Simon says it's best not to invest too much of one's identity in ethnicity. Poet Charles Simic is photographed at the City University of New York, May 13, 2003. 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 has hosted many television specials, including the PBS's "State of Mind," "Voices of Vision," and "Need to Know." 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). we asked softly. "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. Lived In Pittsburgh PA. Simon has been with NPR for over four decades, beginning in 1977 as Chicago bureau chief. 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.". He is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First. ", 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 is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First. 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. Affirming. He has reported from all fifty states, five continents, and ten wars, from El Salvador to Sarajevo to Afghanistan and Iraq. 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. We also know that the hardest parts are still ahead. He is married to Caroline Richard Simon, and their daughters are Elise and Paulina. His new memoir, "Life on Delay," details his struggle with stuttering. She was five months older than in the picture we had, but still recognizably the little girl in the thumbnail portrait. Those clothes! On the initial reaction of his daughter Elise upon meeting her new parents in China, "We were feeding her, holding her. He is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First. Flyers defenseman boycotts Pride night, cites religion. How much did the alcohol industry give to Phil Murphy? We opened the network's first bureau in a war zone El Salvador, in 1982. Our small bus pulled up before a great gray file cabinet of a building in central Nanchang. The Sundance Film Festival will take place in person next week after streaming online for the past two years. As Caroline lifted her slightly from her lap to hold her, Elise soaked her own tufted little legs with a hot surge of pee. 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. His book, and Jackie Robinson and the Integration of Baseball, was Barnes and Noble's Sports Book of the Year. A little red and white shirt. "I have never loved a human being or a human moment more," he says. 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. ''That's exactly the reaction I want from my life's companion. hide caption. [Copyright 2021 NPR]. Resides in Mc Kees Rocks, PA. Jokes are sometimes the only sensible answer to some of the astoundingly impertinent questions people can ask, right in your children's faces. 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." NPR's Scott Simon talks with Kim Yutani, the festival's director of programming. We blinked back tears and cleared our throats. [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 a black quilted coat. This book will change lives, restore hopes to the brokenhearted, and remind the rest of us what is truly important." I began reporting for NPR from Chicago in the late 1970s, about crimes, corruption, blizzards, mob hits and political ferment. ''It is always interesting to pay a visit to it. 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!". ("Pregnant! In March 2015, he published a memoir about her titled Unforgettable: A Son, a Mother, and the Lessons of a Lifetime. "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. 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). He has reported from all fifty states, five continents, and ten wars, from El Salvador to Sarajevo to Afghanistan and Iraq. His books have chronicled character and characters, in war and peace, sports and art, tragedy and comedy. [12], In May 2010, he was conferred Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters by Willamette University, where he was that year's commencement speaker. KUOW is the Puget Sound regions #1 radio station for news. We explore these changes and what role the network. Simon is a native of Chicago and the son of comedian Ernie Simon and Patricia Lyons Simon. Aren't they impossible? [27], In July 2013 Simon began tweeting his emotions and conversations with his mother during the last days of her life. "), during which we talked about the sundry things strangers do to be companionable. For one reason or another, the traditional result was not achieved. He's using his platform to galvanize investments in clean energy, but is also backing fossil fuels. Adoption is a miracle. Laurie Halse Anderson just called the book, "Amazing. You know, you hear stories. We saw Elise. 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). As Caroline lifted her slightly from her lap to hold her, Elise soaked her own tufted little legs with a hot surge of pee. You leave worrying about where to get diapers, milk, and Cheerios. Family pharmacy, builder at odds over planned location. Includes Address (2) Phone (2) Email (3) See Results. Donate it to WBFO instead. Shigu, our trip coordinator, came by our room. His books have chronicled character and characters, in war and peace, sports and art, tragedy and comedy. 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. 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? ", 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. 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. Each layer smelled of coal smoke and pee. A tiny white T-shirt. Caroline Richard Simon. Look back at the network's history through a linear timeline. I went on to cover 10 conflicts, from Africa and the Middle East to the siege of Sarajevo. Laura Hillenbrand, the author of Unbroken and Seabiscuit, called the book poignant, funny, intimate, and unforgettable. Scott Turow called it a treasure. He is married to Caroline Richard Simon, and their daughters are Elise and Paulina. 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. His career also encompasses writing and television. We also know that the hardest parts are still ahead. Caroline Anne Simon Baltimore, MD (Northern Baltimore) AGE 60s AGE 60s Caroline Anne Simon Baltimore, MD (Northern Baltimore) Aliases Caroline Anne Eerdmans Phone NumberAddressBackground Report Aliases Caroline Anne Eerdmans Addresses Tunbridge Rd Baltimore, MD Indigo Ct Forest Hill, MD Daisy Dr Egg Harbor Township, NJ Relatives In February, a small group of us gathered for dinner in the Brown-Alley room with NPR's Scott Simon. Breathtaking. His books include My Cubs: A Love Story (2017); Home and Away: Memoir of a Fan (2000); Jackie Robinson and the Integration of Baseball (2002); Baby, We Were Meant for Each Other: In Praise of Adoption (2010), about his experiences adopting two daughters; and the novels Pretty Birds (2005) and Windy City: A Novel of Politics (2008).[11]. January 14, 2023 The UAE has picked a top oil executive to lead global climate talks this year. So that's the only con I can think of. 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 Exley's A Fan's Notes." Simon also wrote the book Just Getting Started with Tony Bennett. View the profiles of people named Caroline Simon. It's a huge part of his life. I've been fortunate to play a small part in NPR's growth. A National Weather Service official says a twister carved a 50- mile path across the state. He has reported from all fifty states, five continents, and ten wars, from El Salvador to. Then there's the emotional toll that not everyone is prepared to pay. Renting a two bedroom apartment in the zip code 21212 may cost you $1,250 per month, PD&R says. She grew up in San Francisco in a household of European tradition. I tried to point a video camera, snap pictures, roll audio, and hug them, all at the same time. She put her into my wife's arms. For one reason or another, the traditional result was not achieved. Add a bio, trivia, and more. We checked cameras and cell phones. I don't remember what we ate. "How much did they cost? 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." And I think our two daughters are going to be very strong, in part, because of that.". Because Martin's birth certificate stated that he was Native American, that ethnicity became a large part of his identity. 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. . There are all kinds of wizardly things that can be done in laboratories these days; most of us had tried one or two. For Simon, the vignette is proof of the power of suggestion -- but that's a subtlety his daughters aren't yet aware of. Do you know that little Indian place just off Thirty-second? '', Like Mr. Simon, Ms. Richard loves Coney Island, Graham Greene novels and riding the subway for whole weekend afternoons. we'd say, "When would you like to hear it?". 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. ''We both felt it, and we acted on it.''. A month before, this moment couldn't have happened fast enough. Send tips and pie recipes: carolinesimon@cqrollcall.com. [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. Little Indian place just off Thirty-second Simon has been with NPR for over four decades, beginning in as... 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