David Wright

Senior Reporter

David Wright is a veteran TV, radio, and digital reporter who recently joined the Ocean State Media team.

For more than 20 years, David was a correspondent at ABC News. He was a White House correspondent during President Trump’s first term, covered major elections in the US and abroad, reported extensively from the Vatican, and reported from numerous war zones, including Afghanistan, Iraq, Congo, Darfur, Lebanon and Gaza.

David won a New England Emmy Award for a 2023 story he did for Rhode Island PBS Weekly. He has won numerous national awards, including a Peabody, a DuPont, and several national Emmy and Murrow Awards. He began his career as a reporter at WBUR and KQED, where he hosted The California Report broadcast statewide.

A graduate of Harvard and Oxford, David met his wife Victoria when they were both covering the 2005 papal conclave in Rome. They have 3 teenage daughters and a German Shepherd Dog.

Recently published
With more than 100 bridges rated in poor condition and urgent repairs lagging, new reporting by Rhode Island PBS and The Public’s Radio reveals the deeper infrastructure risks across the state — and the lack of clear accountability for fixing them
Testifying before a House subcommittee, undergraduate Alex Shieh urged Congress to subpoena Brown University President Christina Paxson.
With $1.4 million in local funding at risk, Rhode Island’s congressional delegation slams White House move to eliminate federal library agency as part of broader “attack on knowledge” and copyright protections
Time capsules unearthed in the rubble of McCoy Stadium contain final treasures from Pawtucket’s beloved baseball team