 She died the next day, November 6, 2014, at age 60.After nearly two months away, Ashbrook returned to "On Point" on January 2, 2015.Ashbrook was put on leave from "On Point" at the beginning of December of 2017, when a group of current and former WBUR employees alleged he created a "toxic and emotionally unsafe work environment"  for staff through bullying and publicly humiliating colleagues.