One of my favorite parts of this job is appearing on the Diane Rehm Show on NPR. In the last couple years, Diane has started a Friday News Round up that focuses strictly on international issues. Not only does the program draw fantastic listeners but it challenges the newspaper reporter in me to present the news in a completely different forum, tapping tools like my voice to reach the public.

Diane has also been a great supporter of McClatchy. All three members of N&S, as well as our editor, Roy Gutman, and several of our fellow reporters on the political desk have appeared on her program.

So given all that, you can imagine my great sadness when I appeared last Friday and learned that Diane broke her pelvis while dashing across the street and won’t be back for several weeks. She is recovering now, and her colleagues tell me she is doing remarkably well.

We here at McClatchy want to wish her a speedy recovery. Diane, we are so grateful for your support for what we do, and we can’t wait to see you back in the studio.