[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 135 (Friday, September 19, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1477]
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                         RECOGNIZING DIANE REHM

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                       HON. ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON

                      of the district of columbia

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 18, 2014

  Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ask my colleagues to join me 
in recognizing Diane Rehm, who this week is observing 35 years in the 
District of Columbia at the public radio station, WAMU, where she has 
provided outstanding service to listeners in the District of Columbia, 
the national capital region, and the nation.
  For more than three decades, Diane has been among the nation's most 
prominent radio hosts. Her reputation for welcoming all sides of every 
issue has allowed her to attract some of the nation's most influential 
guests and made her program one of the most popular in radio.
  Diane Rehm, a native Washingtonian, began her career as an assistant 
producer at WAMU before becoming an award-winning journalist. In 1979, 
Diane became the host of WAMU's local morning talk show, 
``Kaleidoscope.'' She grew the show until it was inevitably renamed 
``The Diane Rehm Show,'' today with nearly 2.6 million weekly listeners 
across the country.
  Among Diane's many accomplishments are her National Humanities Medal 
awarded by President Obama, and her George Foster Personal Peabody 
Award, one of the oldest and most prestigious awards in broadcasting. 
Diane is also a celebrated writer, authoring three best-selling 
autobiographical books: Finding My Voice, Toward Commitment: A Dialogue 
about Marriage, and Life With Maxi.
  Mr. Speaker, I believe that most Members of Congress are familiar 
with Diane's excellence from hearing her program here in the nation's 
capital or at home. Therefore, I ask my colleagues to join me in 
commending Diane Rehm for 35 years of extraordinary contributions to 
the nation with ``The Diane Rehm Show'' and to wish her many more years 
of broadcast history.

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