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Headlines | Inside WAMU 88.5 | Morning Edition | All Things Considered
Diane Rehm, host
Alaska's Republican primary voters ousted incumbent Senator Lisa Murkowski for a more conservative candidate: The power of Tea Party activists, religious conservatives and the future of the GOP.
A memoir about treasuring and losing a friend. Pulitzer Prize-winning author Gail Caldwell tells how the extraordinary bond she shared with her best friend has endured, even after death.
Kojo Nnamdi, host
The D.C. metropolitan area includes multiple counties and cities across two states, plus the District of Columbia. That can make regional decision-making messy. But there are success stories. From Metro to emergency preparedness, we'll look at the benefits of regional cooperation.
It's getting harder to find deep discounts in air fares, but hotel deals abound thanks to new travel websites. Join Kojo for tips and trends for travelers -- from consumer protections for airline passengers to the Jet Blue flight attendant's now-infamous outburst.
We remember some of our favorite stories from summer '09 this week. From sailboats in the Chesapeake, to a musical band of 'Pirates' and a visit to an island in the Potomac...a distinct nautical theme emerges. We begin in the Bay.
Near the end of the summer, reporter Tamara Keith explored a tradition unique to the Chesapeake Bay: log canoe racing.
You won't do much paddling in these vessels. Log canoes are historic sailboats on steroids. Their masts are so tall and their sails so large that they have a tendency to tip.
Tamara Keith takes us on board...
WAMU 88.5 announced today that Rebecca Sheir, WAMU 88.5's special features reporter, will be the new host of Metro Connection, the only local news magazine airing in the Washington radio market. She will replace David Furst, who has hosted and produced the award-winning program since 1999.
WAMU 88.5 announced today that transcripts of The Diane Rehm Show, The Kojo Nnamdi Show, Metro Connection, and The Animal House now will be available to listeners at no cost. Previously, transcripts were available only by order and for a fee.
On Saturday, August 14, WAMU 88.5 will implement changes to its weekend schedule and to the weekly schedules of Bluegrass Country (HD-2) and WAMU 88.5 HD-3, now called Intersection. The new name reflects the multicast station's intersection of sound-rich, innovative programs like Snap Judgment, issue-driven talk shows like The Michael Eric Dyson Show, and eclectic music like Retro Cocktail Hour and World Cafe.
Dick Spottswood celebrates his 25th anniversary this month as host of The Dick Spottswood Show, which airs on WAMU’s Bluegrass Country (BGC). The show, casually known to fans as the “Obsolete Music Hour,” highlights the many facets of folk culture in the United States during its two hours, largely concentrating on music from the 1920’s through 1950’s.
WAMU announced that Public Radio News Directors, Inc. (PRNDI) has honored WAMU 88.5 with four awards at its annual banquet which took place June 26, 2010, including first place in the Breaking News category for the "Metro Crash" team coverage and first place in the Use of Sound category for Rebecca Sheir's "J Street, Traffic Circles, and the Swamp that Never Was."
WAMU 88.5 announced the launch of WRAU 88.3 FM,"NPR news and information on the Delmarva Peninsula." The station will be known on-air as "Eighty-eight three Ocean City," and its program schedule will largely mirror the current WAMU 88.5 schedule, including the WAMU-produced, Peabody award-winning The Diane Rehm Show. 88.3 Ocean City is also slated to include local news, traffic, and weather.
The National Parks might get all the attention but naturalist Mark Garland has always made it a point to champion neighborhood natural areas. David Furst joins him for a hike in Howard County.
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