Dave Popkin
WBGO news/music contributorDave Popkin joined the WBGO content team as a free-lance news/music contributor in 2023. Dave is the former host of The Blues Show, The Morning Show, and News Director of WVUM-FM in Miami. The Jersey Shore native is an accomplished sportscaster currently calling Seton Hall Basketball and appearing on various national radio and TV networks, including SiriusXM, CBS Sports Network, FS1, and ESPN+. He is a singer in two bands: Porch Rockers and The Attic. Popkin is also the CEO of an events company, Hilltop Management, and President of the Board of Trustees of the non-profit organization, Nutley Family Service Bureau. In 2017, he created Rock Hunger, a music festival that raises money for food pantries. He is constantly evolving.
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On this episode of The Art of the Story, we get a recap of JALC's Jazz Congress 2025
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WBGO's Dave Popkin recaps JALC's Jazz Congress 2025
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WBGO's Dave Popkin reports on a special LAEF concert at Dizzy's Club
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WBGO's Dave Popkin chats with Jazz at Lincoln Center's Jason Olaine about the 2025 Jazz Congress
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WBGO's Dave Popkin chats with pianist Donald Vega at the 2025 Jazz Congress
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On this episode of The Art of the Story, WBGO's Dave Popkin chats with blues guitarist and singer-songwriter Ronnie Baker Brooks
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WBGO's Dave Popkin chats with Chicago blues guitarist and singer-songwriter Ronnie Baker Brooks about his new album
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On this edition of The Art of the Story, WBGO's Dave Popkin chats with Keb' Mo' about his next album with Taj Mahal
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On this episode of The Art of the Story, WBGO's Dave Popkin chats with blues legend Charlie Musselwhite about Mississippi Son
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On this episode, members of Blues People chat with WBGO's Dave Popkin