- The Diane Rehm Show
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The Diane Rehm Show 
Genre Talk radio Running time 102 minutes 40 seconds Country United States Languages English Home station WAMU Syndicates National Public Radio
Sirius Satellite RadioHosts Diane Rehm Producers Sandra Pinkard
Nancy Robertson
Susan Nabors
Denise Couture
Monique Nazareth
Sarah AshworthRecording studio Washington, DC Air dates 1970s to present Audio format Stereophonic Opening theme Allegre from "Toot Suite", Claude Bolling, composer Ending theme Same as opening theme Website www.wamu.org/programs/dr Podcast Podcast / RSS Feed The Diane Rehm Show is a National Public Radio (NPR) call-in show based in the United States. In October, 2007, The Diane Rehm Show was named to Audience Research Analysis’ list of the top ten most powerful national programs in public radio – the only talk show on the list. ACT 1 Systems Inc., which is independent from Arbitron, estimated that The DR Show at that time had "1.7 million listeners." It is produced by WAMU and hosted by Diane Rehm. The show debuted on WAMU in the 1970s as Kaleidoscope, a weekday morning arts and discussion program. Diane took over as host in 1979, and it became The Diane Rehm Show in 1984.
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Format
The show airs live Monday through Friday from 10:00 to 12:00 EST, but some local stations re-air it at a later time. The first hour of the show is an in-depth discussion of a topic or theme in the news. Occasionally, it is an interview with a newsmaker. Two examples of past show topics for the first hour include "European & Arab Media on the U.S. in Iraq" and "Drug-Resistant Bacteria". The second hour is either an interview with an author about a book or a segment of general interest. The books can be fiction or non-fiction, and cover a wide range of subjects and opinions.
There are also recurring features. Each Friday, there is a two-hour weekly "News Roundup" where the major national and international headlines of the past week are discussed by reporters. A (usually) monthly "Reader's Review" is when older books are reviewed and discussed.
The show is produced by Sandra Pinkard, Nancy Robertson, Susan Nabors and Denise Couture, Monique Nazareth and Sarah Ashworth. The engineers are Tobey Schreiner, Jonathan Charry, Kenneth Mason, and Andrew Chadwick. Dorie Anisman answers the phones. Transcripts of the show are available via the official web site.
Host
Further information: Diane RehmThe show relies, with ever more frequency, on alternating guest hosts Susan Page, Steve Roberts, Terence Smith, Frank Sesno, Andrea Seabrook, and Katty Kay. In March 2007, Rehm missed shows due to a bout of pneumonia.[1] In March, 2007, Diane Rehm suffered severe and painful corneal burns when she sprayed perfume on her contact lens during a trip to Oklahoma City. Rehm said that she labeled the identical three-ounce tinted plastic bottles to show they held different solutions but that the labels became blurred and hard to read—especially without her lenses in.
In August and September 2009, filling in for the host, Susan Page of USA Today reported that Rehm was running across the street on Thursday when her heel got caught in the leg of her pants. As a result, Rehm tripped, and she managed to break her pelvis during the fall.[2]
Awards
Awards won include: the 2002 New York Festival Bronze World Medal for Best Regularly Scheduled Talk Program Interview, the 2002 American Bar Association Silver Gavel Honorable Mention, the 1999 New York Festival's Bronze World Medal, and two 1999 American Women in Radio and Television first place Gracie Allen Awards.[3] In 2009, Diane Rehm won the coveted George Foster Peabody Award.[4]
References
- ^ "NPR host's talk moved to April 2". mlive.com. 2007-03-08. http://www.mlive.com/entertainment/kzgazette/index.ssf?/base/features-3/1173371106162300.xml&coll=7.
- ^ Newhall, Marissa (21 August 2009). "Injury Will Sideline Rehm for 'Several Weeks'". The Washington Post. http://voices.washingtonpost.com/reliable-source/2009/08/injury_will_sideline_rehm_for.html.
- ^ "The Diane Rehm Show awards". WAMU. http://www.wamu.org/programs/dr/about/awards.php. Retrieved 2007-03-09.
- ^ "WAMU 88.5's Diane Rehm wins Peabody Award". http://wamu.org/about/press/10/peabody.php. Retrieved 2011-06-14.
External links
- The Diane Rehm Show webpage
- University of Maryland Television interview with Diane Rehm posted by the Research Channel
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