Diane Rehm (born 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. For other uses, see Washington, D.C. (disambiguation). ... A talk show (U.S.) or chat show (Brit. ... The Diane Rehm Show is an award-winning National Public Radio call-in show with more than 1. ... “NPR” redirects here. ... WAMU is a public radio station that services the greater Washington, DC metropolitan area. ... For other universities known as American University, see American University (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Washington, D.C. (disambiguation). ...

Personal life

Rehm was born to a Greek father from Turkey^[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. Religions Coptic Orthodox Christianity, Coptic Catholicism, Protestantism Scriptures Bible Languages Mari, Coptic, Arabic, English, French, German A Copt (Coptic: , literally: Egyptian Christian) is a native Egyptian Christian. ...

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.[1] Spasmodic dysphonia (or laryngeal dystonia) is a voice disorder characterized by involuntary movements of one or more muscles of the larynx (vocal folds or voice box) during speech. ...

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] William Jefferson Bill Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III[1] on August 19, 1946) was the 42nd President of the United States, serving from 1993 to 2001. ... “McCain” redirects here. ... Madeleine Korbel Albright (born Marie Jana Korbelová, IPA: , on May 15, 1937) was the first woman to become United States Secretary of State. ... Sandra Day OConnor (born March 26, 1930) is an American jurist who served as the first female Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1981 to 2006. ... Ralph Nader (born February 27, 1934) is an American attorney and political activist in the areas of consumer rights, humanitarianism, environmentalism and democratic government. ... Arlo Davy Guthrie (born July 10, 1947) is an American folk singer. ... Mary Chapin Carpenter (born February 21, 1958 in Princeton, New Jersey) is a five-time Grammy Award-winning country/folk singer-songwriter and guitarist, with a diverse musical style that is sometimes said to be unclassifiable. ... Maurice Bernard Sendak (born June 10, 1928) is an American writer and illustrator of childrens literature who is best known for his book Where the Wild Things Are, published in 1963. ... Maya Angelou (born Marguerite Johnson April 4, 1928)[1] is an American poet, memoirist, actress and an important figure in the American Civil Rights Movement. ... The Reverend Frederick McFeely Fred Rogers (March 20, 1928 – February 27, 2003) was an American educator, minister, songwriter and television host. ... Not to be confused with Public Broadcasting Services in Malta. ... Mister Rogers Neighborhood or Mister Rogers is an American childrens television series that was created and hosted by Fred Rogers. ...

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.^[3] With her second husband, she co-wrote Toward Commitment: A Dialogue about Marriage, which was published in 2002.

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.

Trivia

• The rock band Moes Haven released a song called "Diane Rehm" in 2004.

See also

• The Diane Rehm Show
• WAMU at American University
• National Public Radio

The Diane Rehm Show is an award-winning National Public Radio call-in show with more than 1. ... WAMU is a public radio station that services the greater Washington, DC metropolitan area. ... “NPR” redirects here. ...

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Weeks, Linton. "Diane Rehm Finds a Voice of Her Own", The Washington Post, 1999, August 23. 
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3. ^ "The Diane Rehm Show: Finding My Voice". WAMU 88.5 FM, American University Radio.

External links

• wamu.org: The Diane Rehm Show
• Diane Rehm at the Internet Movie Database