DW Gibson
Producer, The ConversationDW Gibson is the author of several books including the award-winning The Edge Becomes the Center: An Oral History of Gentrification. He shared a National Magazine Award for his work on “This is the Story of One Block in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn,” for New York Magazine.
His work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, and Harper's Magazine. His previous radio work includes co-hosting the podcast “There Goes the Neighborhood,” guest hosting various programs for WNYC in New York, and reading original essays for All Things Considered and Live from Here.
For 20 years he served as director of the writers residency program at Art Omi, and he co-founded Sangam House, a writers residency in India, along with Arshia Sattar. He joined Hawaiʻi Public Radio in 2025 and can be reached at dgibson@hawaiipublicradio.org.
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Peter O'Dowd, co-host of NPR’s “Here & Now,” spoke with HPR’s DW Gibson about his role on the show where he's worked for more than a decade. -
Jon Nouchi, deputy director of Honolulu's Department of Transportation Services, discusses Skyline's ridership; Peter O’Dowd, co-host of NPR's "Here & Now," talks about how reporting has changed in the age of misinformation -
Jon Parziale is the director of agro-ecology for an organization called Common Ground Kauai. HPR visited Parziale on the North Shore of Kauaʻi to find out what “agro-ecology” is and what it means for food sovereignty in the islands. -
HPR gets a tour of an agroforestry farm on Kauaʻi; A retired city lifeguard gives marine trash new life -
Comedian Jiaoying Summers spoke to HPR’s DW Gibson about her comedic style and upcoming shows on Maui and Oʻahu. -
Mālama Mākua's Lynette Cruz and Sparky Rodrigues and filmmaker Mikey Inouye talk about their film that shows the decades-long fight of military leases; Ray Tsuchiyama, realtor and management consultant, talks about whether Japanese travelers are coming back to Hawaiʻi -
Maui Film Commissioner Brian Kohne spoke with HPR’s DW Gibson about the newly announced Wailuku Film Festival set to launch in June 2026. -
Waikulu will be home to Maui's newest film festival; The Honolulu Zoo has a new exhibit featuring rare endemic snails -
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Maui native Kurt Suzuki spoke to HPR's DW Gibson about his new position as the Los Angeles Angels manager.
