Journalist Joshua Johnson will host 1A, which is a reference to the First Amendment. The show will “help America look at itself and to ask what it wants to be,” the station said.

Diane Rehm’s new book, On My Own, chronicles her life and life-changing experience caring for her ill husband.

Local public radio treasure receives the National Humanities Medal from President Barack Obama.

For “illuminating the people and stories behind the headlines.”

Former Mayor Adrian Fenty has plenty to say about unions across the country, but he won’t say anything about the political scandals roiling D.C.

Sometimes we like to give the folks over at WAMU a little friendly stick, but let’s be honest: it’s a very rare day when we aren’t given a shot in the arm via the fine programming that comes out of Tenleytown.

WAMU’s Diane Rehm wasn’t behind the microphone for her regular 2-hour Friday slot of The Diane Rehm Show today, because she was reportedly injured in one of those bizarre accidents that seem like only happen on TV sitcoms. Filling in for the host, Susan Page of USA Today reported that Rehm was running across the street on Thursday when her heel got caught in the leg of her pants. As a result, Rehm tripped,…

If you were traveling over the holiday weekend, you would have easily missed the announcement that popular local NPR affiliate WAMU 88.5 FM will be making big changes to their broadcast schedule — most notably moving the entirety of their popular weekend bluegrass programming to an HD Radio channel, leaving many listeners upset and confused as to how the station could abandon their signature music programs on the regular FM dial. Here’s what’s going to…

>> Well, we know who Diane Rehm won’t be supporting for President in 2008: Newt Gingrich. The former Speaker of the House was on her WAMU-produced NPR show this morning, but ducked out 20 minutes short of his hour-long segment; Ms. Rehm was not pleased. “I think he just came on the show to sell his book,” a caller said, to which Diane replied, “I think so too, and I’m FURIOUS about it.” Another…

Back to the feeding trough, all. After spending a weekend in the beautiful and delicious Bay Area, it’s nice to be back to the reality of dirty campaigning, impossible political prognostications, and the constant braying that the turrists are going to blow us up. I wouldn’t be here if I didn’t love it… Restaurants in Anacostia? Is it time to put a sit down restaurant in the middle of Anacostia? That’s the question Washington Business…