions do you have?

March 2022

Microphone

Cross Country Checkup
Carol Off on her career, the future of journalism, and her 'worst interview ever'

February 2022

Semi-Truck on Overpass

Cross Country Checkup
What's your reaction to the Ottawa standoff and the border blockades?

February 2022

Syringe

Cross Country Checkup
No, vaccine boosters won't stop an Omicron surge. They can buy us time, experts say

December 2021

Cargo

Cross Country Checkup
Is Black Friday a blessing or a curse?

November 2021

Wave

As It Happens
Dr. Aaron Beck, the father of cognitive behavioural therapy, dies at 100

November 2021

Gaming Event

As It Happens
How Matt Amodio won 38 games of Jeopardy! — and why the last question tripped him up

October 2021

Library Books

As It Happens
Oxford English Dictionary adds 26 Korean words to 'enrich the English language'

October 2021

Law

The Current
How a N.S. court decision will be used to recognize systemic racism when sentencing

August 2021

Surgeon

The Current
André Picard on what a fourth wave of COVID-19 might look like

August 2021

Man in a Field

Cross Country Checkup
Outdoor exercise and protecting kids amid wildfire smoke: Your questions answered

July 2021

Sports Stadium

Cross Country Checkup
Empty seats at Tokyo Olympics could hinder some athletes — but help others

July 2021

Brown Insect

Day 6
Preventative shot for Lyme disease promising — but precautions needed as tick populations grow, says expert

June 2021

House For Sale Sign

Front Burner Podcast
A wild housing market: what’s the solution?

June 2021

Trees

Day 6
B.C. needs a 'paradigm shift' in how it handles old-growth forests, says ecologist

May 2021

Public Park

Front Burner Podcast
Expectations versus reality for this summer as vaccines roll out

May 2021

Vaccine

Day 6
Mobile vaccination clinics can help tackle hesitancy, distrust among at-risk groups, says doctor

April 2021

Court

The Current
The two Michaels on trial in China

March 2021

Kid Piling Blocks

The Current
Ontario is proposing a redesign of how young people age out of the care system

March 2021

Art at Home

The Current
After Harry and Meghan interview alleges racism, does the Crown have a place in 21st-century Canada?

March 2021

Court

Front Burner Podcast
The joke that made it to the Supreme Court of Canada

Feb 2021

School Bus

Cross Country Checkup
Is it safe to go back to school this winter?

Jan 2021

Concert Crowd

Front Burner Podcast
What's behind the Free Britney movement

Nov 2020

Memorial Red Rose

Front Burner Podcast
10,000 COVID-19 deaths, 3 lives remembered

Oct 2020

Bouquet

Cross Country Checkup
How did you get to the other side of tragedy?
Special co-production with CBC Nova Scotia following the deadliest shootings mass shootings in Canadian history

April 2020

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