Dave Lawrence
Local Host, All Things ConsideredDave Lawrence has been on the radio since 1990. He’s hosted All Things Considered on Hawaiʻi Public Radio since 2009 and has hosted afternoon radio in the islands since 2002. He is also known for HPR's Road Stories and Stargazer.
Previously, he was music director and afternoon host for 105.9 KPOI, Honolulu. Following five years there, he worked on-camera with Hawaiʻi comedian/TV personality Andy Bumatai as a segment host on The Andy Bumatai Show. Prior to his time in the islands, Dave spent nearly a decade at CBS/Infinity Broadcasting’s WBCN and WZLX, in Boston as a member of the air-staff as well as producer for both afternoons with Mark Parenteau and AM Drive for The Big Mattress with Charles Laquidara.
He graduated from Emerson College, where he produced the communication school’s first music CD/compact disc of material recorded live at the radio station, WERS Presents... Live On Gyroscope. The release won the NACB Creative Project Award in 1993.
Throughout his radio career, Dave has developed his skills as an interviewer, speaking with a wide range of diverse musicians and artists. Ozzy Osbourne, B.B. King, Linda Ronstadt, Paul Simon, George Clinton, Burt Bacharach, Carlos Santana, Pete Townshend, Dionne Warwick, Pat Metheny, James Brown, Glen Campbell, Smokey Robinson, Brian Wilson, Ronnie James Dio, Buddy Guy and John McLaughlin are among some of the hundreds of seminal artists he has interviewed. Dave has hosted a number of critically acclaimed artists in HPR's own Atherton Performing Arts Studio, including Stanley Jordan, Ben Vereen, Journey's Neal Schon, Ziggy Marley, Booker T. Jones, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Hot Tuna, Godsmack, Third World, The Average White Band, Taj Mahal and many others. In addition to the music features, Dave also hosts a weekly segment, “Stargazer”, that gives listeners an idea what to look for in dark skies, and provides updates on astronomy stories from around the world. Dave has also focused on vulnerable people and animals, both with “Helping Hand”, an extended interview segment Dave did for six years, and through stories giving exposure to those that fight for people with disabilities and others facing special needs, endangered animals like rhinos, elephants and pangolins facing extinction due to relentless poaching and stories about other at risk populations.
Dave's exposure to radio, music and assisting those in need is part of his family background; his mother Isobel worked in the radio industry, as well as being a disability design consultant and a strong supporter of disabled U.S. veterans. She also introduced him to Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, Santana and numerous other rock acts, and attended many concerts with him, including the Grateful Dead, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, The Allman Brothers Band, The Who, Yes and many others he'd go on to interview and work with professionally.
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HPR All Things Considered Host Dave Lawrence continues the second anniversary celebration of Off The Road with guitar hero John McLaughlin, back for his third time, sharing stories connecting to his new "The Montreux Years" compilation and incredible career! Today, Led Zeppelin and Santana are among the topics, too! -
HPR All Things Considered Host Dave Lawrence continues the second anniversary celebration of Off The Road with guitar hero John McLaughlin, back for his third time, sharing stories connecting to his new "The Montreux Years" compilation and incredible career! Today, Jimi Hendrix is among the topics, too!
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It's part two of HPR All Things Considered Host Dave Lawrence welcoming back guitar virtuoso Joe Satriani, among the first artists featured in our series. With a new album, The Elephants of Mars, Satch returns to share the music, and today, continue with some of the most riveting storytelling yet on Off The Road! We’ve begun a three-week celebration of the series, marking a second anniversary this month, started when the pandemic cratered the entertainment touring industry, leading to the creation of Off The Road in April 2020, now continuing as a regular feature. -
HPR All Things Considered Host Dave Lawrence welcomes back guitar monster Joe Satriani, among our first artists featured in the series. With a new album, The Elephants of Mars, Satch returns to share the music, talk about his painting passion, and offer some of the most riveting storytelling yet in our series! We’re starting a three-week celebration of the Off The Road series, marking a second anniversary this month, started when the pandemic cratered the entertainment touring industry, leading to the creation of Off The Road in April 2020, now continuing as a regular feature.
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HPR All Things Considered Host Dave Lawrence welcomes back music superstar Smokey Robinson for the Motown legend’s first appearance on the show, and in the islands, in a decade, ahead of a Friday concert at the MACC and Saturday at the Waikiki Shell. He shared some of the most important stories from his epic career. -
On Stargazer, HPR’s Dave Lawrence and Christopher Phillips discuss an exciting new mission for a NASA Mars rover and the first helicopter on the Red Planet! -
HPR All Things Considered Host Dave Lawrence welcomes multiple Grammy Award winner Keb Mo back for his first appearance on Off The Road, loaded with stories about his new record, Good to Be, the pandemic and wild encounters with superstars like Mick Jagger, Ringo Starr and Joe Walsh! -
On Stargazer today, HPR’s Dave Lawrence and Christopher Phillips go over the first images from the James Webb Space Telescope!
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On Stargazer today, HPR’s Dave Lawrence and Christopher Phillips discuss a new mission to Venus!
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On Stargazer today, HPR’s Dave Lawrence and Christopher Phillips discuss the recent impact on the moon of a piece of a space junk!
