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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WBGO's Dave Popkin recaps the 2026 Jazz Congress at Jazz at Lincoln Center -
The Future of Public Radio was one of the many panel discussions at the 2026 Jazz Congress at Jazz at Lincoln Center in NYC -
WBGO's Dave Popkin chats with guitarist and radio host John Pizzarelli at the 2026 Jazz Congress -
On this episode of The Art of the Story, we celebrate Lee Mergner who received the Bruce Lundvall Visionary Award at the 2026 Jazz Congress -
WBGO's chats with Herlin Riley at Jazz Congress following the Jazz Legacies Fellowship panel discussion -
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On this episode of The Art of the Story, WBGO's Dave Popkin chats wtih British singer-songwriter and guitarist James Hunter -
WBGO's Dave Popkin chats with British singer-songwriter James Hunter about his new album "Off The Fence" -
On this episode of The Art of the Story, WBGO's Dave Popkin chats with blues singer and guitarist Eric Bibb -
