Diane Rehm
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Diane Rehm (born September 21,[1] 1936 in Washington, D.C.) is an American public radio talk show host. Her program, The Diane Rehm Show, is distributed nationally and internationally by National Public Radio. It is produced at WAMU, which is licensed to American University in Washington, D.C. It is also available online and via Sirius satellite radio.
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[edit] Personal life
Rehm was born to a Turkish Eastern Orthodox father[1] and a Christian Egyptian mother. She attended William B. Powell Elementary and Roosevelt High School in Washington, D.C.[1] In her autobiography, Rehm recounted her childhood molestation by an unnamed politician in a Washington room. To date, she has refused to reveal the identity of this person.[1] Upon graduation, she was employed by the city's highways department, where she took a liking to working as a radio dispatcher.
Rehm married John Rehm, her second husband, in 1959. She has two grown children, David and Jennifer.[2]
Trouble with her voice forced Rehm to take a hiatus from vocal broadcasting in 1998. Rehm was later diagnosed with spasmodic dysphonia.[3]
[edit] Career
Rehm began her radio career in 1973[2] as a volunteer for WAMU's The Home Show. In 1979, she took over as the host of WAMU's morning talk show, Kaleidoscope, which was renamed The Diane Rehm Show in 1984.
Rehm has interviewed high-profile political and cultural figures, including Bill Clinton, John McCain, Madeleine Albright, Sandra Day O'Connor, Ralph Nader, Arlo Guthrie, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Maurice Sendak, and Maya Angelou. Rehm has said that her most touching interview was that with Fred Rogers of the PBS program Mister Rogers' Neighborhood conducted just prior to Rogers' death.[2]
She has written two autobiographical books. The first, Finding My Voice, dealt with her traditional upbringing in a Christian Arab household, her brief first marriage and divorce, her 42-year marriage to John Rehm, raising her children, the first 20 years of her radio career, and her battles with depression, osteoporosis, and spasmodic dysphonia.[4] With her second husband, she co-wrote Toward Commitment: A Dialogue about Marriage, which was published in 2002.
[edit] Honors and awards
A partial list of Rehm's honors and awards:
- 2006 Urbino Press Award
- 2003 Calvary Women's Services Hope award. Honoring her volunteer and professional work for women in need.
- 2003 Montgomery County Chapter of the National Organization for Women's Susan B. Anthony Award. Honoring her advocacy of women's right in the community.
- 2002 & 2000 Women in Communications. Honoring excellence in communications.
- 2000 Fellow of the Society of Professional Journalists Honoring extraordinary contributions to the journalism.
- 1999 Washingtonian of the Year by Washingtonian Magazine.
[edit] Trivia
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- The rock band Moes Haven released a song called "Diane Rehm" in 2004.
- Diane Rehm never went to college. But because of her theme song, it could be easy to believe otherwise.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Weeks, Linton. "Diane Rehm Finds a Voice of Her Own", The Washington Post, 1999, August 23.
- ^ a b c Gatewood, Miranda. Networking: Whos Whos, Whats What for Business Executives, "The Diane Rehm Show," A WOMAN'S VOICE. Networking Magazine.
- ^ 'Dilbert' creator recovers from rare disorder. Retrieved on 2008-04-11.
- ^ "The Diane Rehm Show: Finding My Voice". WAMU 88.5 FM, American University Radio.
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