{"id":3195,"date":"2023-08-18T07:59:11","date_gmt":"2023-08-18T11:59:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ambwashingtondc.esteri.it\/news\/sala-stampa\/urbino-press-award-2006\/"},"modified":"2023-08-18T07:59:11","modified_gmt":"2023-08-18T11:59:11","slug":"urbino-press-award-2006","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ambwashingtondc.esteri.it\/en\/news\/sala-stampa\/urbino-press-award-2006\/","title":{"rendered":"Urbino Press Award 2006"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>DIANE REHM<br \/>\n<\/strong>WINNER OF THE 2006 URBINO PRESS AWARD<\/p>\n<p>[<em>testo solo in inglese<\/em>]<\/p>\n<p>Source: NPR<\/p>\n<p>Diane Rehm is a native Washingtonian who began her radio career in 1973 as a volunteer producer for WAMU 88.5, the NPR member-station in Washington, D.C. She was hired as an assistant producer and later became the host and producer of two health-oriented programs. In 1979, she began hosting WAMU\u2019s local morning talk show, Kaleidoscope, which was renamed The Diane Rehm Show in 1984.<\/p>\n<p>Each week, more than 2.2 million listeners across the country tune in to The Diane Rehm Show, which has grown from a local morning call-in show to one of public broadcasting\u2019s most popular programs. Rehm has embraced new technological platforms to engage her listeners \u2014 she takes questions for her guests via Twitter and has tens of thousands of fans on Facebook. The Diane Rehm Show was recognized for these achievements in social media, with the show\u2019s Twitter handle (@drshow) winning a 2010 Shorty Award for best producer of short, real-time content in news.<\/p>\n<p>The Diane Rehm Show was named to the Top 10 list of the most powerful programs in public radio for 2007 and 2008, based on its ability to draw listeners to public radio stations. It is the only live call-in talk show on the list. In 2010, Diane Rehm won a Peabody award (largely considered the most prestigious and selective prizes in electronic media) for her more than 30 years in public broadcasting.<\/p>\n<p>In 1998, Rehm\u2019s career nearly ended because of spasmodic dysphonia, a neurological voice disorder that causes strained, difficult speech. Rehm sought treatment, returned to the show, and called attention to the condition. The National Council on Communicative Disorders recognized her work with a Communication Award, and ABC\u2019s Nightline devoted an entire program to a conversation with Rehm about her disorder. Recently, she has been consuming a drink that has eased her symptoms, the recipe for which was recommended by her voice coach, Gary Catona.<\/p>\n<p>Rehm is a successful author of three autobiographical books: Finding My Voice (Knopf, 1999), in which she describes her childhood, marriage, career, and voice disorder; Toward Commitment: A Dialogue about Marriage (Knopf, 2002), a deeply personal book co-authored by her husband, John; and her most recent book written about her beloved dog, Life With Maxie (Gibbs Smith, 2010).<\/p>\n<p>Rehm\u2019s keen curiosity is reflected in the topics her program covers, which ranges from Iraq and the U.S. economy to the art of landscape design and James Joyce\u2019s Ulysses. Each of the program\u2019s two hours includes questions and comments from listeners who call The Diane Rehm Show to participate in a civil exchange of ideas. The program has been called one of the most interesting talk shows in the country, according to Newsweek magazine. National Journal says Rehm is \u201cthe class act of the talk radio world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Many of the nation\u2019s prominent newsmakers, journalists, and authors have appeared on her show, including then-Sen. Barack Obama, former presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter, former Vice President Dick Cheney, former Secretary of State Colin Powell, retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O\u2019Connor, Sen. John McCain (R-Az.), Nobel Laureate and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Toni Morrison, and photographer Annie Leibovitz.<\/p>\n<p>Rehm has been named \u201cWashingtonian of the Year,\u201d one of Washington\u2019s \u201c100 Most Powerful Women,\u201d and one of the \u201c150 Most Influential People in Washington\u201d by Washingtonian magazine. In 2000, Rehm became the first radio talk show host to interview a sitting president in the Oval Office when she interviewed President Bill Clinton.<\/p>\n<p>Rehm has received many honors and awards in her 30-year career, including: the inaugural Urbino (Italy) Press Award, the International Matrix Award from the Association for Women in Communications; and being named a Fellow by the Society of Professional Journalists \u2014 the highest honor the society bestows on a journalist \u2014 for extraordinary contributions to the profession. In 2011, she received the Excellence in Journalism Award from the American News Women&#8217;s Club.<\/p>\n<p>Rehm\u2019s loyal connection to WAMU 88.5 and American University was recognized in 2007 when she was invited to receive an honorary degree and deliver the College of Arts and Sciences commencement speech. \u201cI feel fortunate to have spent so many years in public broadcasting under the aegis of this fine University,\u201d she told the graduates. \u201cOur goals have been one and the same: to expand horizons, and to promote a deeper understanding of the world around us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rehm is a director emerita of the PEN\/Faulkner Foundation and a trustee emerita of McDaniel College in Westminster, Md. She has been awarded honorary degrees from Virginia Theological Seminary, Washington College, and McDaniel College.<\/p>\n<p>The Diane Rehm Show is produced at WAMU 88.5 and distributed by NPR, NPR Worldwide, and SIRIUS XM satellite radio. It can be heard on more than 150 stations nationwide. The program is also broadcast in Germany, Japan, and Finland, and is available on U.S. military installations worldwide on the Armed Forces Network. It can be streamed online.<\/p>\n<p>In September 2009, Rehm celebrated 30 years as host of her own radio show as well as her 73rd birthday. She lives in Washington, D.C., with her husband, John, and their 6-year-old long-haired Chihuahua, Maxie (short for Maximillian). The couple has two children and four grandchildren.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"DIANE REHM WINNER OF THE 2006 URBINO PRESS AWARD [testo solo in inglese] Source: NPR Diane Rehm is a native Washingtonian who began her radio career in 1973 as a volunteer producer for WAMU 88.5, the NPR member-station in Washington, D.C. 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