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Happy 40th birthday to NPR's 'Weekend Edition'

By Scott Simon
Published November 1, 2025 at 6:39 AM CDT

Happy birthday! Weekend Edition's first show aired 40 years ago this weekend.

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Scott Simon
Scott Simon is one of America's most admired writers and broadcasters. He is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First. 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.