David Page is retiring from Q99 after nearly three decades on the air, and his final full-time broadcast is set for Friday, Dec. 11, 2026. For listeners who have spent years hearing him on the Dick & Dave morning show, the announcement marks the end of a long local run that helped define the station’s early hours.
The timing matters because Page is not just another familiar voice. He and Dick Daniels have been a morning staple in the Roanoke and Lynchburg areas, and Page’s broadcasting career spans 35 years. That is a long stretch in any market, but especially one where a host becomes part of the routine for commuters, early risers and anyone who has turned the dial to Q99 for company.
Page joined WSLQ and WSLC in 1991 after attending broadcasting school, briefly worked at a station in Raleigh in 1993 and returned to Q99 in 2000. Along the way, he anchored coverage during September 11, 2001, and the Virginia Tech tragedy in 2007, moments that pushed radio beyond entertainment and into public service. He also served 10 years in the U.S. Army before entering broadcasting, a background that shaped the steadiness listeners came to know.
The numbers attached to his career explain why the goodbye carries weight. Brett Sharp said Page has been an anchor for Q99, the company and its listeners for nearly 30 years, even as the broader timeline stretches to 35 years in broadcasting. That gap is not a contradiction so much as a reminder of how long Page has been part of the station’s daily life, first on one stretch of the schedule and then as a returning voice after 2000.
His work with Daniels also became part of the station’s identity. Dick and Dave’s Miracle Day has raised more than $3 million for the Children’s Miracle Network, and Page has been recognized in reader-voted contests from The Roanoker Magazine, Lynchburg’s City Magazine and Lynchburg Living. Outside the studio, he plans to spend more time with Michele, his wife of more than 40 years, and their rescue beagle, Penelope, while also making room for painting, reading and traveling.
Sharp said the station hopes Page will still make occasional cameos and fill-ins after retirement, which leaves the door open to hear him again without changing the fact that Dec. 11, 2026, will be his last full-time turn on Q99. For now, the clearest reading is simple: Roanoke and Lynchburg are getting a long farewell, but not necessarily a permanent silence.
