Talk:Diane Rehm

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[edit] Personal History

Ms. Rehm stated on the air 8/14/06 that her father is Egyptian, and her mother is Lebanese. Don't know where the Turkish father information came from - unless he was an Egyptian Turk - not beyond the realm of possibility, I suppose.

Sign your posts. I heard that broadcast, and I'm pretty sure she said her father was Lebanese and her mother was Egyptian (the latter jibes with the article as well). Still doesn't explain the Turkish reference, and neither does the citation, which implies that both parents were Turks. Anyone have a better citation? Also, should there be mention of her rather startling story of child abuse, or is that now considered so-bizarre-that-it-can't-possibly-be-true? And her professional history only covers her career as a journalist; I'm pretty sure she was a fashion model before that. Clearly this needs some work. Stubbify? Canonblack 11:51, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

Her book indicates that both were from Turkey (by some accounts, from the same town). At some point, her mother moved to Egypt with her parents. PacificBoy 22:46, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

She was *diagnosed* with spasmodic dysphonia in 1998, but she had the symptoms (the voice problems) for years before that.

The newsmax article makes refrence to a sexual molestation. Is that a fact? What are the wikipedia policies dealing with such sensitive matters?

It is a fact, http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/features/daily/rehm0823.htm <--about a third of the way down. Do such matters belong on her page?

[edit] =Highly Respected=====================

Ms. Rehm is one of the few people in the broadcasting business with whom I have the utmost respect. I have listened to her over the years and she has spoken with people all over the politcal spectrum. her shows are repeatedly thoughtful, thorough, and civil. Other journalists have a lot to learn from this extraordinary professional.littlrk 2/8/08 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.207.237.118 (talk) 15:44, 8 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Voice Problems

At first impression, Diane Rehm's frail, faltering voice makes for poor radio, a medium in which clarity and enunciation are valued (or at least they were when I was studying broadcasting.) Have any other radio personalities overcome similar problems? It might make an interesting "sidebar." —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.223.6.208 (talk) 02:25, 23 March 2008 (UTC)