Andie Crossan is the Executive Director of the Global Reporting Centre and an Assistant Professor at the School of Journalism, Writing, and Media at UBC. She is a veteran radio journalist with over 30 years of experience. She’s reported from over 20 countries and has been based in the U.S. and the U.K. Andie has worked for the BBC World Service, CBC News, Associated Press, and NBC News. As a radio journalist, she’s produced and reported stories on gender rights around the globe, including from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Uganda, Ukraine, South Africa, Pakistan, India, Brazil, and Kenya. Crossan also produced extensive coverage of immigration issues from the U.S. border and Mexico.
Andie is the winner of two RTDNA Edward R. Murrow awards for news documentaries and she led a national newsroom in the U.S. to win a number of awards including the RTDNA Kaleidoscope and Gracie awards. Andie was also part of the RTDNA award-winning team that produced the CBC Vancouver Land Back podcast, and a 2022/2023 Asper Visiting Professor at UBC where she co-taught the Global Reporting Program. Andie grew up in North Vancouver and is a proud member of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation.
