David began producing stories for Studio 360 in 2001 with a profile of experimental musician Pauline Oliveros. He joined the staff in 2003 after many years in print media as an editor and writer, covering music, design, American history, land use, science, and health care.Formerly the reviews editor of
Artforum, he has written for the
Village Voice,
Jazz Times,
Metropolis,
The New York Observer, and
The Wire, and remains a contributing editor for
Bomb. He teaches radio writing to print journalists at
Mediabistro and has discussed how to pitch features at the
Third Coast International Audio Festival and the
Public Radio Program Directors conference. Among his stories for Studio 360 are features on Andy Warhol’s
soup cans, the folk ballad “
John Henry,” and Jimi Hendrix’s “
Star-Spangled Banner” for the American Icons series. He was first on air at 17 on his college station, WESU.