Diane's farewell message

Diane Rehm: On My Mind

WAMU 88.5

Artists And Thinkers Right Here As Diane Transitions This Podcast To Weekly Episodes That We’ll Be Calling “On My Mind.”, News, Writers, Fans Of The Diane Rehm Show Can Continue To Listen To Its Trademark Conversations With Newsmakers

4.7 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 8 May 2025

⏱️ 2 minutes

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Summary

Diane Rehm started her career at WAMU 52 years ago as a volunteer. In 1979, she began hosting WAMU’s local morning talk show, Kaleidoscope, which was renamed The Diane Rehm Show in 1984.

The Diane Rehm Show grew from a local program to one with international reach and a weekly on-air audience of nearly 3 million.

In 2016, Diane decided to step away from daily live radio, and brought her unique mix of curiosity, honesty, intimacy and four decades of hosting experience to the podcast world with On My Mind.

In 2020, during the heart of the pandemic, Diane launched a new project to help engage an audience stuck at home. The Diane Rehm Book Club met monthly on Zoom and featured panel discussions, as well as author interviews. Guests included Ann Patchett, Isabel Wilkerson, Anthony Doerr and Isabel Allende.

Now, she takes the microphone one last time at WAMU to say farewell.

You can find an archive of interviews from The Diane Rehm Show and On My Mind at dianerehm.org.

You can find an archive of book club discussions on Diane's YouTube channel.

Transcript

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0:00.0	Hi, it's Diane.
0:07.4	After 52 years at WAMU, I'm moving on.
0:13.9	I've loved my time here as host at the Diane Rame Show.
0:20.6	I had a chance to speak with presidents and poets,
0:25.3	scientists, Supreme Court justices, and of course, with you, the audience.
0:33.2	Your voice was just as important to me as any of my guests.
0:40.4	In 2016, I began hosting the podcast on my mind
0:47.0	and then launched the Dianne Book Club during the COVID lockdown.
0:57.0	I feel so fortunate to have been part of so many conversations
1:01.0	that made me think,
1:04.0	kept me curious, kept my mind working,
1:08.0	challenged my assumptions, and I hope you feel the same way. As I say goodbye to this
1:19.2	station, I'm leaving you with an archive of interviews to explore on my YouTube channel as well as at my website,
1:32.7	diane ream.org.
1:34.9	I want to thank you for all your support over these 52 years.
1:43.4	Your letters, your emails filled with warmth and kindness.
1:49.0	Now I want to send you all my love and best wishes and especially my thanks.
1:59.0	I'm Diane Rie.

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