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DOUBLE DIP
Veteran sportscaster Dave Popkin will pull off a rare doubleheader on Saturday, February 28 as he provides play-by-play for the Northeast Conference telecast of Wagner/Monmouth college basketball on MSG at 12:00 noon and will then head up the Garden State Parkway to provide color commentary for the Seton Hall basketball game versus Pittsburgh on 77WABC. Click HERE to read more.

THE WORLDWIDE LEADER
Dave handled the football play-by-play for Louisiana Tech at Army on Saturday, October 25 on ESPN360.

RIP CN8
CN8, The Comcast Network, has gone off the air.  Dave first appeared on CN8 in 1996, within a month of the station’s start-up, and called five sports for them over the last 12 years.  Most recently, Dave was the play-by-play voice of CN8’s Next Generation Baseball package (primarily Double-A Eastern League games) for the last five seasons.  CN8 was available in over 10 million homes in parts of 12 states.  Thanks for the memories.

HALL BALL
Dave will rejoin Gary Cohen for their sixth season of Seton Hall basketball together on 77WABC.  The Pirates have released their schedule. They will open with St. Francis (NY) on Friday, November 14 at Prudential Center in Newark.

CBS DEBUT
Dave provided color commentary for the CBS College Sports production of the Burger King/Max Preps High School Football Game of the Week in Prattville, Alabama on September 5.

GROOMING OUR REPLACEMENTS
The inaugural Dave Popkin Sportscasting Camp ran the week of August 18, 2008 August 18th at Media Arts High in Jersey City.  The camp was sold out.  Students learned play-by-play, anchoring, and reporting techniques, performed on-camera sportscasts, conducted interviews at a Newark Bears game, toured the Meadowlands, and more.  Scheduled guest speakers included: Kenny Albert (FOX/1050 ESPN), Tina Cervasio (MSG), Doug Doyle (1010 WINS, WBGO), Jared Greenberg (NBA TV, News 12 Westchester), and George Ruthauser (NJ Jackals).  Dave is also the long-time Camp Director of the Bruce Beck and Ian Eagle Sports Broadcasting Camp in Little Falls. Click here to read the Jersey Journal feature on the camp.

NUMBER 9, NUMBER 9…
2008-09 will mark Dave’s ninth year as the Voice of Northeast Conference Men’s Basketball on MSG, MASN, ESPNU, and several regional sports networks. He will again be partnered with Tim Capstraw, Terry O’Connor, Paul Dottino, Eric Singer, Mitch Levites, and friends. Click for more info.

SPORTSJAM
Dave was recently featured on SportsJam with Doug Doyle on WBGO FM, the world’s foremost jazz radio station.  Click here to listen.

ON THE FAN...
On Wednesday, December 1, WFAN’s Mike and the Mad Dog were promoting Dave big-time to be the new Mets radio announcer, then they interviewed him live during drive-time. Click here to listen! - Click here to download. (11-minutes, approx 5.3MB)

Dave Popkin Named Recipient of 2007 O. Lawrence Keefe Award
May 2, 2007 - The Seton Hall University Athletic Department awarded Dave Popkin, veteran Pirate basketball radio announcer, the O. Lawrence Keefe Award. University President Monsignor Robert Sheeran and Pirates Athletic Director Joseph Quinlan presented the award to Popkin at the annual Seton Hall Men’s Basketball awards banquet held last week at Mayfair Farms in West Orange, NJ. The award honors the memory of Seton Hall’s long-time sports information director Larry Keefe. The rare distinction is presented to a member of the media recognizing that individual’s contribution to Seton Hall athletics. Click Here for the full press release.