Dave Popkin
WBGO news/music contributorDave Popkin joined the WBGO news and content team in 2023. He has interviewed many of the top blues artists in the world for the station. Additionally, Dave is a features writer for Blues Blast Magazine, a member of the North Jersey Blues Society, and a regional judge for The Blues Foundation's International Blues Challenge. He is a former host of "The Blues Show" on WVUM in Miami. He's also a radio announcer for Seton Hall basketball and was named the 2024 New Jersey Sportscaster of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. Dave is a singer in the NJ-based band Porch Rockers. He has chaired and played in eight ROCK HUNGER concerts that raise funds for the food pantry at Nutley Family Service Bureau, where he also serves as Board President. He lives in Nutley with his wife Cindy and faithful friend Clarence.
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Dave Popkin talks with drummer Vince Wilburn Jr. of the Miles Electric Band. Wilburn performed with Miles Davis throughout the 1980s and is his nephew. He is also a co-manager of the Davis estate’s business, including new releases, collaborations, social media, merchandise, and other ventures. -
Dave Popkin chats with Mississippi-born blues artist Christone “Kingfish” Ingram. -
Dave Popkin speaks with one of the key organizers of the inaugural Brooklyn Guitar Festival, musician Joel Harrison. -
Dave Popkin talks with Big Chief Joseph Boudreaux Jr. of The Rumble about his New Orleans roots, shepherding tradition into the future, and more. -
WBGO’s Dave Popkin catches up with The Nth Power to cover their new record “Never Alone” plus performing with Snarky Puppy and more. -
WBGO’s Dave Popkin recently spoke with Guy Davis about his new record “Fight On! True Blues Vol. 2” as well as his original play “Sugarbelly and Other Tales My Father Told Me.” -
WBGO’s Dave Popkin recently spoke with the great saxophonist “Blue” Lou Marini about his new projects as well as a storied career spanning 50 years, playing in the Blues Brothers Band, Blood Sweat & Tears, the SNL band, and with pop artists from James Taylor to Stevie Wonder. -
WBGO's Dave Popkin catches up with Carla and Vanesse Thomas about their recent star-studded benefit concert for ALS research, plus growing up in Memphis as daughters of the great Rufus Thomas, and more. -
The fourth annual Jersey City Marathon and Half Marathon set a participant record -
WBGO’s Dave Popkin recently spoke with 17-year-old guitarist and bandleader Marel Hidalgo about beginning to play guitar at the age of four, Hidalgo's Jamaican roots, upcoming performances, and learning to arrange for an orchestra.
