Follow WBURAlex Ashlock
Before joining Here & Now in fall 2005, Alex served nearly eight years as senior producer of WBUR’s Morning Edition. He was in charge of the daily broadcast and also produced many of the interviews host Bob Oakes conducted in the studio or out in the field. You’ll still hear his occasional reports on WBUR newscasts.
Before joining the WBUR news team, Alex spent 15 years at WILL, the NPR station at the University of Illinois. He started there as a part-time newswriter and reporter during graduate school and eventually moved up to news director and finally program director.
Alex has a bachelor’s degree in English and a master’s degree in journalism, both from the University of Illinois.
Remembering Mom
May 10, 2013
Here & Now’s Alex Ashlock lost his mother in 2003, but not a day goes by that he doesn’t want to call her.
Town Halls Will Help Determine Use Of Marathon Victims’ Fund
May 05, 2013BOSTON — Monday’s town hall starts at 6:00 p.m. and Tuesday’s at 10 a.m. Both meetings will take place at the Boston Public Library.
Marathon Organizers Try To Come To Terms With Bombings
May 02, 2013
The directors of the Boston Marathon are speaking out for the first time since the day of the bombings, as they make decisions about next year’s race, and runners who couldn’t finish.
Essay: Feelings Of Strangeness, Sadness In Downtown Boston
April 25, 2013
The makeshift memorials that sprang up around the Boston Marathon crime scene have been moved to Copley Square Park. Here & Now’s Alex Ashlock pays a visit.
A Memorial Grows In Boston
April 22, 2013
Ever since the Boston Marathon bombings, memorials to the victims have sprung up at the barricades surrounding the crime scene. Here & Now’s Alex Ashlock spoke to visitors there.
Reporter's Notebook: A Marathon Now Tinged With Tragedy
April 16, 2013
For years, Alex Ashlock has covered the Boston Marathon for WBUR. He was along the course Monday, but instead of covering the post-race celebration, he ended up reporting on a crime scene.
Reporter’s Notebook: A Marathon Now Tinged With Tragedy
April 16, 2013
So now the marathon that WBUR’s Alex Ashlock loves is tinged with tragedy, just like the marathon that inspired him to be a runner.
Marathon Preview: Who To Watch On Race Day
April 15, 2013
BOSTON — As more than 25,000 runners arrive in Hopkinton, Mass. Monday morning, will there be any surprises in today’s 117th running of the Boston Marathon?
Marathon Preview: Past Champions And Favorites To Watch
April 14, 2013We hear from past winners who attended the annual Champions’ Breakfast held by the Boston Athletic Association and get a preview of tomorrow’s big race.
Marathon Winner Bill Rodgers: ‘We Have Something That No Other Sport Has’
April 13, 2013
BOSTON — Bill Rodgers has won the Boston Marathon four times. He shares why the sport has a special meaning for him.