It's time to Wake Up Rider!
Set your alarm to tune into ‘Best College Morning Show’ in the country! Let’s Wake Up Rider!
Start your mornings off on the right foot with 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, Hunger Games, Am I An A**hole? and more!
With an all-new season comes a multitude of new opportunities to have your favorite songs featured on air and the ability to win limited edition Bronc swag, and even bagels delivered to your class or office with The Monday Morning Hangover and the Morning Bagel Run.
Had an action-packed weekend? School workload got ya down? You’re gonna need a Monday Morning Hangover double shot. Submit five songs from your favorite artist to our online form or on our Instagram! Every Monday at 8:20 a.m. the gang will feature two songs by the same artist of one lucky contestant. If we choose you as the winner of The Monday Morning Hangover you’ll win a $25 gift card to McGuinn’s Place, right here in Lawrence, your new place for great food and good times, plus a limited edition Wake Up Rider tee.
Enter The Monday Morning Hangover
We could all use a pick-me-up during the home stretch of the school week. Every Thursday morning, the Wake Up Rider team will deliver a dozen and a half batch of bagels, cream cheese, and butter to a classroom/campus department from the delectable Ceasar’s Bagels and Deli in Hamilton, literally, the best bagels in Mercer County. Enter your classroom or office here and check us out on Instagram for more details and the chance to feast on a Jersey delicacy during your lecture!
Enter The Morning Bagel Run
Wake Up Rider’s Artists Spotlight is underwritten by New Jersey Punk Rock Flea Market’s Spring Fling Festival, April 12 to 13 at the CURE Insurance Arena in Trenton featuring over 500 vendors, food trucks, and special guests! For tickets and info online, it’s www.tprfm.com.
Listen every Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. exclusively on 107.7 The Bronc WRRC-FM, online at 1077TheBronc.com or on your mobile device. Learn all the ways you can listen to the longest-running daily morning show to be featured on-air at Rider University.
Check us out on Instagram and TikTok: @wakeuprider and @wake.up.rider
Meet the Crew:
Nick Witkowski (Manager) is originally from Plainsboro, NJ. He is majoring in Communication Studies with a double minor in Radio/Podcasting and Social Media Strategies. At 107.7 The Bronc, he is the current Student General Manager and host of 107.7 The Bronc’s award nominated weekday morning show, Wake Up Rider. Formerly, he was the Co-Production Director, Operations Director and Assistant Student General Manager. A decorated college radio veteran, Nick won Rider University’s Junior Broadcaster of the Year and has been nominated for four Intercollegiate Broadcasting System Media Awards, most notably, a 2024 nomination for Best Production Director in the country. Nick is heavily involved on campus outside of the radio station, he is the Recruitment Chair of Theta Chi – Epsilon Rho, a Social Media Assistant at Rider University, and apart of the Student Entertainment Council, Omicron Delta Kappa Honor Society, and Order of Omega. In his free time, you’ll often find Nick getting a lift in at the SRC, hopping on Xbox, playing pickleball, or hanging out with his Fraternity brothers.
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.
Jack Jock (Host) is a junior music production major from Egg Harbor Township, NJ! At 107.7 The Bronc, he’s a 2024 nominee for the IBS Media Award for Best On-Air Personality of the year, the host of Bronc Rock and a co-host on Wake Up Rider every Monday and Friday from 8 to 10 a.m. Jack is a musician in and out of class, both writing and performing, and spends much of his free time playing guitar, singing, drumming, playing bass, and anything else he can play! Jack is a co-host of Rider Rooms and a personality on the Movie Meltdown show on the Rider University Network (RUN) YouTube channel! He also loves Philly sports and any sport, movies, TV, and stand up comedy! He also always listens to music, stretching from Foo Fighters, Oasis, Guns N’ Roses, Rolling Stones, and the War On Drugs to Eminem, Jay-Z, Drake, DaBaby and Bruno Mars, to Turnover, Motorhead, Norah Jones, Dirty Heads, Fleetwood Mac, Prince, and anything else he’s got time for! 🙂
Alli Burton (Host) is a junior radio and podcasting major from Medford, New Jersey. She enjoys listening to music (so much that you NEVER see her without her headphones), watching movies, and absolutely loves sleeping. Alli is the host of Mixed Madness, a co-host of Wake Up Rider, and also a co-host of Rider Ranks. In her free time, you can catch Alli hanging out with her friends, reading, and did she mention listening to music? Alli’s music taste is all over the place, but her favorite band is The Beatles. Alli also loves watching hockey, so you can always talk about the New Jersey Devils with her. With only half of her college career left, Alli can’t wait to see what opportunities are thrown at her while working at 107.7 The Bronc.
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.
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 Broc Box Office and a member of the Rider Model United Nations. He is always up to talking about movies or new music releases.
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!
