– For decades, Diane Rehm has hosted her own daily talk show. The Peabody Award winner first took over as host of the midday show for NPR member station WAMU in 1979; only late last year, Rehm announced that she plans to retire sometime after the 2016 presidential election.

That decision, in part, stems from her experiences with the death of her husband, a story she chronicles in her new memoir, On My Own. –
Source: Texas Public Radio