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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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WBGO's Dave Popkin chats with rising Blues star Sonny Gullage
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On this episode of AOS, Chicago Bluesman Toronzo Cannon speaks out in latest album "Shut Up & Play!"
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WBGO's Dave Popkin chats with guitarist and vocalist Toronzo Cannon
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On this episode of AOS, blues guitarist and singer-songwriter Joanne Shaw Taylor talks about her new album Heavy Soul
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Blues guitarist and singer-songwriter Joanne Shaw Taylor chats with WBGO's Dave Popkin
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Blues guitarist and singer-songwriter Joe Bonamassa chats with WBGO's Dave Popkin about his career and new album.
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On this episode of AOS, Grammy-nominated blues guitarist and singer-songwriter Joe Bonamassa chats with WBGO's Dave Popkin about his new album that features a 40-piece orchestra
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WBGO's Dave Popkin chats with blues pianist and singer Eden Brent about her career and new album
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On this episode of AOS, WBGO's Dave Popkin chats with pianist and singer Eden Brent about Getaway Blues
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On this episode of AOS, WBGO's Dave Popkin chats with Blues legend Charlie Musselwhite