David Furst
Host, Metro Connection
Producer David Furst has been with WAMU 88.5 since 1997. He began as a reporter, working on local segments for Morning Edition and producing news pieces for Metro Connection, WAMU 88.5 's local news magazine. Now he is the host and producer of Metro Connection, which airs at 1 p.m. Fridays.
It's always a challenge to provide balanced coverage of a diverse region that includes the District, Maryland, and Virginia -- and at the same time produce radio that is compelling for ANY listener -- but it's a challenge David takes very seriously.
David is also responsible for booking and conducting the interview segments on the show, and for choosing all of the music segues... which gives him something useful to do with his disturbingly overgrown compact disc library.
Born and raised in New Jersey, he previously worked as a classical announcer for KPAC-FM in San Antonio, and continues to produce and host Sunday Night Session, a Texas music program for KPAC's sister station KSTX. In his spare time, David plays with a seven-piece rock/blues/soul band in Baltimore, listens to a lot of Tom Waits, and sleeps late.
He also worked as a reporter for Dow Jones Telerate and as Head Engineer for Ocean Recording Studios in New Jersey. He is a graduate of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University in New York.
