David D. Brown
David D. Brown is executive producer and host of the award-winning cultural journalism program Texas Music Matters at NPR affiliate KUT-FM in Austin. He is former anchor of the award-winning public radio business program Marketplace, and a veteran public radio journalist. He has reported national and international affairs for Monitor Radio from bases in Atlanta, Boston, London, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C.
Brown is currently completing his Ph.D. in Journalism at The University of Texas in Austin, and has been an active member of the California Bar since 2000.
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From Texas Standard: When Mack Brown stepped down as head coach of the Texas Longhorns football team, he was the second winningest in school history...
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Land of the free and the home of the hacker? Why Texas ranks top for e-fraudsters. Also, echoes of the D.C. sniper attacks with random shootings in…
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Texas music legend Steve Earle was raised in San Antonio but doesn’t want to live in Texas again.On His New Blues Album, "Terraplane": “It’s a component,…
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UT’s first black quarterback was Donnie Little. “It’s more prevalent now in the last 10 years. You see more black quarterbacks in the NFL, all over. It…
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As the courts brace for battle over halting deportations, where’s the outrage over the other unilateral immigration action? Plus, the Texas tax cuts of…
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The San Antonio Spurs may not have rock star players like LeBron James – they don't have the resources. They might not have the youngest lineup, either ...
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Before that afternoon fifty years ago, neither Sid Davis nor Julian Read could have expected what they’d be called upon to do – much less that they’d...
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The SongwritingWith:Soldiers project connects veterans with musicians who help translate their experiences into verse. In a retreat outside Fort Hood, Texas, a group of soldiers opened up like never before about their post-traumatic stress.
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New Orleans musicians are angry and uncertain about their futures and the future of their hometown. Cyril Neville of the Neville Brothers says he doesn't want to return to New Orleans if it will be rebuilt as "a cross between Disneyland and Las Vegas."