The nominations are in and we’re heading back to the Intercollegiate Broadcasting Systems Media Awards!
Our students and staff work hard, both on and off the air. Last year, our staff was recognized with 2 big wins in NYC and 11 nominations spanning over 11 categories.
Our very own Wake Up Rider took home the gold for Best College Morning Show as well as everyone’s favorite campus-wide event, The Eggscellent Egg Hunt for Best Giveaway!
This year, our eight nominations span multiple categories, including Sports, Promotions, Interviews, and Best Radio Station.
Our Award-Winning Morning Show, Wake Up Rider, is nominated for two awards this year!
First-time IBS nominees include: Jake Goebel ’28 and Dan Loges ’28
Find out if we take home the gold on Saturday, February 21st, 2026!
Nominations include:
Best Celebrity or Artist Interview
Toad the Wet Sprocket:
Wake Up Rider interviewed Glenn Philips from Toad the Wet Sprocket to promote their concert at the CURE Insurance arena in September 2025.
Check out the full interview on Spotify here!
Listen to the Toad the Wet Sprocket Reel below!
Best On-Air Pledge Drive
107.7 The Bronc’s First-Ever Radiothon
Last March, 107.7 The Bronc hosted their first-ever radiothon, which lasted 74 hours and raised $56,000.
The executive staff was joined by other members of The Bronc, professors, members of the nearby community, and alumni to provide 74 hours of content.
Listen to our IBS reel below!
Best Station Contest
Cruisin’ From Commencement 10th Anniversary
Every year, 107.7 The Bronc holds a contest where graduating students enter a video to win a car, a cruise, or $1,000 cash.
Last year was our 10th anniversary for this contest and we really made waves!
Check out the IBS reel here!
Best Station Promotional Poster
Scream Screen X Poster by Jake Goebel ’28
Jake Goebel is a Sophomore graphic design major and one of 107.7 The Bronc’s graphic designers.
His work for our 10th anniversary of Scream Screen was so terrifyingly good, it was nominated for a 2026 IBS Media Award!
Best Giveaway
Wake Up Rider’s Morning Bagel Run and Jewelry Spree
Wake Up Rider’s second nominee in 2026 is for their Morning Bagel Run and Jewelry Spree, underwritten by Caesar’s Bagels and Deli and Peroni’s Hidden Treasures, where Wake Up Rider surprises a morning class or campus office with 18 bagels, 2 tubs of cream cheese and butter, and coffee live on air. At the end of each semester, one lucky student wins a $300 gift card to Peroni’s Hidden Treasures in Mercer.
To Enter the Bagel Run and Jewelry Spree click here
Check out the reel here!
Best Use of SFX
Apprentice’s New Music by Dan Loges ’28
Dan Loges is a Sophomore X major and one of 107.7 The Bronc’s production directors.
Listen to Dan’s entry here:
Best Sports Interview
Broncs on Broad Interview with Mike Sielski from the Philadelphia Inquirer (Kadie DiGiuseppe ’27, Ben Shinault ’26, and Jordan Hirsh ’25)
Kadie DiGiuseppe ’27, Ben Shinault ’26, and Jordan Hirsh ’25 interviewed Mike Sielski from the Philadelphia Inquirer in 2025 for their sports show, Broncs on Broad.
Listen to the full interview here:
Check out their reel:
Best Radio Station (Under 10,00 Students)
107.7 The Bronc WRRC-FM
107.7 The Bronc WRRC-FM is the official college radio station of Rider University, which has around 4,000 undergraduate and 2,000 graduate students. 107.7 The Bronc WRRC and The Bronc Retro WRRC2 has 114 participating students, which is 4% of the student population.
Check out our reel here:
About the IBS Awards
The IBS Awards recognize and honor the outstanding achievements of college and university radio stations, broadcast students, and emerging media talents across the nation. This prestigious event celebrates the creativity, innovation, and dedication that college radio stations bring to their communities and listeners.
Since its inception, the IBS Awards have served as the premier platform for recognizing student-led radio stations, individual broadcasters, and media production teams for their exceptional work in radio and digital media. From groundbreaking news programs and engaging talk shows to top-tier music curation and in-depth podcasting, the IBS Awards honor a wide range of categories across all facets of broadcast journalism and media production.
Whether you’re an on-air personality, producer, engineer, or content creator, the IBS Awards are a celebration of the hard work, talent, and passion that fuels college radio.
Stay tuned
Follow us on Instagram to follow our journey and for more information and details about this year’s nominations before the winners are announced on Saturday, February 21, 2026.