"Get something to eat.". Are they healthy? . A mustard-colored crocheted sweater. "You should go downstairs," Shigu advised. For one reason or another, the traditional result was not achieved. He has reported from all fifty states, five continents, and ten wars, from El Salvador to Sarajevo to Afghanistan and Iraq. He has received numerous honorary degrees. 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.". "We just looked at each other and said, 'Why are we doing this? Then a black quilted coat. "), during which we talked about the sundry things strangers do to be companionable. His new memoir, "Life on Delay," details his struggle with stuttering. January 14, 2023 The UAE has picked a top oil executive to lead global climate talks this year. 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. We shucked raindrops from our shoes and coats. You know, you hear stories. A month before, this moment couldn't have happened fast enough. [1] They have two daughters, both adopted as babies from China. Courtesy of Scott Simon Baby, We Were Meant For Each Other: In. Scott Simon, the host of NPR's Weekend Edition, became a father for the first time at the age of 50, when he and his wife, Caroline, adopted the first of their two daughters from China. Because Martin's birth certificate stated that he was Native American, that ethnicity became a large part of his identity. (He did an obituary for her on the air. She was nevertheless charmed. Grinning bureaucrats received us and showed us to a staircase. I began reporting for NPR from Chicago in the late 1970s, about crimes, corruption, blizzards, mob hits and political ferment. They smiled back wanly. NPR's Scott Simon talks with White, the longtime Illinois secretary of state who is retiring at the age of 88. We also know that the hardest parts are still ahead. 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). Anyone can read what you share. Scott Simon is one of America's most admired writers and broadcasters. [23][24][25][26] They consider themselves a Jewish family (Simon's father was Jewish and his mother was Irish Catholic). 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. This book will change lives, restore hopes to the brokenhearted, and remind the rest of us what is truly important." "Jia-Mei Simon" was imprinted along the bottom, like the name under a photo in a class yearbook. Simon is a contributor to CBS Sunday Morning. we'd say, "When would you like to hear it?". I think I would have had a tougher time holding my tongue.". "A happy day," Julie added, "but also sad," and then we just listened to the ping of raindrops. As if there would have been anti-aircraft shells without the US war", "Governor Rauner Announces Recipients of 2016 Order of Lincoln Award", "NPR Host Scott Simon: Riding on Airwaves", Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life, "Scott Simon Releases First Novel: Pretty Birds", "Reflections on Welcoming a New Family Member", "NPR Host's Lunch in London Intersects Spy Case", "Review of "Unforgettable: A Son, a Mother, and the Lessons of a Lifetime" by Scott Simon", "Scott Simon On Life With The Cubs And The Manager Who Cursed Out Chicago", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Scott_Simon&oldid=1128460699, This page was last edited on 20 December 2022, at 07:18. Tomorrow, the Silk Museumand Gift Shop! His books have chronicled character and characters, in war and peace, sports and art, tragedy and comedy. For one reason or another, the traditional result was not achieved. And you can't drink for months!") How? He died this week after a long career of writing and teaching. In March 2015, he published a memoir about her titled Unforgettable: A Son, a Mother, and the Lessons of a Lifetime. And his kids are in their 40s. Send tips and pie recipes: carolinesimon@cqrollcall.com. It was a reminder of something we do uncommonly well at Richmond. 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. We opened the network's first bureau in a war zone El Salvador, in 1982. He has reported from all fifty states, five continents, and ten wars, from El Salvador to. She was five months older than in the picture we had, but still recognizably the little girl in the thumbnail portrait. January 14, 2023 The discovery of classified documents at President Biden's home and former office puts him in a tricky political situation. Not much of whatever it was. [12] He guest-hosted BBC World News America, filling in for Matt Frei,[citation needed] and anchored NBC's Weekend Today in 199293. Affirming. A few weeks before, we had received a few photos in an envelope: a small girl with rosebud lips, quizzical eyebrows, and astonished eyes. They smiled back wanly. 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. We checked cameras and cell phones. NPR's Scott Simon talks with Kim Yutani, the festival's director of programming. Scott received the Order of Lincoln from the State of Illinois in 2016, the states highest honor. NPR's Scott Simon talks with Kim Yutani, the festival's director of programming. He has reported from all fifty states, five continents, and ten wars, from El Salvador to Sarajevo to Afghanistan and Iraq. Simon tells Fresh Air's Terry Gross that he fondly recalls Elise's reaction to seeing her little sister for the first time. 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. 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! "Feng Jia-Mei?" "I have never loved a human being or a human moment more," he says. Your purchase helps support NPR programming. ''She goes over our heads a lot.''. 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? 2023 Western New York Public Broadcasting Association. Now it was here; and we weren't ready. Simon also wrote the book Just Getting Started with Tony Bennett. Jokes are sometimes the only sensible answer to some of the astoundingly impertinent questions people can ask, right in your children's faces. NPR's Scott Simon talks with writer John Hendrickson. What kind of crib did you get? Not enough kids here?" Richard Drew/AP Courtesy of Scott Simon I've been fortunate to play a small part in NPR's growth. Not much of whatever it was. A little girl named Excellent-Beautiful. (She had been an intern at NPR in the early 1990's, when Mr. Simon was away covering the Persian Gulf war.) "I just realized: she once had to let me go into the big wide world. 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. The woman in the white smock looked down at a tag -- as if checking the size -- and smiled. Simon has hosted television series and specials, including PBS's Need to Know in 201113. Excellent, Beautiful, Jia-Mei Simon. We blinked back tears and cleared our throats. Excerpted by permission of Random House, a division of Random House Inc. All rights reserved. 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. We shucked raindrops from our shoes and coats. She was about six months old at the time of the picture. January 14, 2023 Alabama is beginning to recover after Thursday's tornadoes. His books have chronicled character and characters, in war and peace, sports and art, tragedy and comedy. I went on to cover 10 conflicts, from Africa and the Middle East to the siege of Sarajevo. 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. 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 . 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. He has reported from all fifty states, five continents, and ten wars, from El Salvador to Sarajevo to Afghanistan and Iraq. Simon says it's best not to invest too much of one's identity in ethnicity. We saw Elise. Resides in League City, TX. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Harry Melling, who plays Poe. They have two daughters, both adopted as babies from China: Elise, in 2004, and Lina, in 2007. He has received numerous honorary degrees. Caroline Richard Simon holds Elise Simon, 11 months old, on the day her adoption was approved by Chinese officials in Nanchang. 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. Breathtaking. House Republicans say they'll use the negotiations to win concessions on government spending. There are times when the adoption process is exhausting and painful and makes you want to scream. 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 hobbies are books, theater, ballet, British comedy, Mexican cooking, and "bleeding for the Chicago Cubs." January 14, 2023 NPR's Scott Simon remembers Charles Simic, former U.S. poet laureate who was born in Belgrade right before World War II. The officials had given her a name: Feng Jia-Mei. [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. Possible wind farm could power more than 700,000 homes. He is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First. How? You walk into the building as a couple, and leave a few minutes later as a family. Excerpted from Baby, We Were Meant for Each Other by Scott Simon Copyright 2010 by Scott Simon. Donate it to WBFO instead. Part of a collage of images of Scott Simon reporting for NPR News from Cuba, San Salvador and Iraq.Caroline Richard Simon. She immediately became our child, and our identity with her deepened every day and deepens every day even now. In February, a small group of us gathered for dinner in the Brown-Alley room with NPR's Scott Simon. Lived In Pittsburgh PA. ''Unlike so many people, men especially, Scott sees that whimsy is a necessary part of life. Excerpted by permission of Random House, a division of Random House Inc. All rights reserved. I've interviewed all three. forces. Feng Jia-Mei, Jia-Mei. His hobbies are books, theater, ballet, British comedy, Mexican cooking, and "bleeding for the Chicago Cubs." hide caption. House Republicans say they'll use the negotiations to win concessions on government spending. They were having as much fun as we were. But most of all, I've gotten to share the stories of thousands of people who opened their lives to us. We sure need them.". A tiny white T-shirt. 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. They inspired his New York Times bestseller book Unforgettable: A Son, a Mother, and the Lessons of a Lifetime. 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. . [29], This article is about the NPR journalist. Back in our hotel room, Caroline zipped, snipped, and unbuttoned four layers of Chinese clothing. ''She's the brilliant one,'' said Muriel Price, one of Ms. Richard's sisters. 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). 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? 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