Scott Simon

Scott Simon (born March 16, 1952, in Chicago) is an American journalist and the host of NPR’s Weekend Edition; he is also a host of NPR’s Up First podcast, which was nominated for a Golden Globe. Simon has been with NPR for over four decades, beginning in 1977 as Chicago bureau chief. His career also encompasses writing and television. He has hosted the Saturday edition of Weekend Edition since its inception in 1985, excepting a brief period in the 1990s. His books include Baby, We Were Meant for Each Other: In Praise of Adoption (2010), about his experiences adopting two daughters with his wife; in 2023, he published the audiobook, Swingtime for Hitler, about the Nazis’ use of jazz as a propaganda tool during World War II.