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Diane Rehm parts ways with WAMU
Diane Rehm parts ways with WAMU
It’s the end of an era for the iconic radio personality, but don’t call it retirement.
March 14, 2025 at 12:59 p.m. EDT Today at 12:59 p.m. EDT
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Radio host Diane Rehm in 2015. (Matt McClain/The Washington Post)
By Anne Branigin and Caitlin Gibson
Diane Rehm, the longtime radio broadcaster and one of Washington’s most beloved personalities, will be the first to tell you that “retirement” isn’t in her vocabulary. ... But, Rehm said in a phone call Thursday evening, she does know when to step away.
At a Thursday luncheon for WAMU donors, Rehm announced that she would be leaving D.C.’s public radio station after accepting a buyout offer. May 2, she told the gathering, would be her last day.
It’s an end of an era at WAMU, Washington’s NPR affiliate, where Rehm, 88, started her career and where she became a broadcast legend. But is she retiring? Not so fast.
“I don’t see myself sitting at home with my dog, my husband, my needlepoint, all of which I happen to love,” Rehm told The Washington Post. “I know I’ll be active in something.”
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By Anne Branigin
Anne Branigin is a staff reporter in Style covering breaking news and writing feature stories. Previously, she worked at the Root covering news, politics, health and social justice movements through the lens of race and gender.follow on X@AnneBranigin
By Caitlin Gibson
Caitlin Gibson is a feature writer focused on families, parenting and children.
It’s the end of an era for the iconic radio personality, but don’t call it retirement.
March 14, 2025 at 12:59 p.m. EDT Today at 12:59 p.m. EDT
https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/LZR7BQE52AI6LI6FY57SZRNEHQ
Radio host Diane Rehm in 2015. (Matt McClain/The Washington Post)
By Anne Branigin and Caitlin Gibson
Diane Rehm, the longtime radio broadcaster and one of Washington’s most beloved personalities, will be the first to tell you that “retirement” isn’t in her vocabulary. ... But, Rehm said in a phone call Thursday evening, she does know when to step away.
At a Thursday luncheon for WAMU donors, Rehm announced that she would be leaving D.C.’s public radio station after accepting a buyout offer. May 2, she told the gathering, would be her last day.
It’s an end of an era at WAMU, Washington’s NPR affiliate, where Rehm, 88, started her career and where she became a broadcast legend. But is she retiring? Not so fast.
“I don’t see myself sitting at home with my dog, my husband, my needlepoint, all of which I happen to love,” Rehm told The Washington Post. “I know I’ll be active in something.”
{snip}
By Anne Branigin
Anne Branigin is a staff reporter in Style covering breaking news and writing feature stories. Previously, she worked at the Root covering news, politics, health and social justice movements through the lens of race and gender.follow on X@AnneBranigin
By Caitlin Gibson
Caitlin Gibson is a feature writer focused on families, parenting and children.