What kind of people are we?". His hobbies are books, theater, ballet, British comedy, and Mexican cooking and bleeding for the Chicago Cubs. He has thrown out the first pitch at Wrigley Field (low and outside) and appeared as Mother Ginger in the Ballet Austin production of The Nutcracker. Monday, May 3, 2021, marks the 50th anniversary of NPR's first on-air original broadcast. THE host of ''Weekend Edition With Scott Simon'' on National Public Radio has a voice that's just right for reading a bedtime story to a child. And you can't drink for months!") "I would like to open that door for people," he says. I think I would have had a tougher time holding my tongue.". . "[14] He questioned nonviolence at greater length in the Quaker publication Friends Journal in December 2001,[15] provoking many angry letters, to which he replied in the May 2003 issue. The health of the family was not affected. Our baby was famished. You got the baby that was meant for [another] family and they got yours. They inspired his New York Times bestseller book Unforgettable: A Son, a Mother, and the Lessons of a Lifetime. 50 And Forward: An Anniversary Celebration Of NPR. Simons weekly show, Weekend Edition Saturday, has been called by the Washington Post, the most literate, witty, moving, and just plain interesting news show on any dial, and by Brett Martin of Time-Out New York the most eclectic, intelligent two hours of broadcasting on the airwaves. He has won every major award in broadcasting, including the Peabody, the Emmy, the Columbia-DuPont, the Ohio State Award, the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award, and the Sidney Hillman Award. We looked at the other happy new families across the room. I think I'm a much better father than I would have been when I was younger and I think everyone who knows me would probably agree.". "Feng Jia-Mei?" "And what do you do? What kind of crib did you get? While I talked to Caroline, I had to hold a cold compress on my head, alternating between my right hand and my left.''. It was at the top of several non-fiction bestseller lists. A mustard-colored crocheted sweater. ", On becoming a father relatively late in life, "I'm aware of the fact that I'm not going to be around for a lot. He is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First. Recently, he was awarded the Studs Terkel Award. At the age of 50, NPR has a renewed sense of purpose: to appeal to and sometimes challenge an audience that is more diverse in all ways, and help reach across some of those divides. January 14, 2023 Alabama is beginning to recover after Thursday's tornadoes. But most of all, I've gotten to share the stories of thousands of people who opened their lives to us. Baby, baby, our baby. I began reporting for NPR from Chicago in the late 1970s, about crimes, corruption, blizzards, mob hits and political ferment. Breathtaking. This book will change lives, restore hopes to the brokenhearted, and remind the rest of us what is truly important. Carlos Lozado of the Washington Post called it, in a rave review, a book that easily matches its title.. A dossier prepared by Chinese adoption officials told us that she was smart, active, funny, hungry, energetic, and impatient (all of which remain a good description to this day). I don't mean just that it's amazing, terrific, and a wonderful thing to do. January 14, 2023 Both the former and current presidents are under scrutiny now that a special counsel is investigating classified documents found at President Biden's home and former office. January 7, 2023 NPR's Scott Simon speaks with conductor Marin Alsop about concerts she is conducting this weekend in Chicago, which feature exclusively works by female composers. ''At that moment, I knew I was going to spend the rest of my life with him,'' Ms. Richard said. His book, and Jackie Robinson and the Integration of Baseball, was Barnes and Noble's Sports Book of the Year. His career also encompasses writing and television. Our small bus pulled up before a great gray file cabinet of a building in central Nanchang. "There is no way that we're going to spare them the sting and the hurt of feeling that at some point there was someone who gave them up," he says. He has reported from all fifty states, five continents, and ten wars, from El Salvador to Sarajevo to Afghanistan and Iraq. Not enough kids here?" He is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First. And he was around for a lot. He adds, If you prick me, Ill bleed Chicago Cubs blue.. His books have chronicled character and characters, in war and peace, sports and art, tragedy and comedy. Scott received the Order of Lincoln from the State of Illinois in 2016, the states highest honor. Laura Hillenbrand, the author of Unbroken and Seabiscuit, called the book poignant, funny, intimate, and unforgettable. Scott Turow called it a treasure. We saw Elise. This book will change lives, restore hopes to the brokenhearted, and remind the rest of us what is truly important." Scott Simon is one of America's most admired writers and broadcasters. It turned out that Martin's mother was a woman of Scandinavian origin who, stumped by the "ethnic" section of the adoption form, had simply identified herself as "All American. Today, the initials NPR mean something special to tens of millions of Americans for whom we provide not only the news, music and entertainment, but a life's companion. What kind of crib did you get? I've interviewed all three astronauts who flew on the first mission to the moon, and profiled three people who've been made saints, including Mother Teresa. "No comparison whatsoever," he said. Are they healthy? He is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First. Mr. Simon added: ''I had what amounted to a war wound. NPR turned 50 this week. ''Unlike so many people, men especially, Scott sees that whimsy is a necessary part of life. ''When Caroline began to giggle during the two minutes of silence, it confirmed everything for me,'' Mr. Simon said afterward. The daughter of Andrea Heinemann Simon, a civil rights activist, and Richard Simon, co-founder of the book publisher Simon & Schuster, she found singing an effective way to overcome a childhood . It is as poignant and tender and wise as Tuesdays with Morrie, with the added virtues of being unflinching and, quite often, very funny. Laurie Halse Anderson just called the book, Amazing. Find out why. She inhaled a soft egg custard and plain white rice and stopped crying for a few moments, sobbing being hard to do while you are swallowing (though she tried, she tried). His novel, Pretty Birds, the story of two teenage girls in Sarajevo during the siege, received rave reviews, Scott Turow calling it, the most auspicious fiction debut by a journalist of note since Tom Wolfes. In the 50 years that NPR has been around, the journalistic landscape has changed massively. The only world they've known is behind them -- and the idea of another change just when they were getting comfortable in a world they knew, in an orphanage -- the idea of change is obviously obnoxious. Our daughter looked up into Caroline's unfamiliar face without warmth or disdain; one more stranger was handling her. Simon is a native of Chicago and the son of comedian Ernie Simon and Patricia Lyons Simon. we asked softly. It was at the top of several non-fiction bestseller lists. [3][4][5] He had a sister who died at a young age. "A happy day," Julie added, "but also sad," and then we just listened to the ping of raindrops. Because Martin's birth certificate stated that he was Native American, that ethnicity became a large part of his identity. It's a huge part of his life. You've had an incredibly successful career how does that compare to being a long time Cubs fan and seeing them win (L-R): Caroline Richard, Scott Simon, and Library Foundation President & CEO, Rhona Frazin the World Series? NPR's Scott Simon asks De'Shawn Charles Winslow about his new novel "Decent People," which is set in the same fictional North Carolina town as his widely praised debut. He is married to Caroline Richard Simon, and their daughters are Elise and Paulina. He is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First. He received the Presidential End Hunger Award for his coverage of the Ethiopian civil war and famine, and a special citation from the Peabody Awards for his weekly essays, which were cited as "consistently thoughtful, graceful, and challenging." I've been fortunate to play a small part in NPR's growth. Pouty little mouth, tiny, endearing little downy baby duck's head, fuzzy patch of hair, and amazed eyebrows, crying, steaming, red-faced, and bundled into a small, puffy pink coat. Simon is a native of Chicago and the son of comedian Ernie Simon and Patricia Lyons Simon. We opened the network's first bureau in a war zone El Salvador, in 1982. "It is difficult, time-consuming and expensive to adopt a child in this country," he says. And I think our two daughters are going to be very strong, in part, because of that.". I have been with the place long enough to understand why all those great talents sometimes grimace to be told, "I've listened to you since I was in the backseat of my parents' car.". People named Caroline Richard Find your friends on Facebook Log in or sign up for Facebook to connect with friends, family and people you know. He is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First. I don't remember what we ate. ''We got teased endlessly. How do you explain China's one-child policy?". To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. His books have chronicled character and characters, in war and peace, sports and art, tragedy and comedy. Simon has been with NPR for over four decades, beginning in 1977 as Chicago bureau chief. Simon has written eight books and has one of the largest personal media followings on Twitter. At some point, after all the intimate injections and intrusions, and the hopes that rise and deflate, many spouses look at each other across a field of figures scratched on the back of an envelope and ask, "Why are we doing this? Lived In Pittsburgh PA. The woman in the white smock looked down at a tag -- as if checking the size -- and smiled. It is a marvel of technical finesse, close observation, and a perfectly pitched heart. Windy City, Simons second novel, is a political comedy set in the Chicago City Council. Simon is a native of Chicago and the son of comedian Ernie Simon and Patricia Lyons Simon. So why did you go overseas? NPR's Scott Simon remembers Charles Simic, former U.S. poet laureate who was born in Belgrade right before World War II. ("Pregnant! NPR was founded with a mission, not just a business plan: to deliver news and share stories that can move and enchant, in a diversity of voices from around the nation and the world, in a way that is fair, nonpartisan, professional and accessible. Tomorrow, the Silk Museumand Gift Shop! Because as soon as they brought that baby into the suite, we were falling in love with her. I mean that it is, as the dictionary says, "a surprising and welcome event that is not explicable by natural or scientific laws and is therefore considered to be the work of divine agency.". I first heard of National Public Radio when it broadcast the Senate hearings into the Watergate scandal live, in the summer of 1973.. "We just looked at each other and said, 'Why are we doing this? I first heard of National Public Radio when it broadcast the Senate hearings into the Watergate scandal live, in the summer of 1973. [12], In May 2010, he was conferred Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters by Willamette University, where he was that year's commencement speaker. We also know that the hardest parts are still ahead. Her eyes were dull, defiant, and blistering. Scott Simon, the host of NPR's Weekend Edition, became a father for the first time at the age of 50, when he and his wife, Caroline, adopted the first of their two daughters from China. He has reported from all fifty states, five continents, and ten wars, from El Salvador to Sarajevo to Afghanistan and Iraq. [8] His father died when Scott was 16,[9] and his mother later married former minor league baseball player Ralph G. Newman, an American Civil War scholar and author who ran the Abraham Lincoln Bookshop in Chicago.[10]. But, I am told, so does childbirth. Simon graduated from Nicholas Senn High School in 1970. Do you know that little Indian place just off Thirty-second? "I just realized: she once had to let me go into the big wide world. . "[18] Journalist Jon Schwarz from The Intercept criticized Simon on Twitter, referencing his comments on Fahrenheit 9/11 to accuse his journalism of allocating excessive benefit of the doubt to the U.S. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Harry Melling, who plays Poe. Includes Address (2) Phone (2) Email (3) See Results. Raindrops rattled the roof of our small bus, seeped through the windows, and pitted the windshield with great wet gobs. Pouty little mouth, tiny, endearing little downy baby duck's head, fuzzy patch of hair, and amazed eyebrows, crying, steaming, red-faced, and bundled into a small, puffy pink coat. At the end of the interview, Simon offered Cosby an opportunity to comment on the accusations of sexual assault against him. Back in our hotel room, Caroline zipped, snipped, and unbuttoned four layers of Chinese clothing. At 7 years old, Simon's daughter Elise is at an age where she's starting to ask some pretty difficult questions -- like why her biological mother gave her up -- and the answers aren't always easy for her to understand. [12] He guest-hosted BBC World News America, filling in for Matt Frei,[citation needed] and anchored NBC's Weekend Today in 199293. Scott Simon (born March 16, 1952)[1][2] is an American journalist and the host of Weekend Edition Saturday on NPR. January 14, 2023 The discovery of classified documents at President Biden's home and former office puts him in a tricky political situation. 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