My name... Deborah Amos
NPR employee since... Which time? 1977 to 1994 or 2003 to 2013.
Public radio listener since...a few weeks before I applied for a job in 1977.
My job at NPR is... Middle East correspondent. My reporting career has been to witness to tragedy, my reporting goal is to find the human spirit.
I can't live without... my Skype account so I can call home.
I use social media to...keep up with my story.
If I could share a coffee with anyone, it would be... Bashar Al Assad, President of Syria to figure out how he thinks.
The one word I always stumble over on air is...not words, but numbers. I am number dyslexic.
When I go into the studio, I always have... my heart in my throat.
I've learned the most about radio from... Kelly McEvers[NPR International Correspondent based in Beirut, Lebanon]
In my suitcase, you'll find... sea salt and Aleppo pepper, so I can always have a well-seasoned kebab.
My next gadget will be...a pedometer.
I make it a point to never miss... "Breaking Bad."
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