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WBUR'S Tom Ashbrook On Leave Due To Allegations
The nature of the allegations against the host of the nationally syndicated "On Point" were not revealed.
BOSTON, MA — Tom Ashbrook, the WBUR voice who hosts the nationally syndicated "On Point" public radio show, has been put on leave due to the allegations made against him. The nature of the allegations were not specified, and where they came from was not revealed.
"Yesterday, Boston University and WBUR received some allegations against Tom Ashbrook," a statement released by WBUR read. "Tom will be on leave from his duties at WBUR while an outside organization hired by Boston University examines these allegations. We will decide a course of action after getting the results of this investigation."
WBUR, the largest NPR member station in Boston, is owned by Boston University.
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"On Point" is distributed to nearly 300 public radio stations. It began in 2001.
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