John Mozes
General Manager
107.7 The Bronc WRRC-FM
John Mozes, Station General Manager for 107.7 FM The Bronc, at Rider University
I found this contact by having class with him. This was truly a luck of the draw kinda thing, the class was Writing For Broadcast, which is required for my major and the only available time slot it was offered for me was being taught by Mozes.
I will use this interview for my second interview blog.
This individual manages the school radio station, and conducts sales to better the station.
Mozes got started by selling advertising for a small 1000 watt AM radio station in Bucks County.
I asked him what led to The Bronc, his response was that he was downsized while employed in corporate radio and through his networking found out about The Bronc.
I asked about his likes and dislikes of his job, he started with his dislikes about the station. He said that he wants more, he’s not satisfied with where things are and wants to build the station up even higher… When he started at the station, it was pretty much dark, but he brought it from "total obscurity to complete relevance," something that he prides himself on and likes very much. He also likes the atmosphere the personalities provide.
When talking about getting started he said the best way is to start from home with podcasts and things of that nature, he also advised me to be multi-faceted and to stay on top of new media.
He also said that the experience is secondary to a degree. And the best place to gain experience is with hands on time.
As for the qualities and characteristics of people in the industry, you need to have personality, a great work ethic (tireless), you need experience and life experience, and you can never say “no.”
As for the industry journal recommendations, he gave me a few.
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