August 23, 1991

News Review

The Diane Rehm show on WAMU-FM broadcast their weekly news round up. The guests on the show offered their views on recent political events with the… read more

The Diane Rehm show on WAMU-FM broadcast their weekly news round up. The guests on the show offered their views on recent political events with the failed coup in the Soviet Union as the lead story. Guests on the show suggested that the recent events in the Soviet Union will have significant impact on the future and that the Soviet Union is entering a new era. WAMU’s Fred Fisk hosted the program replacing the show’s regular host Diane Rehm. The program includes calls from WAMU listeners. close

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Peter Copeland Correspondent Scripps Howard News Service
Robert Greenberger Correspondent Wall Street Journal->Diplomacy

Gary Lee Correspondent Washington Post

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Program ID:: 20826-1
Category:: Call-In
Format:: Journalists' Roundtable
Location:: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:: Aug 23, 1991 | 7:58am EDT | C-SPAN 1
Last Aired:: Aug 25, 1991 | 9:15am EDT | C-SPAN 2

Airing Details

Aug 23, 1991 | 7:58am EDT | C-SPAN 1
Aug 23, 1991 | 1:33pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
Aug 24, 1991 | 9:00pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
Aug 25, 1991 | 9:15am EDT | C-SPAN 2

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