in 1992 weiner joined npr, working for their washington bureau until 1994. while there he was given work with an emphasis on business and economics. he then joined the foreign desk. in 1993, npr sent weiner to india and he was the network's first full-time correspondent in that country. while in new delhi for two years, he covered the bubonic plague, india's economic reforms, and many others. in 1994 he was awarded the angel award for his coverage of islamic issues in asia. from 1995 until 1999 he was based in jerusalem as npr's middle east correspondent, and was part of the team of npr reporters who won a special citation in the 1998 overseas press club for their coverage of israel's 50th anniversary.