Stephen Thomas Curwood (born in

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on December 11, 1947) is a

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, author,

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personality and

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. In 1970, as a writer for the ''

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'', Steve broke the story that Polaroid's instant photo system was key to the

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pass system in

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. Steve moved on to ''

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'' as an investigative reporter and columnist and shared the 1975

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as part of ''The Boston Globe''s education team. His production credits in public broadcasting include reporter and host for NPR's ''

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'', host of NPR's ''World of Opera'', producer for the

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series ''The Advocates'' with

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, and creator, host and executive producer of '' Living on Earth'', the prize-winning weekly environmental radio program heard for more than years on public radio stations and distributed by Public Radio International (PRI) since 2006. Acting roles include Randall in the Loeb Drama Center's production of ''Slow Dance on the Killing Ground''. Curwood lives at his family's farm in the Seacoast region of

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. Curwood is the author of a book, ''An Uncommon Hero: One Mother Who Fought to Protect Her Child from Sexual Abuse''.

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Sarah Thomas Curwood bio. - mother of Steve Curwood
1947 births Living people American columnists American investigative journalists American male journalists American Quakers American radio personalities American reporters and correspondents The Boston Globe people NPR personalities Public Radio International personalities Journalists from Ohio Westtown School alumni Harvard College alumni {{US-radio-bio-stub