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

Anne Garrels on location in Iraq in 2006 (Dianna Douglas/NPR)

Anne Garrels, longtime foreign correspondent for NPR, died on Wednesday 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.