Diane Rehm

Diane Rehm
Rehm in 2019
Born
Diane Aed

(1936-09-21) September 21, 1936 (age 88)
Washington, D.C.
Spouses
  • John Rehm (second husband; 1959–2014; his death)
  • John Hagedorn (m. 2017)
Children
  • David Rehm
  • Jennifer Rehm
Career
ShowThe Diane Rehm Show
NetworkNPR
CountryUnited States
Websitethedianerehmshow.org

Diane Rehm (/ˈriːm/; born Diane Aed; September 21,[1] 1936) is an American journalist and the host of Diane Rehm: On My Mind podcast, produced at WAMU, which is licensed to American University in Washington, D.C.. She also hosts a monthly book club series, Diane Rehm Book Club, at WAMU. Rehm is the former American public radio talk show host of The Diane Rehm Show, which was distributed nationally and internationally by National Public Radio. The show was produced at WAMU.

Rehm had announced her plans to retire from hosting the show after the 2016 elections. The final program was recorded and distributed on December 23, 2016.[2][3] Rehm announced she was going to host a weekly podcast, which she began doing in January 2017.[4]

Rehm is the co-producer, narrator, and interviewer of When My Time Comes, distributed by PBS stations across the country. Her book by the same name was published in 2020 by Knopf. The Washington Post describes Rehm as a leading voice in the right to die debate.[5]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Weeks was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Victor, Daniel (December 8, 2015). "Diane Rehm Announces Retirement From Long-Running Talk Show". The New York Times. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
  3. ^ Stelter, Brian (December 23, 2016). "Diane Rehm says farewell to 'The Diane Rehm Show'". CNNMoney. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
  4. ^ "The Diane Rehm Show Is Over. The Diane Rehm Podcast Is Just Beginning". The Diane Rehm Show. December 21, 2016. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
  5. ^ Rosenwald, Michael (February 14, 2015). "NPR host Diane Rehm emerges as key force in the right-to-die debate". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 11, 2015.