By: Lathan Gil
The 2024-2025 academic year was filled with every and event you could think of; from Scream Screen to Rider Student Top Chef; The Eggscellent Egg Hunt to Cruisin’ From Commencement.
New Event for a New Year
Sprinkled among our many successful campus traditions, were some new events the station had never been done before, including Club Pub and our first-ever Radiothon.
The motion to start The Radiothon was led by Communication Studies major Nick Witkowski ‘25 and Arts, Entertainment and Industries Management and Film and TV major Emily O’ Conner ‘26. General Manager John Mozes was reluctant at first, “Emily, Nick and others have been asking me for years to hold a radiothon and, of course, I said ‘No’ at first, because all I’m thinking about is ‘How are we going to fit it in to our schedule? But this year I thought we had a good leadership team. We had the perfect group of students to lead it. All the stars aligned.”
On top of having the right people, John Mozes also felt the station’s experience would play a big factor. “Because we do events like Scream Screen and The Eggscellent Egg Hunt so well, that’s why we can add an event like the Radiothon to our repertoire. Because we have the experience.”
It all paid off, literally. Over the span of 74 hours, 107.7 The Bronc raised almost $56,000!
Milestones & Traditions
107.7 The Bronc’s Scream Screen is an event that is reaching a milestone in the upcoming ‘25 – ‘26 academic year. This drive-in movie and trunk-or-treat experience is turning 10 years old, so this year we are giving it a sense of nostalgia! All of the 13 film options students will have the opportunity to vote for, on one of the biggest inflatable movie screens on the East Coast, will be movies from the past 10 years. One movie from each year Scream Screen has been in existence, from 2016 up to 2025, along with three additional movies from the past decade.
In an attempt to achieve this 10-year milestone, one would think that every year we would want to outdo ourselves. But at 107.7 The Bronc John Mozes’ approach is a little different. “We don’t try to outdo our own events, but we do tweak our events. We try to add more food trucks, or add more games. In fact, in 2024 we added a maze to Scream Screen! We always try to find ways to enhance our events to make it more inclusive, engaging, and something more for people.”
Adding onto an event and making it a little bit more unique increases it’s lifespan, but also maintains the essence of these events that we love as a community. “It is the tradition that Rider community looks forward to and talks about.”
That’s Why We Upped The Ante!
For The Eggscellent Egg Hunt, we decided to tweak some new things to give it something new for new students and returning ones who are used to the past. For this Egg Hunt we added prizes like a 2.5 Diamond Pendant from Peroni’s Hidden Treasures and a cruise to The Bahamas courtesy of Josh Harry Travel.
Along with that, for a BIG tradition, Cruisin’ From Commencement, because it was the 10th anniversary, we decided to be special with the prizes. Of course the main prize was the 2025 Toyota, but the second place winner was able to win a Cruise courtesy of Josh Harry Travel, and the third place winner won $1,000 dollars from Fulton Bank.
Planning in Advance
Planning for every event takes place a LOT OF TIME in advance. Just ask John Mozes, “The day after Scream Screen we already schedule the date, book the screen and start getting ready for the next year. The day after The Eggscellent Egg Hunt is the same thing. We make sure we have at least the dates and times along with locations planned out.”
How to Describe The Bronc’s Events
While interviewing John Mozes he had the great idea to play word association. Where I name an event the radio station does and he says a word/sentence to describe it. And what he had to say really gave a lot of insight into how these events go.
Midnight Breakfast = Wish I thought of that idea!
Morning Bagel Run = Took Wake Up Rider to the next level!
Our Blood Drives = Wish more students donated blood!
Cruisin’ From Commencement = Most rewarding contest.
New Student Orientations = Chance to show what The Bronc can do for you!
The Eggscellent Egg Hunt = Chaos!!!!
Scream Screen = Our most unexpected success!
The Radiothon = Past met the present to create the future.
And lastly … CLUB PUB = Getting students to think they can have fun on campus on a Thursday night!