David Rapkin is a recording engineer, sound designer and audio producer based in New York City. He shared a Peabody Award in 1991 with Joe Frank and Arthur Miller for his contributions to the Work In Progress series.

David Rapkin
David Rapkin

He has won two Grammy Awards for audiobooks production.

David was a long-time collaborator with Joe, having met at WBAI, and appeared in / collaborated on 63 programs:

Program Air date Series Cast
The Death Of Trotsky 1979-04-03 WBAI And NPR Playhouse Joe Frank
The Rare Recording 1980-10-15 WBAI And NPR Playhouse Eric Sears, Arthur Miller, Irene Wagner, Christina Moore, David Rapkin, Paul Mantell, F. Murray Abraham, Joe Frank
The Decline Of Spengler 1982 WBAI And NPR Playhouse Barbara Sohmers, Joseph Palmieri, Lester Nafzger, Irene Wagner, Tim Jerome, Leslie Cass, David Rapkin, Rosemary Foley, Charles Potter, Arthur Miller, Brother Theodore, Joe Frank
The End 1983-04-15 WBAI And NPR Playhouse Paul Mantell, Robin Goodman, Brother Theodore, Irene Wagner, Arthur Miller, Tim Jerome, Annalee Jefferies, Joe Frank
Pilot 1983-04-19 WBAI And NPR Playhouse Tim Jerome, Larry Block, Arthur Miller, Barbara Sohmers, Clark Gordon, Paul Mantell, Irene Wagner
Photography 1986 Work In Progress Tim Jerome, Nick Ullett, Sandy Faison, David Rapkin, Lester Nafzger, Arthur Miller, Joe Frank
Sleep 1988 Work In Progress Joe Frank
Road To Hell 1989 Work In Progress Joe Frank
Nausea 1989 Work In Progress Joe Frank
I'm Not Crazy 1990 Work In Progress Joe Frank
Iceland (Part 1) 1990 Work In Progress Joe Frank
Iceland (Part 2) 1990 Work In Progress Joe Frank
Iceland (Part 3) 1990 Work In Progress Joe Frank
The Dictator (Part 1) 1991 Work In Progress Joe Frank
The Dictator (Part 2) 1991 Work In Progress Joe Frank
The Dictator (Part 3) 1991 Work In Progress Joe Frank
On The Edge 1991 Work In Progress Joe Frank
God 1993 In The Dark Grace Zabriskie, Ryan Cutrona, Harvey Perr, Helen Wilson, Joe Frank
Problems 1993 In The Dark Grace Zabriskie, Ryan Cutrona, Phil Proctor, Douglas Johnson, Joe Frank
Smile 1993 In The Dark Farley Ziegler, Larry Block, Arthur Miller, Grace Zabriskie, Bob Gordon, Naomi Schwarz, Michael Meloan, Joe Frank
When I'm Calling You 1993 In The Dark Arthur Miller, Grace Zabriskie, Farley Ziegler, Keith Talbot, Helen Wilson, Larry Block, Eliot Wilder Joe Frank
The Loved One 1993 In The Dark Grace Zabriskie, Arthur Miller, Laura Esterman, Lester Nafzger, Farley Ziegler, Heidi Nordberg, Harvey Perr, Joe Frank
Coma 1993 In The Dark Grace Zabriskie, Patrick Bauchau, Larry Block, Joe Frank
Tomorrow 1993 In The Dark Joe Frank
Just A Closer Walk With Thee 1994 In The Dark Joe Frank
The Cruise 1994 In The Dark Joe Frank
Hit Man 1994 In The Dark Grace Zabriskie, Ryan Cutrona, Larry Block, Joe Frank
A Natural Disaster 1994 In The Dark Arthur Miller, Ryan Cutrona, Larry Block, Joe Frank
Joe Frank's America 1994 In The Dark Many Joe Franks
That Night 1994 In The Dark Grace Zabriskie, Ryan Cutrona, Harvey Perr, Carol Katz, Helen Wilson, Donna Hardy, Mark Henning, Douglas Johnson, Joe Frank
Haiti 1994 In The Dark Rick Overton, Paul, Sonya Verdiya, Tucker Smallwood, Irving Gelman, David Rapkin, Joe Frank
Iceland (Part 2) (Remix) 1996 Somewhere Out There Joe Frank
Eye In The Sky 1996-01-07 Somewhere Out There Jack Kornfield, Joe Frank
Three Shingles 1996-01-14 Somewhere Out There Kristine McKenna, Arthur Miller, David Rapkin, Joe Frank
Pledge Drive, 1996-02-12 1996-02-12 Somewhere Out There Marnie Castor, Joe Frank
The Road To Calvary 1996-03-03 Somewhere Out There Joe Frank
God Only Knows 1996-03-10 Somewhere Out There Joe Frank
Just Get Me Out Of Here 1996-03-17 Somewhere Out There Joe Frank
White Moon 1996-04-13 Somewhere Out There Joe Frank
Red Sea 1996-04-28 Somewhere Out There Joe Frank
An Enterprising Man 1996-05-26 Somewhere Out There Joe Frank
Mountain Rain 1996-06-09 Somewhere Out There Joe Frank
Escape From Paradise 1996-06-30 Somewhere Out There Joe Frank
Bible Stories 1997-07-20 Somewhere Out There Joe Frank
At The Dark End Of The Bar 1998-12-31 The Other Side Joe Frank
Pledge Drive 2000-01-29 2000-01-29 The Other Side David Rapkin, Ryan Cutrona, Frederique Jolie, Joe Frank
The Wire 2000-03-26 The Other Side Larry Block, Jack Kornfield, Joe Frank
Bad Karma 2000-07-09 The Other Side Jack Kornfield, Larry Block, Kristine McKenna, Ruth Seymour, Joe Frank
Evening Sky 2000-07-16 The Other Side Larry Block, Gregory Poe, David Rapkin, Jack Kornfield, Joe Frank
Pledge Drive Rough Cuts 2000-08-01 The Other Side Kristine McKenna, Larry Block, David Rapkin, Joe Frank
Karma Memories 2000-10-22 The Other Side Debi Mae West, Larry Block, Kristine McKenna, David Rapkin, Jack Kornfield, Joe Frank
Silent Sea 2000-11-12 The Other Side Debi Mae West, Larry Block, David Rapkin, Joe Frank
At The Dark End Of The Bar (Remix) 2000-12-31 The Other Side Joe Frank
Cave Dreamer 2001-01-06 The Other Side Joe Frank
Red Sea (A Compilation) 2001-01-28 The Other Side Joe Frank
Love Prisoner 2001-03-18 The Other Side Joe Frank
Summer Hill 2001-06-03 The Other Side Larry Block, David Rapkin, Gregory Poe, Jack Kornfield, Joe Frank
Don't Know Mind 2001-06-17 The Other Side Larry Block, David Rapkin, Gregory Poe, Henry Dennis, Jack Kornfield, Joe Frank
Margarita 2001-07-08 The Other Side Larry Block, David Rapkin, Kristine McKenna, Jack Kornfield, Joe Frank
Stoner 2001-07-22 The Other Side Larry Block, David Rapkin, Debi Mae West, Zachary Block, Jack Kornfield, Joe Frank
Terminal 2001-08-05 The Other Side Larry Block, Zachary Block, Kristine McKenna, David Rapkin, Jack Kornfield, Joe Frank
Pledge Drive 2002 2002 The Other Side (Series) David Rapkin, Larry Block, Joe Frank