But, I am told, so does childbirth. She sat in Caroline's lap, then mine. "I just realized: she once had to let me go into the big wide world. Simon has been with NPR for over four decades, beginning in 1977 as Chicago bureau chief. Back in our hotel room, Caroline zipped, snipped, and unbuttoned four layers of Chinese clothing. ", On becoming a father relatively late in life, "I'm aware of the fact that I'm not going to be around for a lot. He has reported from all fifty states, five continents, and ten wars, from El Salvador to Sarajevo to Afghanistan and Iraq. 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. We opened the network's first bureau in a war zone El Salvador, in 1982. Scott received the Order of Lincoln from the State of Illinois in 2016, the state's highest honor. Courtesy of Scott Simon For Simon, the vignette is proof of. She was five months older than in the picture we had, but still recognizably the little girl in the thumbnail portrait. He is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First. We bathed her. Aren't they impossible? As we say in this business, there is more to come. Days later, they had their first real date, at a tiny downtown bistro, talking in the back garden until closing time. 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. He has also received the Barry M. Goldwater Award from the Human Rights Fund. 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 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!". "And what do you do? [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. 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. A National Weather Service official says a twister carved a 50- mile path across the state. 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. They took us down a flight and into a room. His latest books is My Cubs: A Love Story about his lifelong fandom of the Chicago Cubs, and their historic World Series victory. His books have chronicled character and characters, in war and peace, sports and art, tragedy and comedy. "That baby is so much more to you than its ethnicity," he says. His new memoir, "Life on Delay," details his struggle with stuttering. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with ProPublica's Peter Elkind about a provision in the latest federal budget intended to end "syndicated conservation easements," a problematic tax break. 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. What kind of people are we?". [8] His career also encompasses writing and television. 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. hide caption. ''She's the brilliant one,'' said Muriel Price, one of Ms. Richard's sisters. 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. Changes on tap for NJ bars, restaurants. ''We both felt it, and we acted on it.''. Part of a collage of images of Scott Simon reporting for NPR News from Cuba, San Salvador and Iraq. I had a glass of wine, my wife had a beer, and we toasted our daughter. 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 got teased endlessly. With over 4 million listeners it is the most-listened to news program on NPR. Donate it to WBFO instead. Laurie Halse Anderson just called the book, "Amazing. What we know: NJ renters, homeowners struggling from Ida can soon apply for help, Limb loss makes being active expensive. 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. Caroline Richard Simon. It is as poignant and tender and wise as Tuesdays with Morrie, with the added virtues of being unflinching and, quite often, very funny." His books have chronicled character and characters, in war and peace, sports and art, tragedy and comedy. "), during which we talked about the sundry things strangers do to be companionable. January 7, 2023 NPR's Scott Simon speaks with conductor Marin Alsop about concerts she is conducting this weekend in Chicago, which feature exclusively works by female composers. Most of us had probably tried to start families in the traditional manner. How do you explain China's one-child policy?". "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. They took us down a flight and into a room. Before I met her, I'd hardly been lonely, but this was the first time I'd been hit over the head by a two-by-four. He's using his platform to galvanize investments in clean energy, but is also backing fossil fuels. Then the Great Wall and Gift Shop! Lived In Pittsburgh PA. I don't mean just that it's amazing, terrific, and a wonderful thing to do. Adoption is a miracle. NPR turned 50 this week. WEDDINGS: VOWS; Scott Simon and Caroline Richard, https://www.nytimes.com/2000/09/10/style/weddings-vows-scott-simon-and-caroline-richard.html. Her eyes were dull, defiant, and blistering. But not everyone sees it that way. We had Cheerios, wipes, and diapers in our hands. [12], In May 2010, he was conferred Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters by Willamette University, where he was that year's commencement speaker. I don't mean just that it's amazing, terrific, and a wonderful thing to do. His books have chronicled character and characters, in war and peace, sports and art, tragedy and comedy. [But] the initial reaction is there's no Hallmark card moment when your little girl is put into your arms. It is a marvel of technical finesse, close observation, and a perfectly pitched heart." [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. "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. Simons tweets to his 1.25 million Twitter followers from his mothers bedside in the summer of 2013 gathered major media attention around the world. 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? [28], Jack Brickhouse, a Chicago broadcaster (19161998), is Simon's godfather, whom he refers to as an uncle. 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. '', See the article in its original context from. "And what do you do? He has received numerous honorary degrees. You walk in recollecting long romantic dinners, nights at the theater, and carefree vacations. I first heard of National Public Radio when it broadcast the Senate hearings into the Watergate scandal live, in the summer of 1973. Well, he had seen that several hundred times before. There are all kinds of wizardly things that can be done in laboratories these days; most of us had tried one or two. Get a quick look at the most important local stories of the day with KUOW's Today So Far newsletter. "We just looked at each other and said, 'Why are we doing this? Simon says it's best not to invest too much of one's identity in ethnicity. As narrated by Simon, Cosby refused to comment, only shaking his head no when prompted. 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. Let's make a switch right now.' 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I tried to point a video camera, snap pictures, roll audio, and hug them, all at the same time. The discovery of classified documents at President Biden's home and former office puts him in a tricky political situation. 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 . She sat in Caroline's lap, then mine. "How much did they cost? Not enough kids here?" Scott Simon is one of America's most admired writers and broadcasters, having reported from all over the world and many wars. '', Then, in April, Caroline Richard, 33, visited NPR to talk about a documentary film she was working on. They were having as much fun as we were. Breathtaking. 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." Tomorrow, the Silk Museumand Gift Shop! We also found 57 background checks for Caroline Richard, including criminal records . Recently, he was awarded the Studs Terkel Award. The health of the family was not affected. "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. we'd say, "When would you like to hear it?". Our daughter looked up into Caroline's unfamiliar face without warmth or disdain; one more stranger was handling her. The officials had given her a name: Feng Jia-Mei. On the November 15, 2014, episode of Weekend Edition Saturday, Simon interviewed Bill Cosby and his wife Camille about a 62-piece art collection they had loaned to the National Museum of African Art. A tiny white T-shirt. Scott Simon is one of America's most admired writers and broadcasters. Back in our hotel room, Caroline zipped, snipped, and unbuttoned four layers of Chinese clothing. ''She has a very quick and a wide-ranging, probing, searching mind,'' he said. Not much of whatever it was. Anyone can read what you share. Shigu, our trip coordinator, came by our room. He is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First. we'd say, "When would you like to hear it?". He co-anchored PBS's "Millennium 2000" coverage in concert with the BBC, and has co-hosted the televised Columbia-DuPont Awards. Her small cheeks burned so, I wondered if her tears would sizzle. Her small cheeks burned so, I wondered if her tears would sizzle. Carolinne Simon, 28 years of Moorestown, NJ passed away on October 6, 2022. 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. We laid those small clothes aside to keep for the ages. He will receive the Order of Lincoln from the State of Illinois in 2016. 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.". Her eyes were dull, defiant, and blistering. Caroline Richard Simon I've been fortunate to play a small part in NPR's growth. 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? 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Send tips and pie recipes: carolinesimon@cqrollcall.com. 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. Caroline Richard Simon holds Elise Simon, 11 months old, on the day her adoption was approved by Chinese officials in Nanchang. hide caption. Scott Simon is one of America's most admired writers and broadcasters. It was a reminder of something we do uncommonly well at Richmond. The drinks flashed through us like tap water. [3][4][5] He had a sister who died at a young age. 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. My wife and I, not having had children in the traditional, Abraham-and-Sarah-begat manner, have learned to make jokes about the way we've had our family. 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