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Having written half a dozen volumes of history and biography, my specialty is the presentation of folklore, literature, and history via broadcasting. I've been active in radio since 1972, but over the last dozen years I've been Executive Producer of award-winning national radio series for Public Radio International, including “Writing the Southwest” (1995); “Aldous Huxley's Brave New Worlds” (1998); “Across the Tracks: A Route 66 Story” (2001); and Pete Seeger: How Can I Keep From Singing? (2008). I'm currently a DJ for KUNM-FM and a professor at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque.
While I was out in San Francisco this past Spring, I was interviewed by the San Francisco Examiner for their “3-Minute Interview) series. You can read it here: S.F. State professor digs on Pete Seeger.
Today is the 115th birthday of Aldous Huxley, writer — novelist, essayist, poet, screenwriter, and one of the great thinkers of our time.
If you are interested in learning more, I’ve written two books on Huxley: Huxley in Hollywood
and Aldous Huxley Recollected: An Oral History
Both books are available in limited quantities from my website, davidkdunaway.com.
The other side of the pond, as they say. I’m spending some time in Europe before the fall semester starts up. At the moment I’m on a little (rainy) island off the coast of Scotland. In a few more days I’ll be headed off to Copenhagen to meet up with some friends, old and new!
We’re back in New Mexico now, getting settled back in. It seems strange; though I’ve lived in this house for so many years I find myself having to remember where things are.
Getting all of our computers up and running properly has been a minor nightmare, but I think we’ve finally got it fixed.(I hope!) Nonetheless, I’m enjoying the lovely view from my back yard, looking out over the bosque and the acquecias.
Of course, three days after we got back to Albuquerque I jetted back to California…
(photo by Brant Ward / The Chronicle)
Today I ran Bay To Breakers, where you cross the entire city of San Francisco, and its hills, in one wild, costumed, race. I ran past people wearing butterfly wings (her companion was carrying a net, but I noticed that she eluded him); Green bras, pink bras, no bras; a flying pig (“flying pig beats swine flu”); people dressed as cars; six women wearing silver and red wigs of an identical size and height, so that they looked like clones; people…
Here’s a link to an SFSU News article about my BEA win. And another one that is a bit older, but on the same subject.
I’m out buzzing around the coast today. I’m in Point Reyes, CA and I’ll be heading to Bolinas a little later in the day.
I was interviewed by the SF Examiner on the occasion of Pete Seeger’s 90th birthday. You can read all about it at sfexaminer.com
Photo: MSG Photos/George Kalinsky
For those of you who, like me, didn’t get to attend the sold-out concert at Madison Square Gardens, here are some great shots by George Kalinsky and Chad Batka.
I got a mention in the sidebar of USA Today today in Bob Minzesheimer’s article “Pete Seeger’s 90th birthday will be a selfless celebration”
And now, I’m off to be interviewed by the SF Examiner!
