I don't remember what we ate. 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. [13], After the September 11 attacks, Simon spoke and wrote in support of the "war on terror", publishing an op-ed in the October 11, 2001, Wall Street Journal titled "Even Pacifists Must Support This War. Scott Simon is one of America's most admired writers and broadcasters. 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. You walk in recollecting long romantic dinners, nights at the theater, and carefree vacations. 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? Caroline Richard Simon. Five sets of strangers were together on the bus, about to share one of the most intimate moments of our lives. He has reported from all fifty states, five continents, and ten wars, from El Salvador to Sarajevo to Afghanistan and Iraq. "I would like to open that door for people," he says. We laid those small clothes aside to keep for the ages. Shigu, our trip coordinator, came by our room. You walk in recollecting long romantic dinners, nights at the theater, and carefree vacations. We also know that the hardest parts are still ahead. He co-anchored PBS's "Millennium 2000" coverage in concert with the BBC, and has co-hosted the televised Columbia-DuPont Awards. Our little girl's tears fell like soft, fat, furious little jewels down her face. Raindrops rattled the roof of our small bus, seeped through the windows, and pitted the windshield with great wet gobs. But we cannot imagine anything more remarkable and marvelous than having a stranger put into your arms who becomes, in minutes, your flesh, your blood: your life. She was about six months old at the time of the picture. I first heard of National Public Radio when it broadcast the Senate hearings into the Watergate scandal live, in the summer of 1973.. He is married to Caroline Richard Simon, and their daughters are Elise and Paulina. Jackie Robinson and the Integration of Baseball, Order of Lincoln from the State of Illinois, Remarks on Accepting The Order of Lincoln. Lived In Pittsburgh PA. 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 girl named Excellent-Beautiful. What were we thinking? It's a huge part of his life. Reporter for @RollCall/@CQNow covering immigration policy. Baby, We Were Meant for Each Other, an essay about the joys of adoption, was published in August 2010. Courtesy of Scott Simon There are times when the adoption process is exhausting and painful and makes you want to scream. '' said Jacki Lyden, a host for ''All Things Considered'' on NPR. We explore these changes and what role the network. Simon married Caroline Richard, French documentary filmmaker on September 10, 2000. Are they healthy? Now I have to let her go the same way", read one tweet. 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. [8] His career also encompasses writing and television. We had Cheerios, wipes, and diapers in our hands. Days later, they had their first real date, at a tiny downtown bistro, talking in the back garden until closing time. WEDDINGS: VOWS; Scott Simon and Caroline Richard, https://www.nytimes.com/2000/09/10/style/weddings-vows-scott-simon-and-caroline-richard.html. He also hosts public television specials and does stories for CBS Sunday Morning. His hobbies are books, theater, ballet, British comedy, Mexican cooking, and "bleeding for the Chicago Cubs." Flyers defenseman boycotts Pride night, cites religion. I went on to cover 10 conflicts, from Africa and the Middle East to the siege of Sarajevo. He co-anchored PBS's "Millennium 2000" coverage in concert with the BBC, and has co-hosted the televised Columbia-DuPont Awards. 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 is a native of Chicago and the son of comedian Ernie Simon and Patricia Lyons Simon. There are all kinds of wizardly things that can be done in laboratories these days; most of us had tried one or two. From the Feng township. "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. Carlos Lozado of The Washington Post called it, in a rave review, "a book that easily matches its title.". [27], In July 2013 Simon began tweeting his emotions and conversations with his mother during the last days of her life. Baby, We Were Meant for Each Other, an essay about the joys of adoption, was published in August 2010. From the Feng township. (He did an obituary for her on the air. I was voted most unique in high school, and it was not a compliment. 50 And Forward: An Anniversary Celebration Of NPR. Simon has hosted television series and specials, including PBS's Need to Know in 201113. 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." His books have chronicled character and characters, in war and peace, sports and art, tragedy and comedy. "A happy day," Julie added, "but also sad," and then we just listened to the ping of raindrops. [21], As of 2009[update], Simon lives in Washington, D.C.[22] He has been married to French documentary filmmaker Caroline Richard since September 2000. Get a quick look at the most important local stories of the day with KUOW's Today So Far newsletter. She sat in Caroline's lap, then mine. '', 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. Simon has been with NPR for over four decades, beginning in 1977 as Chicago bureau chief. He has reported from all fifty states, five continents, and ten wars, from El Salvador to Sarajevo to Afghanistan and Iraq. 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. And he was around for a lot. 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It was a reminder of something we do uncommonly well at Richmond. We opened the network's first bureau in a war zone El Salvador, in 1982. Friends looked at her photo and wept. His books have chronicled character and characters, in war and peace, sports and art, tragedy and comedy. I've been fortunate to play a small part in NPR's growth. They were having as much fun as we were. NPR turned 50 this week. But we cannot imagine anything more remarkable and marvelous than having a stranger put into your arms who becomes, in minutes, your flesh, your blood: your life. He has reported from all fifty states, five continents, and ten wars, from El Salvador to Sarajevo to Afghanistan and Iraq. 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. He is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First. It is a marvel of technical finesse, close observation, and a perfectly pitched heart." And her beauty is breathtaking. They smiled back wanly. He is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First. He is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First. Are they healthy? 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. Mr. Simon added: ''I had what amounted to a war wound. But, I am told, so does childbirth. 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. . Simon is a native of Chicago and the son of comedian Ernie Simon and Patricia Lyons Simon. 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 adds, "If you prick me, I'll bleed Chicago Cubs blue.". 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. 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. "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. We looked at the women in the smocks and then realized -- they held our children in their arms. . "We tell her, 'Your mother loved you and she wanted to take care of you for the rest of your life and she wanted to be a mother to you but she just couldn't,' " Simon says. Family pharmacy, builder at odds over planned location. In March 2015, he published a memoir about her titled Unforgettable: A Son, a Mother, and the Lessons of a Lifetime. NPR broadcast its first on-air original programming 50 years ago today: May 3, 1971. Her small cheeks burned so, I wondered if her tears would sizzle. Each layer smelled of coal smoke and pee. Here is her phone number (410) 323-1173 (Verizon Maryland, Inc). 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.. "It is difficult, time-consuming and expensive to adopt a child in this country," he says. It was at the top of several non-fiction bestseller lists. Please stay tuned. ), ''I once heard Scott interviewing a steelworker, and he said, 'If you could make pink plastic flamingos and earn as much money as you do making steel, would you make pink plastic flamingos?' 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. But not everyone sees it that way. Scott Simon and his daughters Elise (right) and Lina (left) tour a temple in Nancheng, China, not long after Lina's adoption. "[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. How do you explain China's one-child policy?". Excellent, Beautiful, Jia-Mei Simon. View the profiles of people named Caroline Simon. Then a black quilted coat. January 14, 2023 Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen wants Congress to raise the federal debt limit fast to avoid a default. Simon is a native of Chicago and the son of comedian Ernie Simon and Patricia Lyons Simon. And I will never forget that our oldest daughter, Elise she just reached out with her little hand, with a kind of tenderness you usually don't see in 5-year-olds, and she said, 'It doesn't matter.' Grinning bureaucrats received us and showed us to a staircase. Basically, its college radio for adults. 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 is married to Caroline Richard Simon, and their daughters are Elise and Paulina. "The Paterson Project" won a national Emmy, as did his two-hour special from the Rio Earth Summit meeting. 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