Media Interviews
Des Moines Business Record Online, Sustainability, green becoming key words in architectural design, by Sarah Bzdega, March 31, 2007.
Stevens Point Journal, What Does the Future Hold? article on 2007 Willett Lectureship at UW-SP by Carlos Gieseken, February 6, 2007.
Madison 1670AM, On Air with In Business, radio interview by Joan Gilman: Part One and Part Two.
Voice of America, Talk to America, Current Trends and the Future, interview broadcast worldwide on 1/1/07. (My section is the second half.)
Journal Gazette Times-Courier, Our View: People, not technology,
will dictate future, by the JG/T-C Editorial Board, October 13, 2006
(They do a follow-up to the smoking confusion . . . )
Journal Gazette Times-Courier, Futurist warns: Keep ties, don't lose touch, by Kate Henderson, October 6, 2006 (Note the reader responses of perplexed outrage at a misinterpretation of something I said in my talk in Mattoon, IL!)
Business Today NC, What truths does Kannapolis hold self-evident?, July 11, 2006.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, History Lost with Fireboat Station, by Whitney Gould, July 9, 2006.
BBCBrazil.com, Relógio e celular substituem dinheiro em Hong Kong, by Marina Wentzel, May 26, 2006. (It's in Portuguese - I wonder what I said!)
Atlanta Journal Constitution, Boomers hit twilight years healthier, wealthier, wiser, by Bob Dart, March 11, 2006 (Article is not online at AJC site, link is to article on a reprint site.)
Wausau Daily Herald, Treat your mind like a parachute, futurist advises, by Jocelyn Berkhahn, January 19, 2006.
The Daily Reporter, Milwaukee Futurist David Zach sees people growing apart, by Sean Ryan, January 16, 2006. (link requires registration.)
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, A School Dr. Dolittle could Love, by Whitney Gould, January 15, 2006. For a slide show of this amazing (and threatened) school building click this link. To read an article I wrote about the loss of this school, click here for the pdf.
Janesville Gazette, Futurist: Hang onto the old, by Anna Marie Lux, January 1, 2006. (pdf file)
Capital Region Business Journal (Madison, WI), What to expect in 2006, by Jenny Price, January 2006.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Crystal balls lack one thing: Clarity, by Rick Romell, December 31, 2005.
Wisconsin Technology Network, The RFID crystal ball: Will the chips eventually talk to us, too?, by David Niles, November 2, 2005.
Osmi dan, RTV Slovenia, a weekly TV show specialized in culture. Interview on the future of design, October 20, 2005 (Link is expired - interviewed while at the ERA 05 Global Design Congress in Copenhagen.)
WMCS-AM 1290, The Cassandra McShepard Show: “That’s what I’m talking about,” two-hour interview on future trends, August 2, 2005.
WFHR-AM 1320, Wisconsin Rapids talk radio interview on the topic of small town economic development, July 21, 2005.
EMA Communicator, Back to the Future: Automation, Immigration, Consternation, Grant McGinnis, Winter 2005.
Milwaukee Home Magazine, Art Deco Cool, January/February 2005.
ABCNews.com: The Wolf Files, Happy ‘Leave the Office Earlier Day’, by Buck Wolf, May 31, 2005.
MHCA Executive Report, Explain the universe. Give Examples, Fourth Quarter 2004.
Small Business Times, The Future of Elderly Living, Eric Decker, November 26, 2004.
The Site Selection Online Insider, Zach: The Future Isn’t What It Used to Be, Spring 2005.
ABCNews.com: The Wolf Files, Modern Solutions for Very Busy People, Buck Wolf, 2004.
NACEweb, National Assoc of Colleges & Employers, What Does the Future Hold for Job Seekers?
Infection Control Today, “We’re Becoming Experts at “HyperLiving.”
The Tennessean, Unlikely alliances can bring wealth, minority seminar told, by Candace Brooks, August 21, 2003.
Qualified Remodeler Magazine, Future Think by Roger Stanley.
Health Data Management, Triumphs and Pitfalls of New Technology, Spetember 22, 2002.
Small Business Times, The future is overrated, but it's coming, by Rob Greede, June 21, 2002.
OnMilwaukee.Com, Milwaukee Talks with David Zach interviewed by Jeff Sherman, March 13th, 2002.
WUWM-FM 89.7 (NPR), At 10 Show, interview on trends since Sept 11, February 26, 2002.
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, Re-examining ways we view, handle talk by Mary Louise Schumacher February 10, 2002.
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, Miscommunicating. With so many ways to talk, why is it harder to reach one another? by Mary Louise Schumacher February 10, 2002.
WI Builder, What's the future hold? Forecast 2002, By Ellen Hickok-Wall.
CNN, Interview on what's ahead, Dec 2001.
IAAM, Holographic Visions of Public Assembly Facilities by David Zach Nov-Dec 2001.
GMToday, Cap'n Zach of the 21st Century, by Karen Rasmussen,
August 2001
CNN.com, Is dot-com stress worth it? by Brad Shewmake June 15, 2000.
InfoWorld, Start-up stress hinders entrants by Brad Shewmake June 9, 2000.
JobCircle.com, Be Your Own Boss.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, “Disappearing jobs a harbinger of a new economy,” by Avrum D. Lank, January 23, 2000.
KKYY-TV 22, Little Rock, Arkansas, Jan. 4, 2000.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, “000 my goodness! Can it really be 2000?”; January 1, 2000.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, “Fears fizzle as celebrations sizzle,” by Rick Romell, January 1, 2000.
Milwaukee Magazine, “Future Tense,” by Mary Van de Kamp Nohl, January, 2000.
Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine, The Scoop on Poops,
January 2000.
The Rotarian, “Rotarian of the Future” December, 1999.
Fox 6 TV, “Wake-Up News,” Milwaukee,Dec. 31, 1999
The Washington Times, “What Millennium holds may be all in one’s mind,” by Stephen Dinan, December 29, 1999.
Wisconsin State Journal, “Good Times Experts Give Wisconsin Some Advice On How to Keep them Rolling,” October 17, 1999.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, “New area code isn’t a big hang-up with most people,” September 19, 1999.
WUWM - FM 89.7 (NPR), At Ten Show, Milwaukee, September 8, 1999
The Yuma Daily Sun, “Teachers hold the future in their arms,” by Lindsay Cessna, August 11, 1999.
Minneapolis Bank News, Minnesota and Wisconsin Bankers Associations Conference, August 1, 1999.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, “Fresh produce, fresh ideas Wisconsin 2000,” July 25, 1999.
Northwestern Financial Review, ABA, ICBA Conference, July 10, 1999.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, “Net offers new risks, revenue for banks,” May 30, 1999.
Los Angeles Daily News, “It’s a ZACH attack,” by Phil Davis, May 22, 1999.
USA Today, “The Wide World of Future Sports,” by Gary Mihoces, May 19, 1999. (Of all the places I might be quoted, the Sports Page is the least likely one.)
KTPM-TV (FOX), morning show, Omaha, NE, April 16, 1999
The Reader, “Past is the Key: and a little humor will turn the key,” by A.R. Goldyn, Omaha, NE., April 8, 1999.
Naples Daily News, “David Zach, futurist: Know the past to look ahead,” by Clay W. Cone, March 8, 1999.
Credit Union Times, “Futurist describes disappearing boundaries, new challenges, March 3, 1999.
The Oregonian, Uncle Edgester’s Top 7 List, “7 New Acronyms,” Feb. 3, 1999.
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, The Bubbler, Andy Warhol was wrong: In the future, you'll have 15 minutes of privacy!, August 24, 1998
ABCNEWS.com, “How to spot a DINKWAD” by Buck Wolf, April 8, 1998.
Marketer, An Owner’s Guide to the Future, by Patti Keating Kahn,
February 1997.
Joan Lloyd at Work, 5 trends to help you catch up to the future, August 21, 1994.
Media List
This is a good way to get the breadth and depth of Dave's topics as well as audience reactions.
Scroll down, there are lots of hits and links here.