Janis Mackey Frayer

Janis Mackey Frayer (born May 27, 1970) is a Canadian journalist and a correspondent with NBC News currently based in London.

Biography Mackey 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. She was later a financial news anchor with BNN and wrote a regular business column for The Globe and Mail newspaper.

Mackey Frayer 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.

She has been NBC News' London correspondent since August 2026, after serving as their Beijing correspondent from April 2016 to June 2026.

Family She is married to photojournalist Kevin Frayer and they have one son.

Awards and honours Janis 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 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.