13 Facts About Tom Ashbrook

Thomas E Ashbrook is an American journalist and radio broadcaster.

Tom Ashbrook was formerly the host of the nationally syndicated, public radio call-in program On Point, from which he was dismissed after an investigation concluded he had created a hostile work environment.

Tom Ashbrook was a Nieman Fellow at Harvard University during which time he decided to leave the Globe in 1996 and create an Internet startup with college friend Rolly Rouse.

Tom Ashbrook wrote a book called The Leap: A Memoir of Love and Madness in the Internet Gold Rush about his experience in Internet entrepreneurship.

Tom Ashbrook joined public radio following the September 11,2001 attacks, when he was enlisted by NPR and WBUR-Boston for special coverage.

Tom Ashbrook hosted the National Public Radio show On Point.

In December 2017, Tom Ashbrook was placed on leave because of unspecified accusations of misconduct.

Tom Ashbrook launched the podcast via Twitter on August 1,2018.

In collaboration with writer Heidi Legg, Tom Ashbrook co-hosted the podcast "Swing State", a show focusing on political and cultural divides in the United States as well as issues and trends transforming the country in the run-up to the 2020 Presidential election.

Since September 2020, Tom Ashbrook has produced a Facebook stream, "Tom Ashbrook Live", a series of interviews with cultural, political and academic figures such as Thomas Ricks, David Sanger, Jewel and Yvette Simpson.

On November 6,2014, his wife of 39 years, Danielle Guichard-Tom Ashbrook, died of cancer.

Tom Ashbrook subsequently married Cathryn Ann Cluver in June 2017, after meeting in March 2016 regarding an On Point story concerning refugees.

Tom Ashbrook underwent heart bypass surgery in November 2007 and was off air until January 2,2008, when he discussed his medical journey in a show with his doctors and nurses.