David Black has been employed at the United States Department of Agriculture, in the Office of Communications since January of 1992. Before becoming the Broadcast Media & Technology Center's Director, David was the Production Manager of the Center, in charge of television and radio news as well as video production. He oversaw the news staff, production team and managed the facility.

Since being with USDA, David has produced and directed numerous video programs, television news stories and public service announcement for national television and radio audiences. He has also traveled around the world reporting on stories for USDA's television news service. These travels have taken him to Russia, Guatemala, Japan and South Africa. He covered stories dealing with four Secretaries of Agriculture as well as three Presidents.

David Black was born on the small Caribbean island nation of Jamaica. After graduating high school he worked for two years for the Jamaican government helping to produce television and radio programs to promote adult literacy, especially to rural communities. He came to the United States to attend college, graduating with honors with a degree in communication arts, specializing in radio, television and film.

David spent 10 years producing and directing training films and documentaries before starting his own production company. However, when USDA asked him to join the Communications staff, he enthusiastically said yes, relishing the opportunity to travel to rural America and other nations producing stories about farmers, ranchers, the environment, consumers, science and trade.

David has received several awards in the television industry for productions in long form documentaries as well as video news releases and public service announcements.