David Jay Greenskilcarpickle first rose to fame in the Dos Pueblos High School Chess Team which toured Ghana in the mid-seventies in an unsuccessful attempt to popularize this skillful game.
It was at this time that David discovered radio. Spending countless hours in the radio broadcasting studio at Dos Pueblos High, Dave realized, that with his serious weight problem and terrible acne, the only way he would ever be able to meet girls is if they couldn't actually see him.
The future seemed bright for this smart and talented young man. But then tragedy struck our intrepid hero. The callous and selfish people of the state of California enacted Prop 13 in a misguided attempt to save money on their property taxes. A dark time ensued in the California Public School system. DP's Radio and TV department was the first to go, followed shortly by their award winning basket weaving program.
Having nowhere else to turn, David joined the drama department. This proved to be an unsuccessful move for him as most of the girls he wanted to date now thought he was gay. David continued his dramatic studies at Santa Barbara City College in the early eighties, but developed a rather serious gambling problem and was forced to resign from the drama program in disgrace.
It was at this time of his life that Dave decided to find a new direction in life and got married in a quick Las Vegas wedding to a girl he hardly knew. Being that David had taken a vow of celibacy, the marriage was doomed to failure. The only bright spots during their union were the births of David's two children, Andrew and Candace. Their existence still continues to warm his cold, dead heart.
Following David's divorce, he struggled to earn a living in the high tech factories of Goleta, CA. The conditions were deplorable and the days were long. After several years, Dave developed a case of "silicone lung" and was forced to find a new line of work. David thought back to his happy times in high school radio and decided that being a DJ was better than actually working for a living.
He applied for an internship at a small station in Lompoc, CA, "K-Rock" 100.3 KRQK-FM and was miraculously accepted. Unfortunately, after a couple of years the station changed to a Spanish language format and David was forced to pursue other employment.
He spent some time in San Luis Obispo, CA at 93.3 KZOZ-FM. Unfortunately he locked himself out of the studio one day while playing Led Zeppelin's "Kashmir" and was quickly fired.
It was during this period of David's life that he pursued a career as a rock star. Forming the band, "Shadow Cage" with some friends in Santa Maria, CA, he tried his hand as the band's lyricist and lead singer. After being booed off the stage a number of times, David decided to return to radio.
He took a job in Santa Barbara, CA at the ill-fated "94-Rock" KCQR-FM. Once again, however, his lack of attention in high school Spanish came back to haunt him. The station switched to a Spanish language format and he was, again, unemployed.
After a two month chocolate binge, he took a job in the frozen wastes of Lander, WY. Working in the "Cowboy State" quickly lost its appeal, and so after a year, he returned to sunny Santa Barbara.
David took a job at News Talk 1250 KTMS (the original, not the bizarre doppelganger that's currently on the air) making coffee and scrubbing toilets. He eventually worked his way up to producer of "The Voice of Santa Barbara".
Eventually, KTMS was purchased by KEYT-TV and was turned into KEYT News Radio 1250. As it turned out, Dave was the only employee to stick with the new management. They had no choice but to promote him to Director of Broadcast Operations. Once again David would regret that he only knew enough Spanish to swear at people and order lunch. The station changed its format to Spanish and Dave was back on the street.
He's been at Cumulus Media since early 2001. They felt sorry for David and offered him a job after he tried to panhandle spare change from their General Manager. Currently he's their Commercial Production Director and Afternoon Personality on Magic 106.3.
Dave lives with his longtime girlfriend, MaryAnn, his slightly neurotic kitty, Cleo, and Walter the Surfing Hedgehog. They all plan on living happily-ever-after. David loves to read books by the fire while sipping single malt scotch. He's also an avid needlepoint enthusiast. He's currently enrolled in a Spanish class at Adult Education.
