Alex 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.
Amid High Heat, Runners Prepare For Marathon
More than 26,000 runners head to Hopkinton early Monday, armed with water and sunscreen, for the 116th running of the Boston Marathon.
Inexperienced Runners Told To Skip Marathon
Would-be Boston Marathoners who are inexperienced or have a preexisting medical condition are being encouraged to sit it out this year.
Past Winner Previews The 116th Boston Marathon
With the weather forecast calling for temperature in the 80s, thousands of runners are gearing up for Monday’s 116th Boston Marathon.
Marathon Medical Team Ready For Hot Race Day
The weather forecast is calling for temperatures in the 80s, bringing back bad memories of 2004, when a record number of runners were treated for heat-related illnesses.
Estimates Say Boston Marathon Could Pump $137 Million Into Local Economy
Runners alone are expected to spend $92 million.
Field For 116th Boston Marathon Taking Shape
The top American marathoners won't compete Monday because they are training for the London Olympics. Predicting another African sweep would not be going out on a ledge.
A Marine’s Suicide And A Family’s Fight For Compensation
The case of a former Marine who killed himself raises questions about when a military suicide is a casualty of war.
U.S. Team Ready For 2012 Olympics
You have to say, it's an American story. The winner of the men's Olympic Trials marathon race Saturday was 36-year-old Meb Keflezighi, whose father brought the family from Eritrea to the US when Meb was just a kid.
Boston Marathon Champ To Defend His Title
2012 is an Olympic year so that could take some of the luster off the 116th Boston Marathon in April, but the word is, the man who ran the world's fastest ever marathon in the 2011 race will return to defend his title.
U.S. Olympic Team Hopefuls Face Marathon Trial Races
It's the first time the men's and women's trial races have been held in the same city, on the same day, on the same course.
