His novel, Pretty Birds, the story of two teenage girls in Sarajevo during the siege, received rave reviews, with Scott Turow calling it, "the most auspicious fiction debut by a journalist of note since Tom Wolfe's. We opened the network's first bureau in a war zone El Salvador, in 1982. You leave worrying about where to get diapers, milk, and Cheerios. "I just realized: she once had to let me go into the big wide world. Now it was here; and we weren't ready. So why did you go overseas? You walk in recollecting long romantic dinners, nights at the theater, and carefree vacations. 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. His latest books is My Cubs: A Love Story about his lifelong fandom of the Chicago Cubs, and their historic World Series victory. 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. Well, he had seen that several hundred times before. His books have chronicled character and characters, in war and peace, sports and art, tragedy and comedy. He has reported from all fifty states, five continents, and ten wars, from El Salvador to Sarajevo to Afghanistan and Iraq. 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. 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.". 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. 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. This book will change lives, restore hopes to the brokenhearted, and remind the rest of us what is truly important." "Get something to eat.". The health of the family was not affected. 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. Simon is a native of Chicago and the son of comedian Ernie Simon and Patricia Lyons Simon. Laura Hillenbrand, the author of Unbroken and Seabiscuit, called the book "poignant, funny, intimate, and unforgettable." He is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First. It was at the top of several non-fiction bestseller lists. So: this is where we are going to become parents. His hobbies are books . Monday, May 3, 2021, marks the 50th anniversary of NPR's first on-air original broadcast. Our little girl's tears fell like soft, fat, furious little jewels down her face. Those clothes! NPR's Scott Simon talks with writer John Hendrickson. 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 began reporting for NPR from Chicago in the late 1970s, about crimes, corruption, blizzards, mob hits and political ferment. 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? Donate it to WBFO instead. You walk into the building as a couple, and leave a few minutes later as a family. His hobbies are books, theater, ballet, British comedy, Mexican cooking, and "bleeding for the Chicago Cubs." She put her into my wife's arms. NPR was not well known when we opened the first bureau in America's interior. His book, and Jackie Robinson and the Integration of Baseball, was Barnes and Nobles Sports Book of the Year. Scott Simon is one of America's most admired writers and broadcasters. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. "You should go downstairs," Shigu advised. Jackie Robinson and the Integration of Baseball, Order of Lincoln from the State of Illinois, Remarks on Accepting The Order of Lincoln. I went on to cover 10 conflicts, from Africa and the Middle East to the siege of Sarajevo. For one reason or another, the traditional result was not achieved. You know, you hear stories. January 14, 2023 The UAE has picked a top oil executive to lead global climate talks this year. "It is difficult, time-consuming and expensive to adopt a child in this country," he says. Now it was here; and we weren't ready. Caroline Richard Simon holds Elise Simon, 11 months old, on the day her adoption was approved by Chinese officials in Nanchang. "And what do you do? 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. I've been fortunate to play a small part in NPR's growth. ''That's exactly the reaction I want from my life's companion. 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) Caroline Richard Simon holds an 11-month-old Elise Simon on the day her adoption was approved by Chinese officials in Nancheng. What does this mean? 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. 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. We checked cameras and cell phones. Basically, its college radio for adults. Last Sunday, they were married in a Methodist, Quaker, Jewish service in Ridgefield, Conn., at the home of Alexander Julian, the men's wear designer, a family friend of the bride. "[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. He is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First. 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! His books have chronicled character and characters, in war and peace, sports and art, tragedy and comedy. Caroline Richard Simon holds an 11-month-old Elise Simon on the day her adoption was approved by Chinese officials in Nancheng. We put something over them and we keep on going. "We'd both been in places where there are a lot of children who'd been abandoned," he tells NPR's Steve Inskeep. "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. 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. Mr. Simon added: ''I had what amounted to a war wound. He has reported from all fifty states, five continents, and ten wars, from El Salvador to. NPR's Scott Simon talks with Kim Yutani, the festival's director of programming. NPR turned 50 this week. Recently, he was awarded the Studs Terkel Award. 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 . (She had been an intern at NPR in the early 1990's, when Mr. Simon was away covering the. "), during which we talked about the sundry things strangers do to be companionable. It's a huge part of his life. Caroline Richard Simon holds Elise Simon, 11 months old, on the day her adoption was approved by Chinese officials in Nanchang. He died this week after a long career of writing and teaching. Her eyes were dull, defiant, and blistering. The family was staying at a hotel near the restaurant at the center of the poisoning incident, and had bought food there for one of their daughters. Pouty little mouth, tiny, endearing little downy baby duck's head, fuzzy patch of hair, and amazed eyebrows, crying, steaming, red-faced, and bundled into a small, puffy pink coat. Poet Charles Simic is photographed at the City University of New York, May 13, 2003. Then a black quilted coat. 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. Simon graduated from Nicholas Senn High School in 1970. Adoption is a miracle. We looked at the other happy new families across the room. We had Cheerios, wipes, and diapers in our hands. A tiny white T-shirt. His books have chronicled character and characters, in war and peace, sports and art, tragedy and comedy. "How much did they cost? She sat in Caroline's lap, then mine. We have information on 57 results for Caroline Richard, including phone numbers and addresses . The officials had given her a name: Feng Jia-Mei. I had a glass of wine, my wife had a beer, and we toasted our daughter. He is married to Caroline Richard Simon, and their daughters are Elise and Paulina. 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. "Yet it's hard for a 7-year-old to understand. He has reported from all fifty states, five continents, and ten wars, from El Salvador to Sarajevo to Afghanistan and Iraq. 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. His hobbies are books, theater, ballet, British comedy, Mexican cooking, and "bleeding for the Chicago Cubs." ), ''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?' Each layer smelled of coal smoke and pee. He also hosts public television specials and does stories for CBS Sunday Morning. Caroline C Simon, 37. hide caption. I had a glass of wine, my wife had a beer, and we toasted our daughter. I don't mean just that it's amazing, terrific, and a wonderful thing to do. House Republicans say they'll use the negotiations to win concessions on government spending. Caroline Richard (I) Additional Crew + Add or change photo on IMDbPro Contribute to IMDb. ", 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. hide caption. 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. [1] They have two daughters, both adopted as babies from China. Simon has written eight books and has one of the largest personal media followings on Twitter. 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. Renting a two bedroom apartment in the zip code 21212 may cost you $1,250 per month, PD&R says. 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Scott Simon and his daughters Elise (right) and Lina (left) tour a temple in Nancheng, China, not long after Lina's adoption. We laid those small clothes aside to keep for the ages. 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. I first heard of National Public Radio when it broadcast the Senate hearings into the Watergate scandal live, in the summer of 1973. "For a lot of people, the assisted-fertility industry is just an obvious alternative to that.". We had Cheerios, wipes, and diapers in our hands. 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. He co-anchored PBS's "Millennium 2000" coverage in concert with the BBC, and has co-hosted the televised Columbia-DuPont Awards. government. Lived In Galveston TX. She was about six months old at the time of the picture. They inspired his New York Times bestseller book Unforgettable: A Son, a Mother, and the Lessons of a Lifetime. Adoption is a miracle. (He did an obituary for her on the air. The officials had given her a name: Feng Jia-Mei. "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 opened the network's first bureau in a war zone El Salvador, in 1982. [19], Simon has won Peabody and Emmy awards, and received many honorary degrees. When people called to ask, "What time is All Things Considered?" ''She has a very quick and a wide-ranging, probing, searching mind,'' he said. We looked at the women in the smocks and then realized -- they held our children in their arms. Courtesy of Scott Simon Baby, We Were Meant For Each Other: In. Five sets of strangers were together on the bus, about to share one of the most intimate moments of our lives. [23][24][25][26] They consider themselves a Jewish family (Simon's father was Jewish and his mother was Irish Catholic). Get a quick look at the most important local stories of the day with KUOW's Today So Far newsletter. Five sets of strangers were together on the bus, about to share one of the most intimate moments of our lives. WEDDINGS: VOWS; Scott Simon and Caroline Richard, https://www.nytimes.com/2000/09/10/style/weddings-vows-scott-simon-and-caroline-richard.html. There are times when the adoption process is exhausting and painful and makes you want to scream. (She had been an intern at NPR in the early 1990's, when Mr. Simon was away covering the Persian Gulf war.) Scott Simon is one of America's most admired writers and broadcasters. Look back at the network's history through a linear timeline. ''She's the brilliant one,'' said Muriel Price, one of Ms. Richard's sisters. "No comparison whatsoever," he said. NPR's Scott Simon talks with White, the longtime Illinois secretary of state who is retiring at the age of 88. 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. [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. They inspired his New York Times bestseller book Unforgettable: A Son, a Mother, and the Lessons of a Lifetime. I began reporting for NPR from Chicago in the late 1970s, about crimes, corruption, blizzards, mob hits and political ferment. 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. Do you know that little Indian place just off Thirty-second? "That baby is so much more to you than its ethnicity," he says. NPR is in North Korea as the country celebrates 70 years of existence. At 7 years old, Simon's daughter Elise is at an age where she's starting to ask some pretty difficult questions -- like why her biological mother gave her up -- and the answers aren't always easy for her to understand. 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.' ''She goes over our heads a lot.''. And I think our two daughters are going to be very strong, in part, because of that.". 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. A month before, this moment couldn't have happened fast enough. ''We both felt it, and we acted on it.''. "Jia-Mei Simon" was imprinted along the bottom, like the name under a photo in a class yearbook. 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. always gripping, always tender, and often painfully funny. 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 And finally, pink socks that had been tucked beneath red socks: as tiny and dear as a kitten's paws. His books have chronicled character and characters, in war and peace, sports and art, tragedy and comedy. They smiled back wanly. In July, she moved into his apartment at the Watergate in Washington. But most of all, I've gotten to share the stories of thousands of people who opened their lives to us. Then there's the emotional toll that not everyone is prepared to pay. The Bridge connects music lovers with music makers and engages in the community, supporting musicians, venues, and listeners. ("Pregnant! There are children in the world now who need our love, and we sure need them.'". 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. "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. The Sundance Film Festival will take place in person next week after streaming online for the past two years. Now I have to let her go the same way", read one tweet. 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. Simon is a native of Chicago and the son of comedian Ernie Simon and Patricia Lyons Simon. His book, and Jackie Robinson and the Integration of Baseball, was Barnes and Noble's Sports Book of the Year. In his new book, Baby We Were Meant For Each Other, Simon describes how he and Caroline decided to adopt after struggling to conceive, and then traveled to Nanchang, China, from their home in Washington, D.C., twice -- first to bring Elise home, and then five years later, when they went to pick up Elise's little sister, Lina.
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