A
Conversation
with
David
Pogue
@ Shaker Library
Shaker native David Pogue’s latest book
is How to Prepare for Climate Change.
Shaker Library’s Margaret Simon
interviewed him ahead of his
recent talk at Shaker Heights
Middle School.
David Pogue graduated from Shaker Heights High
School in 1981 and summa cum laude from Yale with
a distinction in music in 1985, which he put to use
as a conductor for a range of Broadway musicals.
His lengthy resume also includes a Loeb Award for
journalism, an honorary doctorate in music, and
profiles on “48 Hours” and “60 Minutes.”
Pogue may be most widely known for his writing
about technology. He was a contributor to many
For Dummies publications and the creator of the
Missing Manual series of computer teaching books.
From 2000–2013 he was the weekly tech columnist for
The New York Times and wrote the Crowdwise feature
for its Smarter Living section. He is a six-time Emmy
winner for his stories on “CBS Sunday Morning,” and
has hosted 17 science specials on “NOVA” on PBS.
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