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Essay: Reality, PBS Style

NPR

By Scott Simon

Published November 29, 2002 at 7:00 PM HST

Weekend Edition host Scott Simon reflects on reality TV, PBS style. (2:30)

Copyright 2002 NPR

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.

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