David Lawrence (radio host)
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David Lawrence is an American radio host, webpage designer, voice actor and author. He is the anchor and executive producer of the award-winning network music show, The Net Music Countdown. He is an Emmy Award winner and Clio Award nominee. In addition to the Net Music Countdown, he is also host of the daily The David Lawrence Show and weekend Online Tonight, both nationally syndicated radio talk shows that revolve around pop culture and the high-tech lifestyle. The award-winning shows combine entertainment, information, interviews and news with speed and humor.
Lawrence has been on the radio for nearly 30 years as a top-rated air personality on stations like WMAL, WMZQ and WRQX/Washington DC, WGAR, WGCL, WDMT/Cleveland, KC101/New Haven, WTAE/Pittsburgh and WNCI and WLVQ/Columbus. He is a founding member and former executive producer of the radio comedy ensemble, The American Comedy Network. He wrote the best-selling Learn HTML on The Macintosh, the first web design book created exclusively for Macintosh users.
Additionally, as the voice of America Online's customer service lines, and the voice of over 1500 other interactive voice response telephone systems, he is one of the most often-heard voices in the world. His past theatre and voice work includes the role of El Gallo in The Fantasticks, as well as parts in The Children's Hour, The Good Doctor, Born Yesterday, The Fall of the House of Usher and the role of Barry Champlain in Talk Radio. He has performed on stage at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and is a lifelong member of Mensa. His dozens of award-winning web sites include work featured in the permanent collection at the Smithsonian, the home page for America Online CEO Steve Case, Quincy Jones' Qradio.net site (nominated for a WIRED Reader Rant award), and the AMD Professional Gamer's League site.
Lawrence makes regular appearances as an industry commentator on TechTV, CNN, FOX, CBS, MSNBC, and Tribune broadcasting outlets as well as the CBC and the BBC, where he is a featured expert on Radio 5 Live's "Up All Night."
