Renting a two bedroom apartment in the zip code 21212 may cost you $1,250 per month, PD&R says. [Copyright 2021 NPR]. Part of a collage of images of Scott Simon reporting for NPR News from Cuba, San Salvador and Iraq.Caroline Richard Simon. And he was around for a lot. "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.". Carolinne was born in 1993 in Vienna Austria and graduated from Pemberton High School. Scott Simon is one of America's most admired writers and broadcasters. We put something over them and we keep on going. 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? 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. ''That's exactly the reaction I want from my life's companion. 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. Simon has been with NPR for over four decades, beginning in 1977 as Chicago bureau chief. It is as poignant and tender and wise as Tuesdays with Morrie, with the added virtues of being unflinching and, quite often, very funny." 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. 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. KUOW is the Puget Sound regions #1 radio station for news. "We'd both been in places where there are a lot of children who'd been abandoned," he tells NPR's Steve Inskeep. We checked cameras and cell phones. I think I would have had a tougher time holding my tongue.". 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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. They took us down a flight and into a room. They were having as much fun as we were. His career also encompasses writing and television. Affirming. 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.". Scott Simon (born March 16, 1952)[1][2] is an American journalist and the host of Weekend Edition Saturday on NPR. Do you know that little Indian place just off Thirty-second? Those clothes! Scott received the Order of Lincoln from the State of Illinois in 2016, the state's highest honor. She sat in Caroline's lap, then mine. You walk in recollecting long romantic dinners, nights at the theater, and carefree vacations. January 14, 2023 In a state notorious for rough and tumble politics, Jesse White has had lasting appeal. So much so, that his high school friends described him as part Cherokee and his father even became a member of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. We saw Elise. 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? He co-anchored PBS's "Millennium 2000" coverage in concert with the BBC, and has co-hosted the televised Columbia-DuPont Awards. 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." ''She goes over our heads a lot.''. His hobbies are books, theater, ballet, British comedy, Mexican cooking, and "bleeding for the Chicago Cubs." He has thrown out the first pitch at Wrigley Field (low and . This book will change lives, restore hopes to the brokenhearted, and remind the rest of us what is truly important." Simon is a native of Chicago and the son of comedian Ernie Simon and Patricia Lyons Simon. 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. In July, she moved into his apartment at the Watergate in Washington. It was at the top of several non-fiction bestseller lists. Excerpted by permission of Random House, a division of Random House Inc. All rights reserved. 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. A little red and white shirt. Back in our hotel room, Caroline zipped, snipped, and unbuttoned four layers of Chinese clothing. Caroline Richard Simon holds an 11-month-old Elise Simon on the day her adoption was approved by Chinese officials in Nancheng. As we say in this business, there is more to come. In February, a small group of us gathered for dinner in the Brown-Alley room with NPR's Scott Simon. He adds, "If you prick me, I'll bleed Chicago Cubs blue.". hide caption. The discovery of classified documents at President Biden's home and former office puts him in a tricky political situation. Baby, We Were Meant for Each Other, an essay about the joys of adoption, was published in August 2010. And you can't drink for months!") Scott Simon is one of Americas most admired writers and broadcasters. 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. She was five months older than in the picture we had, but still recognizably the little girl in the thumbnail portrait. 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. 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." His books have chronicled character and characters, in war and peace, sports and art, tragedy and comedy. 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. These resources can help, How Rutgers' Mawot Mag has grown into elite defensive player, NJ Wrestling Top 20 with big rivalry matches on the schedule, Rutgers football offseason tracker: Recruiting, coaching, transfer news & analysis, Kids with physical disabilities struggle with access to sports, Last call for liquor licenses? NPR's Scott Simon talks with writer John Hendrickson. You walk into the building as a couple, and leave a few minutes later as a family. I've been fortunate to play a small part in NPR's growth. 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. And his kids are in their 40s. "How much did they cost? They smiled back wanly. 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. 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. "No comparison whatsoever," he said. 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. Update information for Caroline Richard More at IMDbPro Contact Info: View agent, publicist, legal on IMDbPro Known For The King of Staten Island Additional Crew (2020) Like Plastic Additional Crew (2013) He's using his platform to galvanize investments in clean energy, but is also backing fossil fuels. ". He is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First. Our baby was famished. But, I am told, so does childbirth. Do you know that little Indian place just off Thirty-second? He adds, "If you prick me, I'll bleed Chicago Cubs blue.". "And what do you do? His latest books is My Cubs: A Love Story about his lifelong fandom of the Chicago Cubs, and their historic World Series victory. ("Pregnant! NPR's Scott Simon talks with Kim Yutani, the festival's director of programming. We sure need them.". 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." 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." He is married to Caroline Richard Simon, and their daughters are Elise and Paulina. [19], Simon has won Peabody and Emmy awards, and received many honorary degrees. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Harry Melling, who plays Poe. ''When Caroline began to giggle during the two minutes of silence, it confirmed everything for me,'' Mr. Simon said afterward. 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. Jackie Robinson and the Integration of Baseball, Order of Lincoln from the State of Illinois, Remarks on Accepting The Order of Lincoln. He also became familiar to viewers in Great Britain as host of the continuing BBC series, Eyewitness. He has appeared as a guest and commentator on all major networks, including BBC, NBC, CNN, and ESPN. [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. [27], In July 2013 Simon began tweeting his emotions and conversations with his mother during the last days of her life. Book's We Love returns with 400+ new titles handpicked by NPR staff and trusted critics. Courtesy of Scott Simon 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. A tiny white T-shirt. When she met Mr. Simon, she lived in a tiny Chinatown apartment in Manhattan, furnished with a futon, flowering plants and piles of books. NJ wants 'fairness' over 'sameness' in education. January 14, 2023 The NFL playoffs kick off today; the Australian Open opens tomorrow; and the Olympic figure skating doping scandal continues. Featuring interviews with leaders and emerging voices, we look at the last 50 years of NPR, examine its historical weak spots and hear how change is being made in the present and decades ahead. We saw smiling middle-aged women in white smocks holding babies, cooing, singing, and hefting them in their arms. [23][24][25][26] They consider themselves a Jewish family (Simon's father was Jewish and his mother was Irish Catholic). Includes Address (2) Phone (2) Email (3) See Results. January 14, 2023 NPR's Scott Simon talks to Admir Masic, professor of civil and environmental engineering at MIT, about what made concrete used by Ancient Romans so incredibly durable. He adds, If you prick me, Ill bleed Chicago Cubs blue.. 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.". She was about six months old at the time of the picture. Flyers defenseman boycotts Pride night, cites religion. ", Over careful conversation between stops, we began to make some fair assumptions about the meandering paths of hope, frustration, and paperwork that all of us had navigated to get here. "A sad day," sighed Julie from Utah, while the cityscape of Nanchang, China, slabs of brown and gray with wet laundry flapping, rolled by our windows. Thinking about selling your car, boat, motorcycle, truck or other vehicle? 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. Our baby was famished. Send tips and pie recipes: carolinesimon@cqrollcall.com. Feng Jia-Mei, Jia-Mei. When people called to ask, "What time is All Things Considered?" 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. I don't remember what we ate. As we say in this business, there is more to come. Courtesy of Scott Simon I went on to cover 10 conflicts, from Africa and the Middle East to the siege of Sarajevo. 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. NPR was not well known when we opened the first bureau in America's interior. Possible wind farm could power more than 700,000 homes. It is as poignant and tender and wise as Tuesdays with Morrie, with the added virtues of being unflinching and, quite often, very funny." Why would you do that? His books have chronicled character and characters, in war and peace, sports and art, tragedy and comedy. We saw smiling middle-aged women in white smocks holding babies, cooing, singing, and hefting them in their arms. 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. He has received numerous honorary degrees. There are times when the adoption process is exhausting and painful and makes you want to scream. January 14, 2023 The Sundance Film Festival will take place in person next week after streaming online for the past two years. 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.. NPR broadcast its first on-air original programming 50 years ago today: May 3, 1971. Carlos Lozado of The Washington Post called it, in a rave review, "a book that easily matches its title.". 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. Grinning bureaucrats received us and showed us to a staircase. While I talked to Caroline, I had to hold a cold compress on my head, alternating between my right hand and my left.''. A little girl named Excellent-Beautiful. For Simon, the vignette is proof of the power of suggestion -- but that's a subtlety his daughters aren't yet aware of. He is married to Caroline Richard Simon, and their daughters are Elise and Paulina. We blinked back tears and cleared our throats. Simon has hosted television series and specials, including PBS's Need to Know in 201113. We opened the network's first bureau in a war zone El Salvador, in 1982. 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