David D. Brown is an American lawyer, radio personality, editor, journalist, author, and co-creator and host of public radio's first statewide daily news-magazine for Texas, the ''

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''. He has also produced and hosted '' Business Wars'',

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's Peabody award-winning ''

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'' radio program, and

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's ''Texas Music Matters'', among others. He is also the author of the book ''The Art of Business Wars''.

Career

Brown was born in

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. He earned his

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in Journalism from the

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, and holds a

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from

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and is a member of the

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. He also holds a

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in Classics/Great Books from St. John's College and a

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in journalism from

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. He provided legal assistance as part of the Americorps program in the Shenandoah Valley. Before joining

's ''

'' team, Brown worked in several roles including reporter, producer, and host for ''

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'' newspaper's ''Monitor Radio'' service. He hosted radio documentaries from India, Brazil, Europe, and the United States. He has frequently reported for NPR and served as the executive producer of CalNet, California's first statewide public radio news network. Brown anchored NPR's nationally syndicated ''Marketplace'' radio program from

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from September 2003 to August 2005, replacing

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. Prior to becoming host of that program, David Brown was one of its senior producers and fill-in host. In 2005, Brown launched and served as the host and executive producer of the program "Texas Music Matters" on

, the NPR affiliate in

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until 2013, when KUT tapped him to develop a signature news program for the station which went "all news" after the purchase of sister station

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in late 2012. Brown now edits and hosts the ''

'' on

. Brown wrote ''The Art of Business Wars: Battle-Tested Lessons for Leaders and Entrepreneurs from History's Greatest Rivalries'', and "A Gutenberg Moment," the opening chapter of the communications textbook, "The Future of News: An Agenda of Perspectives." Brown has won a number of awards including Murrow awards, National Headliner Awards, AP Broadcast honors and International Radio Festival Grand Prizes.

References

External links

''Marketplace'' biography of David Brown
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