Club Broadcast & Podcast Team resumes Legends dinners May 18 honoring Diane Rehm

The National Press Club Broadcast & Podcast Team resumes its in-person Legends of Broadcasting dinners starting Thursday, May 18, at 6:30 p.m. with an event honoring long-time public radio host Diane Rehm.

Cost of the three-course dinner with 2 glasses of wine is $70. A cash bar will be available. Tickets can be ordered by clicking here.

This special event for members and their guests will take place in the Holeman Lounge. A cash bar reception will begin at 6:30 p.m., with dinner following at 6:45 p.m. At 7:30 p.m. Rehm is scheduled to speak and then open the floor to an informal question-and-answer session to end by 8:30 p.m.

Rehm is a native Washingtonian who began her radio career in 1973 as a volunteer 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’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. It ended in 2016. She began a weekly podcast, "On My Mind," in 2017.

Menu:

First Course: Green salad, with avocado, oranges, mango, scallions and sesame brittle garnish

Main Course: Peruvian roasted chicken,  chimichurri sauce, purple potatoes, black beans and yucca crisps

Vegetarian/Vegan option: Acorn squash, quinoa, wild rice, cranberries, braised greens and cider reduction

Dessert and Coffee