David Swanson is a radio journalist, writer and podcast producer in Vancouver, BC. He believes a good story should reveal the extraordinary in the seemingly ordinary and help people better understand the world and their place in it.

David is a story producer at Pacific Content - a podcasting startup that produces original programming for brands. Before joining Pacific Content, David was an associate producer at the CBC where he wrote scripts and interviews, booked guests and pitched stories. As a story producer, David has many of the same responsibilities but also conducts and edits interviews, directs narrative arch, manages story structure and performs voice-overs.

David also produces a podcast titled Interesting Vancouver Presents (IVP) for an annual speaker event called Interesting Vancouver. This event features stories about ordinary Vancouverites leading extraordinary lives and the podcast artfully explores these stories through in-depth interviews, thoughtful writing and dynamic sound design. The podcast has aired on the CBC, Roundhouse Radio in Vancouver and community stations across Canada.

As a freelancer, David gets to work on audio projects with a wide range of partners. From pitching stories and conducting interviews to writing scripts and managing sound design, David has experience producing every aspect of an audio narrative.  This includes co-producing corporate content for GoToMeeting.com's business podcast The Innovators Guide to The Future of Work, working with the Cited Podcast team on several stories focusing on First Nations in British Columbia and capturing stories for CBC's Sleepover with Sook-Yin Lee.

For almost four years, David was the program director for Simon Fraser University's CJSF 90.1 FM. He trained over 200 programmers how to conceptualize, coordinate and produce their own radio shows.  This involved hosting workshops, organizing teams to produce weekly public affairs and arts shows as well as special themed programming, some of which are day-long broadcasts. He also reviewed and wrote interviews, set and maintained quality standards, edited scripts and researched guests.

In 2014, David produced a podcast for Rabble.ca called The Swan Song which featured stories of struggle and growth. Some of the most compelling interviews included conversations with a young adult film star sharing her insights on the porn industry, a marijuana dealer who escaped his illicit family business, a man convicted of murder at the age of sixteen and a schizophrenia survivor turned mountain climber.

Please email him at davidswansonmedia@gmail.com if you need a media professional to assist with any radio, podcasting or print projects that require research, audio editing, production, sound design or writing.

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