From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Thursday, July 24th 2008 at 6:28

THE NEW SHOW IS...

If you read yesterday's blog, I'm sure you're here today waiting for the name of the new addition to the KUAZ schedule August 4th. That show is...

Go ahead and read a snippet of the AZPM news release about the Diane Rehm Show below.

The Diane Rehm Show to air mornings on KUAZ 89.1FM/1550AM. The program offers Southern Arizona listeners the opportunity to participate in one of National Public Radio’s most popular shows

The Diane Rehm Show will join the KUAZ radio weekday line-up beginning Monday, August 4th from 9-11 a.m. For more than 25 years, Rehm has offered listeners her unique voice to lively conversations on current topics and guests which include many of the nation's top newsmakers, journalists and authors.

Each week, more than 1.7 million listeners across the country tune in to the program, which has grown from a small local morning call-in show on Washington's WAMU 88.5 to one of public broadcasting's most-listened-to programs distributed by National Public Radio, NPR Worldwide.

“Every day we talk about what’s in the news,” Rehm said. “There will be stories that capture the imagination and discussions as diverse and interesting as the people of Tucson.”

The program will replace what is now the repeating fifth hour of Morning Edition from 9 to 10 a.m. and Fresh Air with Terry Gross from 10 to 11 a.m. During this time of year, when most of the rest of the country observes Daylight Saving Time, Fresh Air will follow Talk of the Nation at 1:00 p.m. During Standard Time, Fresh Air will follow The Diane Rehm Show at 11:00 a.m. The twice-annual change to the schedule is made so that both hours of Talk of the Nation are broadcast live year-round in Tucson. Here & Now, which airs at 1:00 p.m. weekdays, will leave the schedule after Friday, August 1.