He also became familiar to viewers in Great Britain as host of the continuing BBC series, "Eyewitness," and a special on the White House press corps. I first heard of National Public Radio when it broadcast the Senate hearings into the Watergate scandal live, in the summer of 1973. Scott received the Order of Lincoln from the State of Illinois in 2016, the state's highest honor. He co-anchored PBS's "Millennium 2000" coverage in concert with the BBC, and has co-hosted the televised Columbia-DuPont Awards. Add a bio, trivia, and more. I was voted most unique in high school, and it was not a compliment. He is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First. And you can't drink for months!") Caroline C Simon, 37. The family was staying at a hotel near the restaurant at the center of the poisoning incident, and had bought food there for one of their daughters. Courtesy of Scott Simon "First of all, they're hungry, they're thirsty, they're crying, they need sleep -- all of these kinds of things that have nothing to do, certainly, with ethnicity.". January 14, 2023 Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen wants Congress to raise the federal debt limit fast to avoid a default. We checked cameras and cell phones. Caroline Richard (I) Additional Crew + Add or change photo on IMDbPro Contribute to IMDb. 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. We blinked back tears and cleared our throats. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. [16] In 2004, Simon criticized the film Fahrenheit 9/11 for perceived inaccuracies and what he characterized as an unfairly harsh depiction of the U.S. ''We got teased endlessly. I tried to point a video camera, snap pictures, roll audio, and hug them, all at the same time. He has received numerous honorary degrees. "How much did they cost? Our small bus pulled up before a great gray file cabinet of a building in central Nanchang. Adoption is a miracle. I was hooked; and stayed on to hear the effervescence of Susan Stamberg on All Things Considered, the rock-steadiness of Bob Edwards and the sharp insights of Linda Wertheimer, Nina Totenberg and Cokie Roberts, at a time when the voices of women in the news business were scarce. 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. January 7, 2023 In the film, "The Pale Blue Eye," a detective investigates a series of murders linked to his own past alongside a young Edgar Allan Poe. 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." She sat in Caroline's lap, then mine. Let's make a switch right now.' You leave worrying about where to get diapers, milk, and Cheerios. They have two daughters, both adopted as babies from China: Elise, in 2004, and Lina, in 2007. We told him that our daughter seemed inconsolable. A little girl named Excellent-Beautiful. Something in her face, and in her tiny, tender shoulders, seemed to call out. In the wake of Buffalo's recent tragedy on the east side, WBFO brings you a program that unapologetically confronts what led to the shooting. His books have chronicled character and characters, in war and peace, sports and art, tragedy and comedy. He has hosted many television series, including PBSs State of Mind, Voices of Vision, Need to Know and Backstage With The Paterson Project won a national Emmy, as did his two-hour special from the Rio earth summit meeting. He is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First. Scott Simon is one of America's most admired writers and broadcasters. In his new book, Baby We Were Meant For Each Other, Simon describes how he and Caroline decided to adopt after struggling to conceive, and then traveled to Nanchang, China, from their home in Washington, D.C., twice -- first to bring Elise home, and then five years later, when they went to pick up Elise's little sister, Lina. ''At that moment, I knew I was going to spend the rest of my life with him,'' Ms. Richard said. 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. Simon's tweets to his 1.25 million Twitter followers from his mother's bedside in the summer of 2013 gathered major media attention around the world. His new memoir, "Life on Delay," details his struggle with stuttering. We saw Elise. Her small cheeks burned so, I wondered if her tears would sizzle. Then the Great Wall and Gift Shop! Related To Jacqueline Simon, Kristen Simon, Charles Simon. hide caption. He has hosted the Saturday edition of Weekend Edition since its inception in 1985, excepting a period in 1992 and 1993 when Alex Chadwick hosted the show. Since 1985, I've had the blessing to get together with you most every Saturday, for what I've grown to see as a weekly road trip through hearts and minds, and, expressions of joy. Please stay tuned. NPR turned 50 this week. He's using his platform to galvanize investments in clean energy, but is also backing fossil fuels. Courtesy of Scott Simon Baby, We Were Meant For Each Other: In. . "Feng Jia-Mei?" Here is her phone number (410) 323-1173 (Verizon Maryland, Inc). I first heard of National Public Radio when it broadcast the Senate hearings into the Watergate scandal live, in the summer of 1973.. They inspired his New York Times bestseller book Unforgettable: A Son, a Mother, and the Lessons of a Lifetime. How much did the alcohol industry give to Phil Murphy? We also know that the hardest parts are still ahead. Laura Hillenbrand, the author of Unbroken and Seabiscuit, called the book poignant, funny, intimate, and unforgettable. Scott Turow called it a treasure. Simon tells Fresh Air's Terry Gross that he fondly recalls Elise's reaction to seeing her little sister for the first time. Days later, they had their first real date, at a tiny downtown bistro, talking in the back garden until closing time. "Yet it's hard for a 7-year-old to understand. . ''I realized he was human and full of a great sense of humor about the world and also about himself,'' she said. "Now, we couldn't have cared less, but what we didn't want was them coming back in a couple of hours and saying, 'Oh, there's been some terrible mistake. 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? 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. We also know that the hardest parts are still ahead. He is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First. At the end of the interview, Simon offered Cosby an opportunity to comment on the accusations of sexual assault against him. Simon says the decision to adopt changed his life -- but it wasn't easy. [1] They have two daughters, both adopted as babies from China. A mustard-colored crocheted sweater. '' said Jacki Lyden, a host for ''All Things Considered'' on NPR. I first heard of National Public Radio when it broadcast the Senate hearings into the Watergate scandal live, in the summer of 1973. January 14, 2023 The Sundance Film Festival will take place in person next week after streaming online for the past two years. Poet Charles Simic is photographed at the City University of New York, May 13, 2003. Most of us had probably tried to start families in the traditional manner. Some interviews have been difficult, or painful like when we asked Bill Cosby about the sexual assault allegations against him and he stayed silent. His hobbies are books . They smiled back wanly. We opened the network's first bureau in a war zone El Salvador, in 1982. They were having as much fun as we were. Scott Simon, host of NPR's Weekend Edition, remembers the moment he and his wife decided to adopt. Scott received the Order of Lincoln from the State of Illinois in 2016, the states highest honor. Simon graduated from Nicholas Senn High School in 1970. The woman in the white smock looked down at a tag -- as if checking the size -- and smiled. "We learn from hurts in life, don't we? Sports Illustrated called his book Home and Away: Memoir of a Fan extraordinaryuniformly superba memoir of such breadth and reach that it compares favorably with Fredrick Exleys A Fans Notes. It was at the top of several non-fiction bestseller lists. Friends looked at her photo and wept. we asked softly. The officials had given her a name: Feng Jia-Mei. We looked at the other happy new families across the room. [17], On December 15, 2018, Simon said of the death of Jakelin Caal, "I do not doubt that U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents did all they could to try to save the life of Jakelin Caal Maquin, a 7-year-old girl from Guatemala, who died in the custody of the United States. How do you explain China's one-child policy?". Today, you can get whatever news you want to hear, on platforms that place audiences into different foxholes of opinion, where they can dig in against any idea they don't like. Because as soon as they brought that baby into the suite, we were falling in love with her. [20], Simon is a laureate of The Lincoln Academy of Illinois, receiving the state's highest honor, the Order of Lincoln from the Governor of Illinois in 2016 in the field of Business, Industry & Communications. Carlos Lozado of The Washington Post called it, in a rave review, "a book that easily matches its title.". Caroline Richard Simon holds Elise Simon, 11 months old, on the day her adoption was approved by Chinese officials in Nanchang. From the Feng township. He has reported from all fifty states, five continents, and ten wars, from El Salvador to Sarajevo to Afghanistan and Iraq. What were we thinking? always gripping, always tender, and often painfully funny. It is a marvel of technical finesse, close observation, and a perfectly pitched heart." He has reported from all fifty states, five continents, and ten wars, from El Salvador to Sarajevo to Afghanistan and Iraq. His books have chronicled character and characters, in war and peace, sports and art, tragedy and comedy. 50 And Forward: An Anniversary Celebration Of NPR. 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. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. NPR was not well known when we opened the first bureau in America's interior. Simon is a native of Chicago and the son of comedian Ernie Simon and Patricia Lyons Simon. His hobbies are books, theater, ballet, British comedy, Mexican cooking, and "bleeding for the Chicago Cubs." You walk in recollecting long romantic dinners, nights at the theater, and carefree vacations. 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. But most of all, I've gotten to share the stories of thousands of people who opened their lives to us. She was about six months old at the time of the picture. Look back at the network's history through a linear timeline. I tried to point a video camera, snap pictures, roll audio, and hug them, all at the same time. I went on to cover 10 conflicts, from Africa and the Middle East to the siege of Sarajevo. Laurie Halse Anderson just called the book, "Amazing. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen wants Congress to raise the federal debt limit fast to avoid a default. ("Pregnant! In February, a small group of us gathered for dinner in the Brown-Alley room with NPR's Scott Simon. [12] He guest-hosted BBC World News America, filling in for Matt Frei,[citation needed] and anchored NBC's Weekend Today in 199293. Part of a collage of images of Scott Simon reporting for NPR News from Cuba, San Salvador and Iraq. For the country music entertainment executive, see, Last edited on 20 December 2022, at 07:18, "Weddings: Vows; Scott Simon and Caroline Richard", "Three Americans: Abraham Lincoln, Aaron Copland and NPR's Scott Simon", "Scott Simon's Family: 'In Praise of Adoption', "NPR Host Scott Simon to Cover Every Beat for Chico Audience", "In NPR Interview, Bill Cosby Declines to Discuss Assault Allegations", "When reporters sound off, eyebrows rise", "Reflections on the Events of September 11", "Opinion: What The Death Of A 7-Year-Old Migrant Says About This Country", "In 2004 Scott Simon attacked Fahrenheit 9/11 for not investigating whether bombs that killed Iraqis during the invasion had come from US planes or were errant Iraqi anti-aircraft shells. 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. He has reported from all fifty states, five continents, and ten wars, from El Salvador to. We ate and talked and tried to amuse, divert, and win over our daughter with songs, food, and funny voices, leaving her sullen and unmoved, all the while asking ourselves, "What have we done? This book will change lives, restore hopes to the brokenhearted, and remind the rest of us what is truly important." Scott received the Order of Lincoln from the State of Illinois in 2016, the state's highest honor. A few weeks before, we had received a few photos in an envelope: a small girl with rosebud lips, quizzical eyebrows, and astonished eyes. His book, and Jackie Robinson and the Integration of Baseball, was Barnes and Nobles Sports Book of the Year. "The Paterson Project" won a national Emmy, as did his two-hour special from the Rio Earth Summit meeting. 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