About Front Burner
About the show
Front Burner is a daily news podcast that explores the big stories of the day with curiosity and an open mind. Every weekday, award-winning investigative journalist Jayme Poisson leads you deep into the narratives shaping Canada and the world. Through original reporting and smart conversations, Front Burner will leave you feeling more informed, connected and eager to share what you've learned.
About the team
Jayme Poisson is the host of Front Burner. She spent years as an investigative reporter for The Toronto Star. Jayme has been nominated for three national newspaper awards. She was part of a team that won the Governor General's Michener award for reporting on former Toronto mayor Rob Ford. She has won the Sidney Hillman award for public service journalism twice, for investigations into sexual assault on university campuses and ongoing mercury poisoning in Grassy Narrows First Nation. The mercury poisoning investigation also won an award for achievement in human rights reporting from the organization Journalists for Human Rights.
Before collaborating to create the number one Canadian news podcast Front Burner in 2018, Shannon Higgins spent nearly a decade working with Anna Maria Tremonti at the flagship CBC Radio show The Current where she honed her skills in live radio, feature storytelling, and breaking news coverage. In her time at CBC, Shannon has produced arts and music programming for Q with Tom Power, made countless documentaries, and has been trusted to write puns for the beloved CBC Radio evening program As it Happens. In 2023 Shannon was tapped to pilot and senior produce a CBC News podcast series for the investigative consumer watchdog Marketplace. And in 2024 Shannon began a secondment leading Because News, Canada's funniest news quiz.
Producer Elaine Chau came to CBC through the Peter Gzowski internship and spent the beginning of her career chasing the news for The Early Edition in Vancouver. She just spent two years on q with Tom Power, where she honed her arts journalism skills. Elaine is most proud of an award-winning program she hosted and co-produced called Wui Gwai: Hong Kong Homecoming, about the legacy of Hong Kong immigrants in Vancouver. She is a coffee nerd, a dedicated eater, and makes really delicious pies.
Executive Producer Nick McCabe-Lokos has led award-winning radio programs that include Day 6, Quirks & Quarks and q. He's also worked in television, print and at Goodwill.