The nationally-broadcast talk show host, 79, will retire after the 2016 elections and wrap 37 years on the air at only one station--DC NPR station WAMU--in the same midday time slot (she started at AMU as a volunteer in 1973 and her daily show went national in the mid-90s). For a good portion of the run, she persevered despite spasmodic dysphonia, a voice disorder that sometimes made her hard to listen to by some people:
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/12/08/458950184/diane-rehm-to-retire-from-long-running-radio-show?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=202708 WAMU and NPR say that discussions on Rehm's replacement are still up in the air (although "All Things Considered" co-host Melissa Block has frequently filled in) and the over 150 stations carrying the program can choose from NPR Tom Ashbrook's WBUR Boston show "On Point," which also airs live from 10 a.m. to noon ET. -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
