“If everything is so good on the ground, why is the civilian administration hunkered down behind barbed wire and sandbags?” she said.
The audience included numerous self-proclaimed “NPR junkies,” many of whom said they had enjoyed Garrels’ reports.
“I love her, I think she’s awesome,” Lesley University student Rebecca Howard said.
Cindy Jizmagian, a school psychologist from Cambridge, said that she appreciates Garrels’ reporting more after hearing her in person.
“She was articulate and focused. She spoke very much as she does on the air, which means that she’s genuine,” said Jizmagian.
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