It’s Time To Wake Up Rider!
Set your alarm to tune into ‘Best College Morning Show’ in the country!
Start your mornings off on the right foot with the 2025 Intercollegiate Broadcasting Systems Media Award winner for ‘Best College Morning Show’.
Listen to Wake Up Rider weekday mornings 8 to 10 a.m. for the latest weather and traffic reports, as well as funny skits, interesting stories, interviews, and new features where you can play along like: Unfair Trivia, Chat GPT Stories, Owen Nelson: Daredevil, Am I An A**hole?, the Artists Spotlight and more!
We have the cure for a long weekend of studying and partying The Monday Morning Hangover. Every Monday at 8:20 a.m. the Wake Up Rider gang will feature a double shot of songs by the same artist. To win, simply submit a list of songs from your favorite artist to the online form below or enter on our Instagram! If we pick your name out of our proverbial har, you’ll hear your favorite artist back-to-back, plus win a $25 gift card to McGuinn’s Place, 1781 Brunswick Avenue, Lawrence, and a 107.7 The Bronc tee.
If you thought the Morning Bagel Run couldn’t get any better, well you were wrong! Introducing the all-new Morning Bagel Run and Jewelry Spree. Click the link below to enter to win 18 bagels, cream cheese and coffee for your class or campus office at 8:45 or 9:45 a.m. every Thursday, courtesy of Caesar’s Bagels and Deli! Plus, one lucky winner every semester will win a $300 gift card to Peroni’s Hidden Treasures, right next to Caesar’s, in the University Plaza Shopping Center, Mercerville.
Traffic and weather on Wake Up Rider are underwritten by Advance Auto Parts, 2520 Brunswick Avenue, Lawrenceville. We’re ready in advance.
Meet the Hosts
Sophia Guiro is a double major in Finance and International Business From Carteret NJ. At 107.7 The Bronc she is a host for Getting Down to Business on our Retro station. When not at The Bronc, Sophia loves to travel and go to new places and explore the unknown, hanging out with loved ones and friends and trying new food. On campus Sophia is involved with Rider’s generation action club where she is the vice president and plans to branch out more on campus thanks to 107.7 The Bronc. She is beyond excited and grateful to expand her horizon at WRRC and WRRC2.
Ellis Foreman (Co-Host) is a Sophomore Film and Television major at Rider University. At 107.7 the bronc, he is the co promotions director as well as a radio host for the show “Rider’s Top 40st Top 40”. When not at the station, Ellis is a member of the Foreman Brothers. An award winning and renowned tap dance duo that creates new and exciting experiences in the world of tap dance and beyond.
Owen Nelson (Co-Host) is a TV and Film major from Ocean View, NJ. He attended Ocean City High School and graduated in 2023. He hosts Getting Down to Business at The Bronc and co-hosts Watch Upon a Time with his childhood friend RJ, who also attends Rider University. Owen’s favorite sport to watch is football; he is a huge New York Giants fan. His hobbies include working on films, playing piano, and watching movies. Owen’s music tastes are all over the place, but his favorite band is the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and the Chili Peppers has been his favorite band since he was three years old!
Rj Seib (Co-Host) is from Ocean City, NJ, and majors in Film and Television. At 107.7 The Bronc, he works on the production team, creating stabs and sweeps for our FM and Retro stations. RJ is a co-host of the movie talk show Watch Upon A Time. He is also the president of the Bronc Box Office and a member of the Rider Model United Nations. He is always up to talking about movies or new music releases.
Brian Tobin (Co-Host) is from Lawrenceville, New Jersey, and majors in Acting for Film, Television, and Theatre, B.F.A. At 107.7 The Bronc, Brian hosts his weekly show Radio Unheard Of where he tries to spotlight artists or songs that would not get standard radio play. Brian has a large physical media collection of music, books, and games. In his free time,e he plays video games, reading manga, or spending time with his family. He is always welcome to talking about music and always tries to listen to a new album a week.