Robert Siegel

AMR, US Airways To Announce Merger

Robert Siegel — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 02:44:00 +0000

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ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST:

It appears the American Airlines and US Airways are going to merge. There are multiple reports that late today the boards of the two companies approved the merger, which will create the country's largest carrier. The deal, if it survives regulators' anti-trust review, will allow American to emerge from bankruptcy.

NPR's Wade Goodwyn joins us from Dallas with more on the merger.

A Historic Arrival: New York's Grand Central Turns 100

Robert Siegel — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 16:15:06 +0000

Where's the Apple store? Where's the bathroom? How do I get out of here?

Those are some of the most commonly asked questions from people visiting New York's Grand Central Terminal, according to information booth officer Audrey Johnson-Gordon. And it's no wonder: The terminal boasts passages, ramps, restaurants, stores, subway connections and more passages. It is, after all, a temple of transit, full of people going somewhere else in a hurry.

On Feb. 2, that fabled destination will celebrate its 100th anniversary.

Fact Checking 'Argo': A Great Escape That Takes Some Leaps

Robert Siegel — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 18:50:06 +0000

Several of the films contending for top prizes this year have one thing in common: They all say they're inspired by true events.

Among them are Lincoln, Zero Dark Thirty, Hitchcock and Ben Affleck's Argo, which chronicles a covert operation that involved creating a fake Hollywood film to rescue six Americans during the Iran hostage crisis. (The Americans posed as the picture's production crew to escape the country.)

The events of Argo are so over-the top that you have to wonder how much of it is true, and how much was simply inspired by real events.

Newtown Holds Prayer Vigil For Shooting Victims

Robert Siegel — Sat, 15 Dec 2012 01:49:00 +0000

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Many residents of Newtown are gathered this evening at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church for a prayer vigil. NPR's Quil Lawrence is outside the church and he joins us now. And, Quil, what's going on inside the church this evening?

QUIL LAWRENCE, BYLINE: The church is packed with parishioners. I slipped in there over an hour ago as people started to fill up the pews.

Police Cordon Off Conn. Shooter's Mother's House

Robert Siegel — Sat, 15 Dec 2012 00:47:00 +0000

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And we turn now to NPR's Robert Smith. He has been outside the home of Adam Lanza's mother on the outskirts of Newtown, Connecticut. And, Robert, has the home also been a crime scene today?

ROBERT SMITH, BYLINE: Yes. Police are treating this as a crime scene. And I should make this very clear: Police have cordoned off the entire street where this house is, and it's a very rural and affluent neighborhood (unintelligible). And it's impossible to get within, I don't know, maybe even an eighth of a mile of this home. And there's a lot of police here.

Conn. Shooting Brings Attention To School Security

Robert Siegel — Sat, 15 Dec 2012 00:47:00 +0000

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The nation remains riveted by the news that a gunman has shot and killed 26 people - children and adults - in an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut. The shooter has also been pronounced dead along with an adult at the gunman's home in Newtown. It is every parent's nightmare. You send your children to school and you trust there are security and evacuation plans in place to protect them. Joining us is NPR's education reporter Claudio Sanchez to discuss school security both at Sandy Hook Elementary, where the shooting occurred, and more broadly.

N. Korea Fires Long-Range Rocket

Robert Siegel — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 02:34:00 +0000

North Korea appears to have taken a step forward in its long-range missile program. The country has fired a long-range rocket in spite of warnings from the U.S. and the United Nations.

Xenoceratops Is New 'Alien Horned Face' Dinosaur

Robert Siegel — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 22:03:00 +0000

Robert Siegel speaks with Dr. Michael Ryan, Coordinator of Research and Curator and Head of Vertebrate Paleontology at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, about a new dinosaur species discovery — the Xenoceratops.

Beethoven's Famous 4 Notes: Truly Revolutionary Music

Robert Siegel — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 22:23:00 +0000

A new book, a new recording and some old instruments, all addressing the most memorable phrase in music: the opening of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony.

Matthew Guerrieri has written a book about this symphony, called The First Four Notes: Beethoven's Fifth and the Human Imagination.

Mid-Week In Politics: Voter Demographics And More

Robert Siegel and Melissa Block — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 21:59:00 +0000

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ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST:

From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Robert Siegel.

MELISSA BLOCK, HOST:

And I'm Melissa Block.

President Obama wins a second term. Democrats flip a handful of seats in both the House and the Senate, and Republicans begin a new round of soul-searching.

SIEGEL: It's only Wednesday but we have more than enough to talk about with our Friday regulars, EJ Dionne of The Washington Post and Brookings Institution and David Brooks of The New York Times. Welcome to both of you.

E.J.