She used to be a touring musician. Now she's putting down roots with CBC New Brunswick

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New Brunswick

A new voice is taking over the microphone at the CBC Saint John radio studio on weekday mornings.

Award-winning journalist Emily Brass takes over host chair on Information Morning Saint John

CBC News

�· Posted: Jan 18, 2025 5:00 AM EST | Last Updated: 1 hour ago

A smiling woman with blond hair standing next to a fence overlooking a body of water, A red house is in the background.

Emily Brass, the new host of Information Morning Saint John, is seen here in St. George on one of her first hikes in her new province. (Emily Brass/CBC)

A new voice is taking over the microphone at the CBC Saint John radio studio on weekday mornings, beginning Jan. 20.

Emily Brass, a storied journalist who has already begun exploring the province’s historical architecture and picturesque coastlines, recently moved to Saint John from Winnipeg, where she spent the last six years.

Before that, she worked as a national and local journalist for CBC in Montreal, Toronto, Victoria, St. John’s, and overseas in London.

She also has a background in music, having toured the United States with the Emily Brass Band and Foundation Stone, releasing several albums along the way.

A group of people holding instruments standing in a grassy field.

Brass toured the United States with the Emily Brass Band in the 2000s, before she turned to a career in journalism. (Submitted by Emily Brass)

So what attracted Brass to New Brunswick, besides the opportunity to work with the team at Information Morning Saint John?

“It’s just the spectacular beauty — when you see those cliffs,

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