Neda Ulaby

Neda Ulaby (, born 1970) is an American reporter for National Public Radio, covering arts, cultural trends and digital media. She lives in Washington, D.C.

Early life and education Born during Black September in Amman, Jordan, Ulaby spent her childhood in Lawrence, Kansas, and Ann Arbor, Michigan. The father who raised her, Fawwaz Ulaby, is a professor of electrical engineering from Damascus, Syria.

After graduating from the alternative Community High School in Ann Arbor, she attended Bryn Mawr College, graduating in 1993. She also studied at Oxford University, England, and in 1995 graduated with an MA in English from the University of Chicago. She is a former doctoral student in English literature. and worked as an editorial assistant and producer before becoming a reporter in 2003.

Notable work Neda Ulaby was one of the first to report on the 2005 Sony BMG CD copy protection scandal. She has also reported investigative pieces critical of Body Worlds and BODIES...the exhibition. She is included in the anthology Bodies Out of Bounds: Fatness and Transgression.

Her film reviews have appeared in alternative papers nationwide and her articles on slapstick comedy have been published internationally. and in 2010, won a Gracie Award from The American Women in Radio & Television. Ulaby has also been recognized with fellowships from the Knight Center for Specialized Journalism and the USC Annenberg/Getty Arts Journalism Program.

Personal life In 2014, Ulaby married political consultant Robin Brand, whom she had met online in 2003. On June 6, 2018, Ulaby tweeted "I am, officially, a gay divorcee."