Steve Ember

Steve is a newscaster and narrator of feature programs in VOA Special English -- and some days you can hear him doing both. He has been a regular presence in Special English since 1986, when he joined the Voice of America.

Steve is also a voice-over performer with his own studio, as well as a published photographer and writer. He also does graphic design.

He grew up in Baltimore, Maryland. He has been a Washington broadcaster for four decades, mainly hosting programs of classical and other music, and covering the performing arts as an interviewer and producer.

Steve combines a love of travel (especially to alpine regions), trains and airplanes with his interest in photography.

His other loves include classical music, symphonic film scores, Broadway and American popular standards and jazz, as well as theater and motion pictures.

He shares his house with a big gray-and-white —and very talkative — cat named Mr. Mewer.