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David Escobar

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Saranac Lake
As seen in: Adirondack Explorer, North Country Public Radio (NCPR), Yahoo, Times Union (Albany), WNYC Studios, The Daily Gazette, Adirondack Daily Enterprise
Covers:  Diversity issues in the Adirondacks
(he/him) reporting on diverse communities in the ADKs @ncpr & @adkexplorer w/ @report4america | formerly @thetakeaway @wfuvnews

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David is a Report for America Corps Member who covers diverse communities in the Adirondacks for both the Adirondack Explorer & North Country Public Radio. He previously served as the news editor for WFUV 90.7 FM in the Bronx, where he produced, directed, and occasionally hosted the station’s daily news podcast “What’s What”. Escobar has also worked as an associate producer for the podcast and radio show “Our Body Politic” and as an intern for WNYC’s “The Takeaway.”

David Escobar’s Journalist Portfolio

Repairing the damage of racial injustice

Repairing the damage of racial injustice

Champlain Valley activist Alice Green's work to bring the stories of Black Adirondackers to the state's repar…

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Getting Black Adirondackers' thoughts on New York's reparations commission

Getting Black Adirondackers' thoughts on New York's reparations commission

How a Champlain Valley activist sought to bring local Black voices to a reparations commission in Albany.

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Six Nations museum in Onchiota plans expansion for the future

Six Nations museum in Onchiota plans expansion for the future

Expansion project looks to preserve Indigenous Adirondackers' history

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President Quezon Day brings Filipino heritage to the Tri-Lakes

President Quezon Day brings Filipino heritage to the Tri-Lakes

Hundreds flock to festival honoring the legacy of the former Filipino president and tuberculosis patient in S…

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Small Adirondack community rallies to change racist hill name

Small Adirondack community rallies to change racist hill name

Residents of a small Adirondack town seek to rename an Adirondack hill that has a racist name, advocating for…

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Bringing Pride to Saranac Lake

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By David Escobar Verified
| Adirondack Explorer Verified
An hour before showtime at the Pendragon Theatre in Saranac Lake, the dressing room buzzed with anticipation. Colorful makeup palettes covered countertops. Suitcases spilled open across the floor. Wigs rested on mannequin heads, waiting to be styled. In front of brightly lit mirrors, three drag performers carefully transformed themselves for the evening ahead.
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These drag queens are celebrating queer culture in the rural Adirondacks

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By David Escobar Verified
| North Country Public Radio (NCPR) Verified
From left to right: Katie D. Lite, Victoria Bohmore, and Andora Tetee. The trio of drag performers held a drag cabaret show at the Pendragon Theater in Saranac Lake during Pride Month 2026. Photo by David Escobar. David EscobarThese drag queens are celebrating queer culture in the rural Adirondacks An hour before showtime at the Pendragon Theatre in Saranac Lake, the dressing room buzzed with anticipation. Colorful makeup palettes covered countertops. Suitcases spilled open across the floor.
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Black Birders Week brings birdwatchers together in Lake Placid

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By David Escobar Verified
| Adirondack Daily Enterprise Verified
The early morning walk around John Brown Farm began with silence. As a faint call drifted from high in the trees, about a dozen people tilted their heads upward, scanning the bright green canopy for movement. Their guide, Giselle Pemberton, listened for a moment before opening the Merlin bird identification app on her phone. The answer appeared almost instantly: Magnolia Warbler. “They hide very well within these leaves,” Pemberton said.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Anchoring my college radio station's newscast

Have you ever used a typewriter?

No

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Attention spans are dwindling, so journalists don't always have the luxury of long-form reporting.
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