Dave “Jickster” has been working in the Western New York radio scene since 1998, as a current on-air personality and as the previous 97 Rock Promotions Director for 19 years. In 2025, he was inducted into the Buffalo Broadcasters Hall of Fame by former Buffalo Bill and friend, Jim Kelly, for his respectable broadcast work on and off air over the years. He has been a regular contributor to 97 Rock on our morning shows dating back to the legendary “Norton in the Morning Show” as well as other 97 Rock segments and serves as 97 Rock’s “concert correspondent”, broadcasting live from all major Western New York concert events.
For 20 years, Jickster lived in a food truck the week before Thanksgiving during “Operation: Rock Out Hunger to collect food and money to benefit the FeedMore WNY. To date, he has spent 85 days living on the truck and collected over 650 tons of food and well over $400,000 in cash to help local families in need.
He has served as emcee for numerous local concert, entertainment and charity events including Artpark, Darien Lake Performing Arts Center, Jim Kelly’s annual golf tournament, Eric Wood’s Foundation, Evan Wood Fund, Buffalo Music Awards, the BEMA’s, Zach Bogosian’s Bogo Bunch Charity and Ryan Miller’s Catwalk for Charity.
Jickster worked for the Buffalo Bills from 2008 till 2010 as the official game-day disc jockey, responsible for all the music inside the Stadium during home Bills games. He was a locker room reporter for the Buffalo Bills Radio Network and continues that role for 97 Rock. He’s has also co-hosted WBBZ –TV’s “In the Zone” which aired every Monday during the NFL season.
He won the national “Linchpin” award in 2010 from Jacob’s Media. The Linchpin Award honors a radio street team member who has earned his own brand of MVP status for his hard work and incalculable contributions to that station.
Join him nights from 7pm-12am on 97 Rock!
