Dianah Gibson: From the Crown to the Mic

Here She Is · Feb 4, 2026 · 30m

It started with a local crown and a big dream, and led to a lifelong career.In this episode of Here She Is, we talk with Dianah Gibson, Miss Washington County 1988, whose pageant journey became the unexpected launchpad for a decades‑long career in broadcast journalism. What started as a way to earn scholarship money turned into her first radio job and eventually into becoming a trusted voice on WFRE and WFMD in Maryland.Dianah shares how early setbacks led to the title she was truly meant to win, why community involvement mattered more to her than appearances, and how faith and persistence…