AKPM Adds Dr. E.J.R. David to Weekly Radio Program

Alaska Public Media (AKPM) announced that Dr. E.J.R. David will join Kathleen McCoy as a recurring host on AKPM’s local, weekly radio program Hometown, Alaska. Dr. David will make his debut show appearance on March 8, 2021 and will return to host one show episode each month.

The weekly show, which has been on-air since 2009, features in-depth conversations with leaders and decision-makers in local and statewide government, social service agencies, educational institutions and cultural groups. 

Dr. David was born in the Philippines and grew up in Pasay, Las Pinas, Makati, and Utkiagvik, Alaska. He obtained his bachelor’s in psychology from UAA, and his master’s and doctoral degrees in clinical-community psychology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Currently, Dr. David resides in Anchorage with his wife and their four children. He serves as a tenured professor of psychology at the UAA, with his primary duties being with the PhD program in clinical community psychology that has a rural, cultural, and Indigenous emphasis.