David Wild (born December 16, 1961) is an American writer and critic in the music and television industries and a contributing editor at ''
Rolling Stone
''Rolling Stone'' is an American monthly magazine that focuses on music, politics, and popular culture. It was founded in San Francisco, San Francisco, California, in 1967 by Jann Wenner, and the music critic Ralph J. Gleason. It was first kno ...
'' magazine. His published books include ''Friends: The Official Companion'' (1995), ''Seinfeld: The Totally Unauthorized Tribute'' (1998), ''
Friends 'til the end'' (2004), and others.
Wild hosted the television series ''Musicians'', which aired on
Bravo!
CTV Drama Channel (formerly known as Bravo) is a Canadian English language specialty channel owned by Bell Media.
The channel was founded as the Canadian version of the U.S. channel Bravo (which is now owned by NBCUniversal) on January 1, 1995 b ...
in 2001. His writing credits for television include over two dozen series and specials. In 2001, he was nominated for an
Emmy
The Emmy Awards, or Emmys, are an extensive range of awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international television industry. A number of annual Emmy Award ceremonies are held throughout the calendar year, each with the ...
for his work on ''America: A Tribute to Heroes''. Wild has written for the
Grammy Award
The Grammy Awards (stylized as GRAMMY), or simply known as the Grammys, are awards presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize "outstanding" achievements in the music industry. They are regarded by many as the most pres ...
s since 2001, and became a producer for the show in 2016.
Wild is an alumnus of
Cornell University
Cornell University is a private statutory land-grant research university based in Ithaca, New York. It is a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1865 by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White, Cornell was founded with the intention to teach an ...
.
Wild was a frequent guest on ''
The Adam Carolla Show,'' usually bringing a musical guest or a musical selection to feature on the show.
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External links
David Wild on Huffington Post
American music critics
Living people
Cornell University alumni
Place of birth missing (living people)
1961 births
American male non-fiction writers
Loomis Chaffee School alumni
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