Lisa Simeone

Lisa Simeone. One of over a dozen in the U.S. alone (so don't blame the others! :-)

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Lisa Simeone is a writer, editor, Glamour Girl, and radio host extraordinaire. She lives in Baltimore.

Reporter/Writer/Editor at TSA News Blog

November 2011 - Present | On-line

Wrote original articles and edited those of others for this civil liberties watchdog site.

Host/Writer at Chicago Symphony Orchestra Broadcast Series, World of Opera, Spoleto Chamber Music Series

June 2002 - Present | National

Host these nationally syndicated music series.

Host, Superpower at Global Affairs Television

2002 - Present | National

Hosted nationally syndicated weekly TV news show on foreign affairs.

Host at NPR: Weekend All Things Considered

August 2000 - Present | Washington DC

Anchored live nationally syndicated news show, reported, wrote scripts, conducted interviews.

Host at NPR: Performance Today, Weekend Edition Sunday

March 1998 - Present | Washington, DC

Hosted, conducted interviews, wrote scripts for nationally syndicated daily classical music program and Sunday morning news show.

Host/Producer/Writer at Soundprint

June 1997 - Present | National

Hosted, researched, wrote scripts, produced programs for nationally syndicated public radio documentary series covering the sciences, humanities, public affairs, politics.

Host at Baltimore Symphony Casual Concerts

January 1987 - Present | National

Co-hosted with BSO Music Director David Zinman this nationally syndicated weekly radio series. Also traveled with orchestra on European tour and produced daily reports for U.S. broadcast.

Host, Music Programmer, Announcer, Fundraiser at WETA Radio & TV

July 1984 - Present | Washington, DC

Programmed and presented classical music live daily. Produced features for arts magazine. Fundraised live on-air.

Voice and On-Camera Talent at Discovery, Smithsonian, National Gallery of Art, MPT, PBS, etc.

January 1983 - Present | National

Voiceovers and on-camera hosting for documentaries, commercials, films, videos, radio/TV, etc.

Writer and Beauty Editor at Style Magazine

January 2003 - September 2015 | Baltimore, MD

Researched and wrote articles on fashion, history, design, art, architecture, travel, music, you name it. Also wrote fun, cheeky posts for "Glamour Girl" blog.

Writer, Op-Eds & Book Reviews at Baltimore Sun

December 2000 - October 2007 | Baltimore, MD

Host, Producer, Announcer, Fundraiser, Reporter, Programmer at WJHU

September 1986 - September 1996 | Baltimore, MD

Researched, conducted, edited, produced daily interviews/reports on wide variety of arts, news, cultural topics. Hosted live daily programs on classical music, folk, jazz. Hosted live political call-ins. Emceed hundreds of live events. The station’s top on-air fundraiser consistently for ten years.

Host, Music Programmer, Announcer, Fundraiser at WBJC

July 1983 - July 1984 | Baltimore, MD

The Johns Hopkins University

1996 – 1997

Master of Arts

Concentration: The Writing Seminars - Non-fiction

St. John's College, Annapolis, MD

1975 – 1980

Bachelor of Arts

Concentration: Liberal Arts/Philosophy

Writing, reading, travel, architecture, design, history, fashion, philosophy, music, theater, arts, dancing, dining, wine, foreign languages, politics, public speaking, leading tours of historic sites