Monday, May 3, 2021, marks the 50th anniversary of NPR's first on-air original broadcast. Friends looked at her photo and wept. But most of all, I've gotten to share the stories of thousands of people who opened their lives to us. we'd say, "When would you like to hear it?". He has reported from all fifty states, five continents, and ten wars, from El Salvador to Sarajevo to Afghanistan and Iraq. That said, Simon says he wants to help potential parents to see the natural beauty in adoption. Changes on tap for NJ bars, restaurants. First the puffy quilted pink coat came off. He is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First. But not everyone sees it that way. What kind of crib did you get? NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Harry Melling, who plays Poe. In the 50 years that NPR has been around, the journalistic landscape has changed massively. We looked at the other happy new families across the room. I tried to point a video camera, snap pictures, roll audio, and hug them, all at the same time. He is married to Caroline Richard Simon, and their daughters are Elise and Paulina. I don't mean just that it's amazing, terrific, and a wonderful thing to do. 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. He adds, "If you prick me, I'll bleed Chicago Cubs blue.". Back in our hotel room, Caroline zipped, snipped, and unbuttoned four layers of Chinese clothing. Related To Jacqueline Simon, Kristen Simon, Charles Simon. I don't mean just that it's amazing, terrific, and a wonderful thing to do. A few weeks before, we had received a few photos in an envelope: a small girl with rosebud lips, quizzical eyebrows, and astonished eyes. Tomorrow, the Silk Museumand Gift Shop! '', She went to the University of California at Berkeley, studied international politics in Paris and wound up in New York at Gabriel Films, which specializes in prison documentaries. Richard Drew/AP Scott Simon is one of America's most admired writers and broadcasters. He is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First. 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. always gripping, always tender, and often painfully funny. Four pairs of pants, white, black, gray, and pink, each with a cunning little slit in the backside (among the greatest Chinese inventions since the compass and printing). Caroline Richard Simon. 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. I began reporting for NPR from Chicago in the late 1970s, about crimes, corruption, blizzards, mob hits and political ferment. He is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First. (She had been an intern at NPR in the early 1990's, when Mr. Simon was away covering the. 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. (He did an obituary for her on the air. Her small cheeks burned so, I wondered if her tears would sizzle. 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He is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First. His hobbies are books, theater, ballet, British comedy, Mexican cooking, and "bleeding for the Chicago Cubs.". We checked cameras and cell phones. Jokes are sometimes the only sensible answer to some of the astoundingly impertinent questions people can ask, right in your children's faces. From a giant celebration to the number of American journalists on hand to observe, there's a lot going on in Pyongyang. From the Feng township. 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? How? Feng Jia-Mei, Jia-Mei. But, I am told, so does childbirth. His books have chronicled character and characters, in war and peace, sports and art, tragedy and comedy. Breathtaking. She was about six months old at the time of the picture. They have two daughters, both adopted as babies from China: Elise, in 2004, and Lina, in 2007. "A happy day," Julie added, "but also sad," and then we just listened to the ping of raindrops. Then the Great Wall and Gift Shop! Scott Simon (born March 16, 1952)[1][2] is an American journalist and the host of Weekend Edition Saturday on NPR. "I have never loved a human being or a human moment more," he says. They were having as much fun as we were. [But] she just didn't become happy about it for another couple of days. Get the latest news and those driveway moments delivered directly to your inbox every weekday morning by signing up for the WBFO Newsletter: The WBFO Daily. 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 died this week after a long career of writing and teaching. He has reported from all fifty states, five continents, and ten wars, from El Salvador to Sarajevo to Afghanistan and Iraq. [27], In July 2013 Simon began tweeting his emotions and conversations with his mother during the last days of her life. 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." "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. Excellent, Beautiful, Jia-Mei Simon. 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. "They knocked on our door, and sat this baby down on the conference table, and she did not look like the girl in the picture [that we had received]," he says. So: this is where we are going to become parents. ''That's exactly the reaction I want from my life's companion. With over 4 million listeners it is the most-listened to news program on NPR. "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.". Raindrops rattled the roof of our small bus, seeped through the windows, and pitted the windshield with great wet gobs. Now it was here; and we weren't ready. In his book, he writes about the experience of Martin Simon, the adopted son of the late Illinois Sen. Paul Simon (no relation to Scott Simon). I was hooked; and stayed on to hear the effervescence of Susan Stamberg on All Things Considered Scott Simon is one of Americas most admired writers and broadcasters. Simon has been with NPR for over four decades, beginning in 1977 as Chicago bureau chief. 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. Shigu, our trip coordinator, came by our room. There was a traditional Quaker period of silence during the service, and although the bride was clearly trying to stay quiet, little laughs kept escaping from her like bubbles. we asked softly. His hobbies are books . Look back at the network's history through a linear timeline. January 14, 2023 The NFL playoffs kick off today; the Australian Open opens tomorrow; and the Olympic figure skating doping scandal continues. We sure need them.". Simon is a native of Chicago and the son of comedian Ernie Simon and Patricia Lyons Simon. We shucked raindrops from our shoes and coats. hide caption. Now it was here; and we weren't ready. We opened the network's first bureau in a war zone El Salvador, in 1982. We had Cheerios, wipes, and diapers in our hands. A little red and white shirt. But wizardry does not always deliver. 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. He explains that the adoption process in the United States is particularly taxing and can discourage many potential parents. NPR turned 50 this week. I began reporting for NPR from Chicago in the late 1970s, about crimes, corruption, blizzards, mob hits and political ferment. The Bridge connects music lovers with music makers and engages in the community, supporting musicians, venues, and listeners. I don't remember what we ate. He is married to Caroline Richard Simon, and their daughters are Elise and Paulina. Scott Simon, host of NPR's Weekend Edition, remembers the moment he and his wife decided to adopt. 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. Days later, they had their first real date, at a tiny downtown bistro, talking in the back garden until closing time. Every second, Whitepages helps 19 people do reverse phone lookups , find people, and get background reports, including public records, in order to make smarter, safer decisions. Courtesy of Scott Simon We put something over them and we keep on going. ''My mother, who is French, made all of our clothes, and we wore braids and clogs,'' she said. Then there's the emotional toll that not everyone is prepared to pay. Please stay tuned. "And what do you do? And I think our two daughters are going to be very strong, in part, because of that.". We told him that our daughter seemed inconsolable. A National Weather Service official says a twister carved a 50- mile path across the state. [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. In July, she moved into his apartment at the Watergate in Washington. Caroline Richard Simon holds Elise Simon, 11 months old, on the day her adoption was approved by Chinese officials in Nanchang. He has reported from all fifty states, five continents, and ten wars, from El Salvador to Sarajevo to Afghanistan and Iraq. Simon is a native of Chicago and the son of comedian Ernie Simon and Patricia Lyons Simon. January 14, 2023 Alabama is beginning to recover after Thursday's tornadoes. Simon tells Fresh Air's Terry Gross that he fondly recalls Elise's reaction to seeing her little sister for the first time. "[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. Simon also wrote the book Just Getting Started with Tony Bennett. A little girl named Excellent-Beautiful. Caroline Richard (I) Additional Crew + Add or change photo on IMDbPro Contribute to IMDb. Her small cheeks burned so, I wondered if her tears would sizzle. January 14, 2023 NPR's Scott Simon remembers Charles Simic, former U.S. poet laureate who was born in Belgrade right before World War II. NPR's Scott Simon talks with White, the longtime Illinois secretary of state who is retiring at the age of 88. Resides in League City, TX. Our daughter looked up into Caroline's unfamiliar face without warmth or disdain; one more stranger was handling her. 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. ''Unlike so many people, men especially, Scott sees that whimsy is a necessary part of life. We made copies of the photos, slipped them into our wallets, sent them around to friends and families, and doled them out like business cards, often to total strangers. Adoption is a miracle. As I say that, I have just delivered the eulogy at Dan Schorr's funeral and he was even older when he became a father and he was told the same thing and he lived to the age of almost 94. Grinning bureaucrats received us and showed us to a staircase. Those clothes! "Jia-Mei Simon" was imprinted along the bottom, like the name under a photo in a class yearbook. He and his wife, Caroline Richard, are the parents of two cheri Sun., Oct. 26, 2008 Scott Simon, the host of National Public Radio's Weekend Edition Saturday, has reported from Iraq, Kosovo and . On top of this work, he's also raising his two daughters, ages 12 and eight, with his wife Caroline Richard, whom he married in 2000, aged 48 (he's very effusive about how wonderful she is). Affirming. [1] They have two daughters, both adopted as babies from China. A little girl named Excellent-Beautiful. Simon 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. Yet Mr. Simon's observations and questions never put you to sleep, whether he is reporting on Al Gore, a hospital in Kosovo, surfing or the death of his cat. This book will change lives, restore hopes to the brokenhearted, and remind the rest of us what is truly important." Excerpted from Baby, We Were Meant for Each Other by Scott Simon Copyright 2010 by Scott Simon. His books have chronicled character and characters, in war and peace, sports and art, tragedy and comedy. 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. I went on to cover 10 conflicts, from Africa and the Middle East to the siege of Sarajevo. Our daughter looked up into Caroline's unfamiliar face without warmth or disdain; one more stranger was handling her. A tiny white T-shirt. We laid those small clothes aside to keep for the ages. Not much of whatever it was. January 14, 2023 The UAE has picked a top oil executive to lead global climate talks this year. I think I would have had a tougher time holding my tongue.". "Get something to eat.". "No comparison whatsoever," he said. Then the Great Wall and Gift Shop! Scott received the Order of Lincoln from the State of Illinois in 2016, the states highest honor. "How much did they cost? Facebook gives people the power. We blinked back tears and cleared our throats. How do you explain China's one-child policy?". 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. Baby, We Were Meant for Each Other, an essay about the joys of adoption, was published in August 2010. Send tips and pie recipes: carolinesimon@cqrollcall.com. always gripping, always tender, and often painfully funny. 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 Exley's A Fan's Notes." We made copies of the photos, slipped them into our wallets, sent them around to friends and families, and doled them out like business cards, often to total strangers. In his new book, Baby, We Were Meant for Each Other, Simon shares the journey -- from struggling to conceive, to deciding to adopt, to traveling halfway around the world -- that ended with him and his wife, Caroline, adopting two little girls from China. Why would you do that? The Sundance Film Festival will take place in person next week after streaming online for the past two years. A few weeks before, we had received a few photos in an envelope: a small girl with rosebud lips, quizzical eyebrows, and astonished eyes. Basically, its college radio for adults. Campbell Soup planning a big change for Camden headquarters, Campbell Soup will combine Snacks division offices now in Connecticut and North Carolina at Camden campus. It was at the top of several non-fiction bestseller lists. "), during which we talked about the sundry things strangers do to be companionable. Baby, baby, our baby. He has received numerous honorary degrees. ''We got teased endlessly. 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. Affirming. A mustard-colored crocheted sweater. 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.. Poet Charles Simic is photographed at the City University of New York, May 13, 2003. ". His book, and Jackie Robinson and the Integration of Baseball, was Barnes and Noble's Sports Book of the Year. Simon says he was shocked when a friend asked Caroline if she felt guilty for taking her daughters away from their native culture: "My wife just answered, 'No, not really.' What does this mean? I went on to cover 10 conflicts, from Africa and the Middle East to the siege of Sarajevo. Scott Turow called it "a treasure. Let's make a switch right now.' I first heard of National Public Radio when it broadcast the Senate hearings into the Watergate scandal live, in the summer of 1973.. "You should go downstairs," Shigu advised. Part of a collage of images of Scott Simon reporting for NPR News from Cuba, San Salvador and Iraq. ", Caroline Richard Simon holds an 11-month-old Elise Simon on the day her adoption was approved by Chinese officials in Nancheng. What's important, he says, is that his children are comfortable with being adopted and that they know the truth about it -- sad though it may be. Here is her phone number (410) 323-1173 (Verizon Maryland, Inc). "I would like to open that door for people," he says. Everyone's out of the pool at former Cherry Hill swim club. ("Pregnant! Then a black quilted coat. "I just realized: she once had to let me go into the big wide world. Book's We Love returns with 400+ new titles handpicked by NPR staff and trusted critics. Simon graduated from Nicholas Senn High School in 1970. And while Simon and Caroline are determined to expose their daughters to Chinese culture through history and travel, he says their ethnicity is still only a feature of their personality, not a defining trait. 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? ''She goes over our heads a lot.''. We had Cheerios, wipes, and diapers in our hands. Scott Simon and his daughters Elise (right) and Lina (left) tour a temple in Nancheng, China, not long after Lina's adoption. Aren't they impossible? And finally, pink socks that had been tucked beneath red socks: as tiny and dear as a kitten's paws. Lived In Pittsburgh PA. He has appeared as a guest and commentator on all major networks, including BBC, NBC, CNN, and ESPN. What were we thinking? Laura Hillenbrand, the author of Unbroken and Seabiscuit, called the book "poignant, funny, intimate, and unforgettable." 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. 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. He has reported from all fifty states, five continents, and ten wars, from El Salvador to Sarajevo to Afghanistan and Iraq. we'd say, "When would you like to hear it?". Caroline is a resident of 606 Tunbridge Rd, Balt, MD. ''At that moment, I knew I was going to spend the rest of my life with him,'' Ms. Richard said. You walk into the building as a couple, and leave a few minutes later as a family. Simon has hosted television series and specials, including PBS's Need to Know in 201113. '', At NPR's offices in Washington, Mr. Simon, 48, is known for his dapper clothes and for broadcasting in suits with pocket handkerchiefs to match his (sometimes red) socks. When people called to ask, "What time is All Things Considered?" 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. Philly native & @dailypenn alum. NPR's Scott Simon talks with Kim Yutani, the festival's director of programming. 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. At the end of the interview, Simon offered Cosby an opportunity to comment on the accusations of sexual assault against him. The UAE has picked a top oil executive to lead global climate talks this year. House Republicans say they'll use the negotiations to win concessions on government spending. "The Paterson Project" won a national Emmy, as did his two-hour special from the Rio Earth Summit meeting. Your purchase helps support NPR programming. As Mr. Simon arrived, he hit his head on the taxi door and walked into the party bleeding. Simon's 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 . He was also known as a longtime and not unhappy bachelor. They inspired his New York Times bestseller book Unforgettable: A Son, a Mother, and the Lessons of a Lifetime. He is married to Caroline Richard Simon, and their daughters are Elise and Paulina. I went on to cover 10 conflicts, from Africa and the Middle East to the siege of Sarajevo. And then, as we laughed, cried, and hugged her even more fiercely, Feng Jia-Mei opened her small robin's mouth and burped up a geyser of phlegm, fear, and breakfast. On the initial reaction of his daughter Elise upon meeting her new parents in China, "We were feeding her, holding her. The officials had given her a name: Feng Jia-Mei. She was about six months old at the time of the picture. There are all kinds of wizardly things that can be done in laboratories these days; most of us had tried one or two. Flyers defenseman boycotts Pride night, cites religion. 'Meant For Each Other': Scott Simon's Adoption Story, The Joys And Struggles Of International Adoption. So why did you go overseas? ''We both felt it, and we acted on it.''. ("Pregnant! We looked at the women in the smocks and then realized -- they held our children in their arms. "The instinct to adopt -- to take children into our lives -- is, I think, practically as old as childbirth.". Feng Jia-Mei, Jia-Mei. He is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First. "Get something to eat.". I've interviewed all three. Simon has contributed articles to The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The New York Times Book Review, The Wall Street Journal, The Sunday Times of London, The Guardian, and Gourmet among other publications, and won a James Beard Award for his story, "Conflict Cuisine" in Gourmet. We told people that the look of surprise in her eyes was because she had just read our dossier and said, "I thought you said that I was going to first-rate people!". Find 10 years of recommendations all in one place that's more than 3,200 great reads with handy filters to help you find the perfect book. They took us down a flight and into a room. He co-anchored PBSs Millennium 2000 coverage in concert with the BBC, and has co-hosted the televised Columbia-DuPont Awards. You walk in recollecting long romantic dinners, nights at the theater, and carefree vacations. [3][4][5] He had a sister who died at a young age. NPR turned 50 this week. January 14, 2023 NPR's Scott Simon talks with writer John Hendrickson. Caroline Richard Simon holds an 11-month-old Elise Simon on the day her adoption was approved by Chinese officials in Nancheng. Some interviews have been difficult, or painful like when we asked Bill Cosby about the sexual assault allegations against him and he stayed silent. Scott received the Order of Lincoln from the State of Illinois in 2016, the states highest honor. Simon says it's best not to invest too much of one's identity in ethnicity. Because as soon as they brought that baby into the suite, we were falling in love with her. 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