Anne Garrels, longtime foreign correspondent for NPR, dies at 71

Anne Garrels on location in Iraq in 2006 (Dianna Douglas / NPR)
Anne Garrels on location in Iraq in 2006 (Dianna Douglas / NPR)
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Anne Garrels, longtime foreign correspondent for NPR, died on Wednesday, Sept. 7, of lung cancer. She was 71 years old.

At NPR, Garrels was known as a passionate reporter willing to go anywhere in the world at a moment's notice if the story required it. She was also a warm and generous friend to many.

When she arrived at NPR in 1988, she already had a lot of experience under her belt — including 10 years in television news at ABC, where she was bureau chief in both Moscow and Central America.

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