Tuesday, Jan 14, 2025
107.7 The Bronc up for Best Radio Station for third consecutive year
Rider University’s student run radio stations, 107.7 The Bronc WRRC-FM and its online counterpart 107.7 The Bronc Retro WRRC2, have been nominated for a record 11 Intercollegiate Broadcasting System (IBS) Media Awards. This year also marks the third consecutive year that 107.7 The Bronc has been nominated for Best Radio Station (under 10,000 students).
Nominations include:
- Best Morning Show: Wake Up Rider, junior Alli Burton, junior Owen McCarron, senior Jack Jock, sophomore Owen Nelson, sophomore RJ Seib and sophomore Ellis Foreman
- Best Newscast: The Bronc News Flash, sophomore Kadie DiGiuseppe
- Best Sports Play-by-Play (Baseball): Lawrence High School Baseball, senior Trey Wright, senior Matt Brown and sophomore Lindsay Scarola
- Best Sports Talk Show: Broncs On Broad, senior Jordan Hirsh, junior Ben Shinault and sophomore Kadie DiGiusseppe
- Best Social Media Director: junior Emily O'Connor
- Best Station Promo: New Website - The Speed Run, senior David Kessler
- Best News Director: sophomore Kadie DiGiuseppe
- Best Station Contest: The Eggscellent Egg Hunt
- Best Station Giveaway: Royal Caribbean Cruise For Two/The Eggscellent Egg Hunt
- Best Radio Station (Under 10,000 Students): 107.7 The Bronc WRRC-FM
- Best Online/Streaming Radio Station (Under 10,000 Students): 107.7 The Bronc Retro WRRC2
“Our students continue to outperform the radio station's goals and expectations,” says John Mozes, general manager. “I am thrilled to see their hard work get rewarded with these 11 IBS Media Award nominations. Their dedication and passion for broadcast radio can always be heard on The Bronc and The Bronc Retro, but now the entire nation gets to see and hear the extraordinary effort our students put into honing their craft every day at Rider University.”
Established in 1940, IBS stands as the premier non-profit broadcast organization in the nation, representing over 1,000 education-affiliated radio stations and webcasters. The awards acknowledge exceptional programming from college and university radio stations across the United States. Winners will be announced during the Intercollegiate Broadcasting Systems Conference and Media Awards on March 8 in New York City.
107.7 The Bronc is routinely recognized for its outstanding programming. In 2023, 107.7 The Bronc was named the Best College/University Radio Station (under 10,000 students) by IBS. The station has also been nominated for the National Association of Broadcasters Marconi Award for College Radio Station of the Year in 2019, 2021, 2022 and 2023. Most recently, 107.7 The Bronc was ranked the No. 9 Best College Radio Station by The Princeton Review.
Listen to 107.7 The Bronc live on the airwaves or tune in to both stations online, via Apple, Google Play and Audacy apps, and with Amazon Alexa.