The Diane Rehm Show is an award-winning National Public Radio call-in show with more than 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.
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. A (usually) monthly "Reader's Review" is when older books are reviewed and discussed.
The show is produced by Sandra Pinkard, Nancy Robertson, Jonathan Smith and Tanya Weinberg. 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.
Newt Gingrich Interview
Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich was interviewed on the show on May 15, 2007 about his book Pearl Harbor: A Novel of December 8th, for what was supposed to be an hour-long interview, with the last portion of the show to include taking calls from listeners. After the interview started, Gingrich's representative told the show producers that Gingrich needed to leave early because "he was tired", which the producers did not agree to. During a station break at 40 minutes into the show, Gingrich hung up the phone.[1]
Host
- Further information: Diane Rehm
The show relies occasionally on guest hosts, including 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.[2]
Awards
It has won many awards, including: 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]
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