David Prager
Encyclopedia
David Lawrence Prager is one of the co-founders and Vice President of Special Projects for Revision3. He has also worked for ZDTV, TechTV
, and G4.
of his own computer Bulletin Board System
in 1989. Prager graduated from Trinity University
in San Antonio, Texas
with a degree in Communication and Media Studies.
for the software company, Bowne Litigation Solutions based in San Antonio, Texas.
Prager was hired by ZDTV in 1999. He worked as a broadcast television producer, technology writer, and journalist in his time with ZDTV and TechTV.
Prager remained as a segment producer for the nightly G4techTV technology show The Screen Savers. Later, the show would switch gears, becoming the variety show Attack of the Show!
. Prager left G4 in the spring of 2005.
Prager is an occasional participant on This Week in Tech
, a podcast
hosted by the popular TechTV personality, Leo Laporte
.
Prager is one of the founders of Revision3. Prager is currently the Vice President of Special Projects for Revision3. He also helps out with Diggnation
, the weekly podcast
/vidcast
about the social bookmarking
news and technology website Digg.com. The hosts Kevin Rose
and Alex Albrecht
often speak with him or ask questions during tapings of the show.
TechTV
TechTV was a 24-hour cable and satellite channel based in San Francisco featuring news and shows about computers, technology, and the Internet. In 2004, it merged with the G4 gaming channel which ultimately dissolved TechTV programming...
, and G4.
Early life
He became the SysOpSysOp
A sysop is an administrator of a multi-user computer system, such as a bulletin board system or an online service virtual community. It may also be used to refer to administrators of other Internet-based network services....
of his own computer Bulletin Board System
Bulletin board system
A Bulletin Board System, or BBS, is a computer system running software that allows users to connect and log in to the system using a terminal program. Once logged in, a user can perform functions such as uploading and downloading software and data, reading news and bulletins, and exchanging...
in 1989. Prager graduated from Trinity University
Trinity University (Texas)
Trinity University is a private, independent, primarily undergraduate, university in San Antonio, Texas. Its campus is located in the Monte Vista Historic District and adjacent to Brackenridge Park....
in San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio is the seventh-largest city in the United States of America and the second-largest city within the state of Texas, with a population of 1.33 million. Located in the American Southwest and the south–central part of Texas, the city serves as the seat of Bexar County. In 2011,...
with a degree in Communication and Media Studies.
Career
Prager's first job after school was as a network administratorNetwork administrator
A network administrator, network analyst or network engineer is a person responsible for the maintenance of computer hardware and software that comprises a computer network...
for the software company, Bowne Litigation Solutions based in San Antonio, Texas.
Prager was hired by ZDTV in 1999. He worked as a broadcast television producer, technology writer, and journalist in his time with ZDTV and TechTV.
Prager remained as a segment producer for the nightly G4techTV technology show The Screen Savers. Later, the show would switch gears, becoming the variety show Attack of the Show!
Attack of the Show!
Attack of the Show! is an American live television program shown weeknights on G4, G4 Canada and Fuel TV in Australia. The program is hosted by Kevin Pereira and Candace Bailey...
. Prager left G4 in the spring of 2005.
Prager is an occasional participant on This Week in Tech
This Week in Tech
This Week in Tech–casually referred to as TWiT, and formerly known as Revenge of the Screen Savers–is the weekly flagship podcast of the TWiT.tv network...
, a podcast
Podcast
A podcast is a series of digital media files that are released episodically and often downloaded through web syndication...
hosted by the popular TechTV personality, Leo Laporte
Leo Laporte
Léo Gordon Laporte is an Emmy Award winning, American technology broadcaster, author, and entrepreneur. A former resident of Providence, Rhode Island, he now lives in Petaluma, California with his wife Jennifer and two children, Abby and Henry....
.
Prager is one of the founders of Revision3. Prager is currently the Vice President of Special Projects for Revision3. He also helps out with Diggnation
Diggnation
Diggnation is Revision3's flagship video podcast produced weekly. It is hosted by Kevin Rose and Alex Albrecht, who had previously hosted TechTV's The Screen Savers together. Its main purpose is to discuss some of the top stories from Digg, the social news and bookmarking website developed by Rose...
, the weekly podcast
Podcast
A podcast is a series of digital media files that are released episodically and often downloaded through web syndication...
/vidcast
Video podcast
Video podcast is a term used for the online delivery of video on demand video clip content via Atom or RSS enclosures...
about the social bookmarking
Social bookmarking
Social bookmarking is a method for Internet users to organize, store, manage and search for bookmarks of resources online. Unlike file sharing, the resources themselves aren't shared, merely bookmarks that reference them....
news and technology website Digg.com. The hosts Kevin Rose
Kevin Rose
Kevin Rose is an American Internet entrepreneur who co-founded Revision3, Digg, Pownce, and Milk...
and Alex Albrecht
Alex Albrecht
Alexander Jennings Albrecht is an American television personality, actor and podcaster who resides in Brentwood a suburb of Los Angeles, California...
often speak with him or ask questions during tapings of the show.