Her parents were originally from Nova Scotia, and when Brown was in her late teens, they and her sister Susan moved back to that province.
Brown remained in Toronto, and eventually embarked on a career in television and radio broadcasting.
Brown has also hosted Toronto Biographies for Rogers Television[3] and Front Row Fridays for Treasure HD.
She also introduced each show's featured weekly host, a different classical artist who chooses favorites for This Is My Music Saturday mornings on CBC Radio 2 10 AM ET.
In January 2018 she launched a new podcast called "Pondercast", featuring original compositions by musician Joshua Van Tassel.