Janis Mackey Frayer (born May 27, 1970) is a Canadian journalist and a correspondent with NBC News based in Beijing, China.
Janis Mackey Frayer | |
|---|---|
| Born | Janis Mackey May 27, 1970 |
| Occupation | NBC News journalist |
| Spouse | Kevin Frayer |
| Children | 1 |
Biography
editMackey Frayer studied international relations and French at the University of Toronto, and holds a master's degree in International Relations from the University of Cambridge.
Her career began at CFOS Radio in Owen Sound, Ontario, and at age 19 she worked at YTV.[1] She was later a financial news anchor with BNN and wrote a regular business column for The Globe and Mail newspaper.
Mackey Freyer worked in Canada with CTV as its Middle East Bureau Chief in Jerusalem from 2003 to 2009; South Asia Bureau Chief in New Delhi, India from 2009 to 2012; and Asia Bureau Chief from 2013 to 2015.[2]
She has been NBC News' China correspondent since April 2016.[2]
Family
editShe is married to photojournalist Kevin Frayer and they have one son.
Awards and honours
editJanis Mackey Frayer was awarded the Canadian Screen Award for Best Reportage for her coverage of the 2014 Israel–Gaza conflict, the United Nations/UNDPI Gold Medal at the 2010 New York Festivals[3] and also won World Gold in the category of Human Interest. She then served as a member of the NYF Grand Jury from 2011 to 2014. She has earned two Gemini Award nominations for Best Reportage and two RTNDA Awards for News.
References
edit- ^ "Commentary, with Ross Kentner". Bayshore Broadcasting Corporation. 2012-01-12. Retrieved 2020-04-02.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b https://www.linkedin.com/in/janismackeyfrayer/?originalSubdomain=cn.
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