David Pitman

Hi there. I’m glad you found me. Let me take a moment to answer some of the questions you might have about me and my job. I have worked as Morning Edition Host and reporter at News 88.7 since August of 2009. Previously, I hosted Morning Edition at WMFE in Orlando. Before that, I anchored news and traffic reports on several stations in Dallas and San Diego from 1993 to 2005. I’m fortunate to get a lot of use out of that Broadcast Communication degree I earned from UT Arlington. I’m also lucky to have transformed my grade-school hobby of recording pretend news and music breaks on a portable Panasonic tape deck into a career. I couldn’t have imagined 35 years ago that my dream of being part of a morning-drive ensemble would come true. But, here we are. And it’s a real honor to be a part of your routine every day. Away from work, I catch up on sleep (gotta love those 2:30 a.m. wakeup calls). When the weather’s tolerable, I go on long afternoon walks — if I get caught in the rain, I’ll escape to the nearest bar for a pina colada, which is my treat for being into health food and yoga. I read everything I can about cars and real estate. And, when I have a moment or two, I take care of my cat, Homer (Simpsons references are a big part of my life). You can find me on twitter @DPitmanNews887. Thanks for listening.