(He did an obituary for her on the air. 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 co-anchored PBSs Millennium 2000 coverage in concert with the BBC, and has co-hosted the televised Columbia-DuPont Awards. we asked softly. Our small bus pulled up before a great gray file cabinet of a building in central Nanchang. His books have chronicled character and characters, in war and peace, sports and art, tragedy and comedy. 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. His new memoir, "Life on Delay," details his struggle with stuttering. 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.". 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. Caroline Richard (I) Additional Crew + Add or change photo on IMDbPro Contribute to IMDb. Our daughter looked up into Caroline's unfamiliar face without warmth or disdain; one more stranger was handling her. [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. 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. 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." They inspired his New York Times bestseller book Unforgettable: A Son, a Mother, and the Lessons of a Lifetime. Now it was here; and we weren't ready. "[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. What kind of people are we?". Simon is a native of Chicago and the son of comedian Ernie Simon and Patricia Lyons Simon. "Get something to eat.". As Caroline lifted her slightly from her lap to hold her, Elise soaked her own tufted little legs with a hot surge of pee. January 14, 2023 The Sundance Film Festival will take place in person next week after streaming online for the past two years. Part of a collage of images of Scott Simon reporting for NPR News from Cuba, San Salvador and Iraq. Carlos Lozado of The Washington Post called it, in a rave review, "a book that easily matches its title.". Part of a collage of images of Scott Simon reporting for NPR News from Cuba, San Salvador and Iraq. 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. ''I realized he was human and full of a great sense of humor about the world and also about himself,'' she said. 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) I first heard of National Public Radio when it broadcast the Senate hearings into the Watergate scandal live, in the summer of 1973. He has reported from all fifty states, five continents, and ten wars, from El Salvador to. I've interviewed all three. always gripping, always tender, and often painfully funny. Scott Simon is one of America's most admired writers and broadcasters. We saw smiling middle-aged women in white smocks holding babies, cooing, singing, and hefting them in their arms. There are times when the adoption process is exhausting and painful and makes you want to scream. NPR turned 50 this week. Well, he had seen that several hundred times before. ''He always knows how to make an entrance,'' Ms. Lyden said. Some interviews have been difficult, or painful like when we asked Bill Cosby about the sexual assault allegations against him and he stayed silent. We laid those small clothes aside to keep for the ages. We explore these changes and what role the network. 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. 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. 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.". 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. 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). "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. He is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First. We told him that our daughter seemed inconsolable. A mustard-colored crocheted sweater. He is married to Caroline Richard Simon, and their daughters are Elise and Paulina. His book, and Jackie Robinson and the Integration of Baseball, was Barnes and Nobles Sports Book of the Year. Then there's the emotional toll that not everyone is prepared to pay. 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. [6][7] He grew up in major cities across the United States and Canada, including Chicago; New York City; San Francisco; Los Angeles; Montreal; Cleveland; and Washington, D.C.[4], Simon's father was Jewish and his mother was Irish Catholic. 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." We opened the network's first bureau in a war zone El Salvador, in 1982. Simon married Caroline Richard, French documentary filmmaker on September 10, 2000. I first heard of National Public Radio when it broadcast the Senate hearings into the Watergate scandal live, in the summer of 1973. You walk in recollecting long romantic dinners, nights at the theater, and carefree vacations. He is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First. Scott received the Order of Lincoln from the State of Illinois in 2016, the state's highest honor. So why did you go overseas? A National Weather Service official says a twister carved a 50- mile path across the state. Excellent, Beautiful, Jia-Mei Simon. Recently, he was awarded the Studs Terkel Award. We opened the network's first bureau in a war zone El Salvador, in 1982. I tried to point a video camera, snap pictures, roll audio, and hug them, all at the same time. Raindrops rattled the roof of our small bus, seeped through the windows, and pitted the windshield with great wet gobs. While I talked to Caroline, I had to hold a cold compress on my head, alternating between my right hand and my left.''. He has reported from all fifty states, five continents, and ten wars, from El Salvador to Sarajevo to Afghanistan and Iraq. Tomorrow, the Silk Museumand Gift Shop! Breathtaking. I don't mean just that it's amazing, terrific, and a wonderful thing to do. Scott received the Order of Lincoln from the State of Illinois in 2016, the states highest honor. 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. ''She's the brilliant one,'' said Muriel Price, one of Ms. Richard's sisters. How do you explain China's one-child policy?". He has received numerous honorary degrees. 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 . But most of all, I've gotten to share the stories of thousands of people who opened their lives to us. His hobbies are books, theater, ballet, British comedy, Mexican cooking, and "bleeding for the Chicago Cubs." We looked at the other happy new families across the room. 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. We had endured three days of what we had come to call "adopto-tourism" together ("You will now visit the Pearl Museum and Gift Shop! 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. KUOW is the Puget Sound regions #1 radio station for news. The Bridge connects music lovers with music makers and engages in the community, supporting musicians, venues, and listeners. NPR's Scott Simon talks with writer John Hendrickson. He is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First. Not much of whatever it was. 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). Baby, baby, our baby. "Complete rapture. Windy City, Simon's second novel, is a political comedy set in the Chicago City Council. "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. NPR's Scott Simon talks with White, the longtime Illinois secretary of state who is retiring at the age of 88. He has reported from all fifty states, five continents, and ten wars, from El Salvador to Sarajevo to Afghanistan and Iraq. "The instinct to adopt -- to take children into our lives -- is, I think, practically as old as childbirth.". I don't mean just that it's amazing, terrific, and a wonderful thing to do. He has reported from all fifty states, five continents, and ten wars, from El Salvador to Sarajevo to Afghanistan and Iraq. January 14, 2023 The NFL playoffs kick off today; the Australian Open opens tomorrow; and the Olympic figure skating doping scandal continues. Affirming. It wasn't until later in life that Martin finally met his biological mother and discovered he wasn't Native American at all. [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. Then, in April, Caroline Richard, 33, visited NPR to talk about a documentary film she was working on. I first heard of National Public Radio when it broadcast the Senate . He has also received the Barry M. Goldwater Award from the Human Rights Fund. Then a black quilted coat. 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. 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. ". 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. We sure need them.". How much did the alcohol industry give to Phil Murphy? ''It is always interesting to pay a visit to it. She was nevertheless charmed. Facebook gives people the power. He's using his platform to galvanize investments in clean energy, but is also backing fossil fuels. Excerpted from Baby, We Were Meant for Each Other by Scott Simon Copyright 2010 by Scott Simon. He has reported from all fifty states, five continents, and ten wars, from El Salvador to Sarajevo to Afghanistan and Iraq. Excerpted by permission of Random House, a division of Random House Inc. All rights reserved. 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." January 14, 2023 The discovery of classified documents at President Biden's home and former office puts him in a tricky political situation. Not enough kids here?" You walk into the building as a couple, and leave a few minutes later as a family. Basically, its college radio for adults. ''She has a very quick and a wide-ranging, probing, searching mind,'' he said. NPR's Scott Simon talks with Kim Yutani, the festival's director of programming. I've interviewed all three. Your purchase helps support NPR programming. Five sets of strangers were together on the bus, about to share one of the most intimate moments of our lives. Feng Jia-Mei, Jia-Mei. 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). Father: Ernie Simon Mother: Patricia (Lyons) Simon Wife: Caroline Richard adopted daughter: Elise Simon Born in 2004 adopted daughter: Lina Simon Born in 2007 References Carolinne was born in 1993 in Vienna Austria and graduated from Pemberton High School. 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. always gripping, always tender, and often painfully funny. I was hooked; and stayed on to hear the effervescence of Susan Stamberg on All Things Considered His books have chronicled character and characters, in war and peace, sports and art, tragedy and comedy. hide caption. House Republicans say they'll use the negotiations to win concessions on government spending. Simon is a native of Chicago and the son of comedian Ernie Simon and Patricia Lyons Simon. 'Meant For Each Other': Scott Simon's Adoption Story, The Joys And Struggles Of International Adoption. 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. Caroline Richard Simon holds an 11-month-old Elise Simon on the day her adoption was approved by Chinese officials in Nancheng. She was introduced to Mr. Simon, who liked her right away. His hobbies are books, theater, ballet, British comedy, Mexican cooking, and "bleeding for the Chicago Cubs.". ("Pregnant! We checked cameras and cell phones. Add a bio, trivia, and more. "We'd both been in places where there are a lot of children who'd been abandoned," he tells NPR's Steve Inskeep. Recently, he was awarded the Studs Terkel Award. NPR's Scott Simon talks with White, the longtime Illinois secretary of state who is retiring at the age of 88. 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 . Her age is 69. Donate it to WBFO instead. Feng Jia-Mei, Jia-Mei. And I think our two daughters are going to be very strong, in part, because of that.". NPR was not well known when we opened the first bureau in America's interior. I went on to cover 10 conflicts, from Africa and the Middle East to the siege of Sarajevo. we'd say, "When would you like to hear it?". 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. Each layer smelled of coal smoke and pee. Copyright 2021 NPR. 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 is married to Caroline Richard Simon, and their daughters are Elise and Paulina. 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. Also, what's ahead for Congressman George Santos and the nation's economy. But most of all, I've gotten to share the stories of thousands of people who opened their lives to us. government. 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. We laid those small clothes aside to keep for the ages. 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. 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