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WAMU 88.5 newsroom, The Kojo Nnamdi Show win CAPBA awards

Congratulations to the WAMU 88.5 newsroom and The Kojo Nnamdi Show for their Chesapeake Associated Press Broadcasters Association awards, which were presented June 6. The newsroom won the "Enterprise Reporting" category for Kavitha Cardoza's look at "Global Real Estate in Your Backyard," while The Kojo Nnamdi Show took home the award for "Best Talk Show" for its coverage of the Supreme Court's ruling on the D.C. gun ban and won the "Public Affairs" category for its "Tech Tuesday" segments.

Diane Rehm honored with Woman of Distinction Award

Diane Rehm, host of WAMU 88.5 and NPR's The Diane Rehm Show, addressed a gathering of more than 300 campus leaders after receiving a Woman of Distinction Award at the National Conference for College Women Student Leaders on June 4. The award, which is presented annually at the conference, honors women who have had extraordinary accomplishments in their professions or their communities and who represent inspiring role models for women student leaders.

The Kojo Nnamdi Show wins a Gracie Award

On June 4, WAMU 88.5's The Kojo Nnamdi Show accepted a Gracie Award for "Outstanding Public Affairs Program" in a local market. The Gracie Awards, established in 1975, are presented by American Women in Radio and Television to honor excellence in all types of media created for, by and about women and to encourage the realistic and multifaceted portrayal of women. The show won for "Women and Public Policy: Selections from The Kojo Nnamdi Show."

The Kojo Nnamdi Show honored with My Source Community Impact Award for Engagement

WAMU 88.5 has won a My Source Community Impact Award for Engagement from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for The Kojo Nnamdi Show's programs focusing on public schools in the Washington, D.C., region. The awards were created by CPB to recognize stations for their commitment and responsiveness to their communities and for providing innovative on-air, online and in-person services that have measurable results.

The Diane Rehm Show moves up the Top 10 list of public radio's most powerful national programs

WAMU 88.5's The Diane Rehm Show has again made the list of the "Top 10 Most Powerful Programs on Public Radio," according to the fall 2008 study by Audience Research Analysis.

WAMU's Bluegrass Country launches iPhone application

WAMU's Bluegrass Country announced today the release of its new iPhone application, which enables listeners to directly access Bluegrass Country's digital music stream with the touch of a button on the iPhone desktop. It is the first and only all-bluegrass music application in the iTunes Store.

Diane Rehm on the "Public" in Public Radio

This station could not exist without the support of its listeners and members. In this short video message, Diane Rehm talks about the "public" in public radio: you.

Pool Parties at the Capitol Skyline Hotel

Break out the flip-flops, summer is here. Fritz Hahn writes about nightlife for the Washington Post. Speaking with David Furst he says the weekend pool parties at the Capitol Skyline Hotel are some of the coolest summer happenings in the city.