Everything about Cigar Dave totally explained
David Zeplowitz (nicknamed
Cigar Dave and
The General), is the creator and host of
Smoke This!-- a nationally syndicated
radio program devoted entirely to
cigar smoking and its accompanying lifestyle.
Biography
Cigar Dave was born in
Buffalo, New York, and graduated from
Syracuse University in
1986. He currently lives in
Tampa, Florida, and "traces his love of cigars to his grandfather, 'Cigar Abe,' who faithfully enjoyed
Gold Label Cigars for many years."
Smoke This!
History
Cigar Dave hosted the first broadcast of
Smoke This! in
July,
1995. The broadcast ran for one hour on the
Tampa radio station
WSUN. The show quickly gained listeners that Dave,
The General, refers to as
Cigar Lieutenants. In
December,
1995,
Smoke This! began its two hour long broadcast.
Broadcast time
Smoke This! broadcasts on Saturday afternoons from noon to 2:00 p.m.
Eastern time on WFLA, and on
Sirius Satellite Radio,
XM Satellite Radio, and the overseas
Shortwave Radio. The recording is broadcast tape-delayed on over 90
radio stations across the
United States via the
Talk Shows USA network, and can be listened to live at the Cigar Dave website.
A brief attempt at a "third hour" spinoff,
Poker Boulevard, took place on
WFLA in 2005, but was effectively cancelled after a short run when an infomercial took the slot.
Content
Cigar Dave opens his show with the greeting
"Long Ashes!" and the "national cigar-lighting ritual," which mimics the annual sports drafts conducted by
Major League Baseball and the
National Football League. Listeners to the live program call in to the show, and select their favorite cigar by brand, version, size, shape, and vintage.
Tasting Events
Cigar Dave also occasionally hosts on-air
tasting events of various alcoholic beverages, usually accompanied by a professional
sommelier, with the idea of pairing beverages with cigars of appropriate strength and character so they complement each other.
Nicknames
- The King of Coronas
- The Pope of Panatelas
- The Rabbi of Robustos
- The Sultan of Smoke
- The Professor of Puff
- The Prince of Pleasure
- The Cigar Sommelier
- The Connoisseur-in-Chief.
The Cigar Dave Show
In
2006, Cigar Dave began hosting his own television show called "The Cigar Dave Show." It currently airs on ABC Action News (WFTS) in Tampa, Florida on Saturday nights at 11:35pm and focuses on cigars, fine wines, grilling, and music around the Tampa Bay area.
Further Information
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