After more than 40 years working in newspaper and magazine journalism, David has retired from full-time work (though not from freelance writing, editing or music). He began freelancing while still studying music, first for the Queen’s Performing Arts Office and then for the Kingston Whig-Standard. The Whig hired him full-time in 1982, where he had various roles, including night news editor, region editor, acting city editor, and entertainment editor – all while continuing to write news and arts stories and reviews, which earned him a special citation for critical writing from the National Newspaper Awards in 1986.
In 1994 he left the Whig and co-owned a bookstore/café in Westport. In 1996, he began working for Toronto’s The Globe and Mail as editor of Broadcast Week magazine, then for the National Post, and finally for the Postmedia newspaper chain as national assistant editor of arts and life.
He remains active in music as a singer and composer, and as the author of 16 books about classical music history, literature, and short fiction; his most recent is the mystery novel Hedshot.