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 social distancing and self-quarantine became common practice recently, all kinds of cultural phenomena emerged on social...
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From Texas Standard : Former Vice President Joe Biden is among the leading Democratic candidates for president nationwide. In Texas, a recent poll found...
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From Texas Standard : In the 1970s, Lubbock-born singer-songwriter and conceptual artist Terry Allen turned conventional country music on its head....
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From Texas Standard: Janis Joplin left her Texas home in the early 1960s. She didn't fit in in Port Arthur, where she grew up, and she wanted to make a...
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From Texas Standard: Many people have strong opinions about Texas music, but few are true experts on the subject. Alan Govenar is one of those experts....
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From Texas Standard: Sara Hickman is known for her contributions to Texas music. In addition to her own recordings and performances, she served a term...
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From Texas Standard . Spring break is a time to relax and get away for vacationers, but it’s a make or break season for businesses along the Gulf Coast....
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From Texas Standard: Texas Standard has been traveling along the Gulf Coast in the aftermath of Harvey: first Corpus Christi , then Galveston , and...
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Texas Standard interview by Jody Denberg. Bill Collings dropped out of college to start making guitars. Little did he know that his passion for...
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From Texas Standard: The wonderful thing about the age of the internet is having a library at your fingertips. Anything is available online. My question...