Celebrities Admired by Me

  1. Starting recently, when picking myself up: Cam Williams, of Tennis Talk

  2. Kai Ryssdal

  3. Peter Sagal

  4. Neil Sedaka

  5. Supreme Court judges, as a group

  6. Federal Reserve officials, as a group

  7. NPR news hosts, as a group, e.g., of Morning Edition and All Things Considered

  8. Bob Costas and musicians interviewed by him

  9. Anthony Fauci, from the COVID-19 pandemic

  10. Terry Gross, from long ago

  11. David Remnick

  12. James Talarico

  13. Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz

  14. John Updike

  15. William Strunk Jr. and E. B. White

  16. Kumiko Yoshioka of Palo Alto, California (not strictly a “celebrity”)

  17. Saturday, March 7, 2026, in Houston, Texas