David Wild is an American writer and critic in the music and television industries and a contributing editor at Rolling Stone

Rolling Stone

Rolling Stone is a US-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J...

magazine. His published books include Friends: The Official Companion (1995), Seinfeld: The Totally Unauthorized Tribute (1998), Friends 'til the end

Friends 'til the end (book)

Friends 'til the end: the one with all ten years is the official companion to one of the world's most popular sitcoms, Friends and includes exclusive interviews with the six main cast members, the complete story of all ten seasons and a special section on the last episode...

 (2004) and others.
Wild was the host of the television series Musicians, which aired on Bravo! in 2001. His writing credits for television include over two dozen series and specials. In 2001, he was nominated for an Emmy for his work on America: A Tribute to Heroes.

Wild is an alumnus of Cornell University

Cornell University

Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...

.