Scott Simon

Type: Person

Name: Scott Simon

First reported 2 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 1 reports

Fail. Change. Love. And Other Advice to New Grads

By Andy Boynton, with William BoleItâs no secret that recent crops of college graduates have been more risk averse than some of their predecessors. Theyâre more likely, for instance, to go for the job they could get rather than the one they want. And ... [Published Forbes.com - 2 hours ago]

Entities: AdvICE™, Scott Simon, Jorma Ollila, Thomas Edison

First reported 3 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 1 reports

Public Broadcasting Service

East Coast: Meet the people behind NPR, PBS broadcasts

Notables (subject to change) are expected to include Gwen Ifill, moderator and managing editor of Washington Week on PBS and senior correspondent for PBS NewsHour; Scott Simon, host of NPRs Weekend Edition Saturday; filmmaker Ric Burns, whose series New ... [Published Los Angeles Times - 3 hours ago]

Entities: Public Broadcasting Service, National Public Radio, Charlie Cook, GWEN IFILL

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 1 reports

National Public Radio

In Zimbabwe, Will Next Election Be More Peaceful?

Ofeibea Quist-ArctonWeekend Edition - Saturday05-18-2013 Host: Greetings from Harare.OFEIBEA QUIST-ARCTONTime 12:00-13:00 PMPlay Audio SCOTT SIMON: This is WEEKEND EDITION from NPR News. I'm Scott Simon. Zimbabwe is anxiously waiting for longtime President ... [Published HighBeam Research - May 19 2013]

Entities: Zimbabwe, Scott Simon, Elections, National Public Radio

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 1 reports

Astronaut Chris Hadfield's Most Excellent Adventure

Weekend Edition - Saturday05-18-2013Time 12:00-13:00 PMPlay Audio SCOTT SIMON: Chris Hadfield went from feeling truly sublime to faintly ridiculous this week. He landed after spending 146 days in space, most as commander of the International Space Station. ... [Published HighBeam Research - May 19 2013]

Entities: Chris Hadfield, Cosmonaut, Scott Simon

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 1 reports

A Nigerian-'Americanah' Novel About Love, Race and Hair

School romances face a lot of obstacles: the big decision at graduation, the competing demands of two burgeoning careers, perhaps a period spent in a long-distance relationship. But the young lovers in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's latest novel, Americanah, ... [Published AllAfrica.com - May 18 2013]

Entities: Immigration, Nigeria, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Scott Simon, Chinua Achebe

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 1 reports

University of Washington

Cougars Drop Game To Washington, 3-1 in Pasco

PASCO, Wash. Washington State dropped a 3-1 decision to the University of Washington Saturday afternoon at Gesa Stadium in Pasco, Wash.The Cougars (21-29, 8-18 Pac-12) surrendered two runs in the fifth and the Huskies (21-31, 12-14 Pac-12) held off a ... [Published KHQ Right Now - May 19 2013]

Entities: Scott Simon, Andrew Ely, University of Washington, Cougar, Dispersion

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 2 reports

When Alcohol Takes The Wheel: What's Your Limit?

This week, the National Transportation Safety Board recommended lowering the legal limit of blood alcohol content for drivers to .05 or even lower. Currently, it's illegal to drive in all states with a BAC of .08 or higher. Host Scott Simon speaks with ... [Published WNYC - May 18 2013]

Entities: Alcohol, Scott Simon, National Transportation Safety Board, National Public Radio, Privacy Policy

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

In Zimbabwe, Will Next Election Be More Peaceful?

Host Scott Simon talks with NPR's Ofeibea Quist-Arcton about Zimbabwe's upcoming presidential election and efforts to alleviate its international isolation. ... [Published WVPE 88.1 - May 18 2013]

Entities: Zimbabwe, Elections, Ofeibea Quist-Arcton

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Ana Popovic Shreds The Belgrade Blues

Ana Popovic's fiery technique on her Fender Telecaster has earned her an impressive nickname: "The Serbian Scorcher."Popovic grew up playing the blues in Belgrade during the turbulent time of the fall of communism and the dissolution of Yugoslavia. Her ... [Published NPR - May 18 2013]

Entities: Ana Popović, Belgrade, Scott Simon, National Public Radio, Privacy Policy

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Local Story Shows 'Plain Dealer' Prowess, But Future's Murky

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Connie Schultz, former columnist and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist for the Cleveland Plain Dealer. Starting this summer, the paper's owners will be reducing home delivery to three days a week and making huge cuts in the ... [Published KCLU - May 18 2013]

Entities: Connie Schultz, Scott Simon

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

What A Week: White House Rattled By Controversy

NPR's Ari Shapiro joins host Scott Simon to talk about the Obama administration's week. The president was buffeted by revelations that the IRS had targeted Tea Party groups seeking tax-exempt status and that the Justice Department had subpoenaed reporter ... [Published KUNC 91.5 FM - May 18 2013]

Entities: White House, Ari Shapiro, Scott Simon

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Housing to Collapse in Fannie, Freddie Pullback, Pimco's Scott Simon Warns

Scott Simon, a managing director and head of mortgage-backed securities at Pacific Investment Management Co., is bucking the conventional wisdom that says Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac need to be reformed to encourage private capital to move back into the ... [Published National Mortgage News - May 14 2013]

Entities: Scott Simon, Pacific Investment Management Company LLC, Mortgage-Backed Securities, Freddie Mac

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Fail. Change. Love. And Other Advice to New Grads [Published Forbes.com - 2 hours ago]
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Astronaut Chris Hadfield's Most Excellent Adven... [Published HighBeam Research - May 19 2013]
Cougars Drop Game To Washington, 3-1 in Pasco [Published KHQ Right Now - May 19 2013]
A Nigerian-'Americanah' Novel About Love, Race ... [Published AllAfrica.com - May 18 2013]
When Alcohol Takes The Wheel: What's Your Limit? [Published WNYC - May 18 2013]
In Zimbabwe, Will Next Election Be More Peaceful? [Published WVPE 88.1 - May 18 2013]
Ana Popovic Shreds The Belgrade Blues [Published NPR - May 18 2013]
Local Story Shows 'Plain Dealer' Prowess, But F... [Published KCLU - May 18 2013]
What A Week: White House Rattled By Controversy [Published KUNC 91.5 FM - May 18 2013]
When Alcohol Takes The Wheel: What's Your Limit? [Published KUNC 91.5 FM - May 18 2013]
Familiar 'Trek:' 'Into Darkness' goes not so bo... [Published Citrus County Chronicle - May 17 2013]
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FILM: Star Trek Into Darkness (12A) [Published Somerset County Gazette - May 16 2013]
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One Thing: Have you found your harmonica? [Published AnnArbor.com - May 15 2013]
Questions about closure of the Earl [Published The Advocate - May 14 2013]
Hawaiian Telcom to Present at Stephens Spring I... [Published Individual.com - May 14 2013]
Star Trek Into Darkness: To boldly go back to w... [Published Halifax Evening Courier - May 14 2013]
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Review: 'Trek' goes not so boldly into rehash zone [Published Huffington Post - May 14 2013]
Race against time for Kirk and Co [Published Belper Today - May 14 2013]
Letter from Ellis & Kim [Published MPTV - May 13 2013]
Oregon's Cole Irvin named Pac-12 pitcher of the... [Published Oregonian - May 13 2013]
Hawaiian Telcom Announces Refinancing Plans [Published Reuters - May 13 2013]
Hawaiian Telcom Announces Refinancing Plans [Published Zecco - May 13 2013]
Sequester Has Air Force Clipping Its Wings [Published HighBeam Research - May 12 2013]
Trojans Get Even with Cougars [Published KHQ Right Now - May 12 2013]

Blogs

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‘Star Trek Into Darkness’ Is A Boring Blockbust... [Published Think Progress - May 16 2013] This post discusses plot points from Star Trek Into Darkness in some detail. Starships and Klingons and tribbles, oh my! I’d expected that Star Trek Into Darkness, J.J. Abrams’ follow-up to his 2009 alternate-timeline reboot of the venerable ...
Cambodian Americans Celebrate New Year, But Hon... [Published Khmerization - Apr 28 2013] By DOUALY XAYKAOTHAOApril 27, 2013Listen to the audio here.On Saturday, Cambodian-Americans in Southern California are celebratingtheir new year festival with cultural dances, day-long picnics andvisits to local Buddhist temples. But one group is also ...
Boston’s Unlikely Demosthenes [Published dotCommonweal - Apr 21 2013] At Thursday’s Interfaith Prayer Service held in Boston’s Holy Cross Cathedral, I thought the clergy participants fair, but rather bland. By contrast, the three public officials who spoke, Mayor Menino, Governor Patrick, and President Obama, were superb, ...
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The (Re)Trial of Socrates [Published Harvard University Press Publicity Blog - Jan 29 2013] This Thursday, at a fundraiser for the National Hellenic Museum, Socrates will once again have his day in court—or the Palmer House Hilton Hotel’s Grand Ballroom, as it were. In what’s being billed as “the biggest freedom of speech case of all times” ...

Press Releases

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The Gold Standard Jewelry and Gold Buyers Advis... [Published PR Newswire - Apr 09 2013]
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"Doo-Doo Guru" Marks 25 Years [Published PR.com Press Releases - Feb 08 2013]