Diane Rehm, host of WAMU 88.5’s and NPR’s The Diane Rehm Show, will deliver the commencement address at Shepherd University’s 139th Commencement ceremony.

WAMU 88.5 will participate in a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) at 2 p.m., ET, Wednesday, Nov. 9.

WAMU 88.5’s Metro Connection and the DC Public Library today launched Door to Door at DC Public Library, a project dedicated to documenting the unique identity of the neighborhoods of the District of Columbia through oral history and multimedia journalism

WAMU 88.5 will celebrate 50 years on air in Washington with a black-tie gala honoring voices from the station’s past and present.

Katy Daley, host of The Katy Daley Show, has been named Bluegrass Broadcaster of the Year by the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA).

WAMU 88.5’s senior commentator Fred Fiske will retire after 64 years in radio in Washington, and more than 30 years on air at WAMU.

Diane Rehm, host of WAMU 88.5 and NPR’s The Diane Rehm Show, has been named one of “100 Most Powerful Women” by Washingtonian magazine.

The antenna's placement – higher in the air than at its previous location – allows for improved reception for those in the region listening to Bluegrass Country at 105.5 FM. The new, more centralized location also gives the station the potential to reach more than two million people via traditional analog radio in the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia.