Occupation:  Media Account Executive, KTBS

Band:  Brand New Strings (mandolin, guitar, vocals)/Acoustic Bluegrass, Americana and Irish music/Events and festivals across N. Louisiana

Certified Executive Chef for 20-years

Food:  Prime rib, extra rare, with straight horseradish

Book:  Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire by Jim Cymbala

Biggest challenge:  “1) Staying strong after burying my daughter, Sara Elizabeth, in 1996.  2) Kicking cancer’s ass.”

Family:  Wife Mona (married 17-years), daughter Rebecca, son David Mark II

Hometown:  Arlington, TX

What might surprise people about you?  “I love chick flicks.”

Movie:  Fried Green Tomatoes

Craziest thing you’ve ever done:  Gone 60 mph down a ski slope on a snow shovel