Tuesday, Apr 26, 2022
'The Overtime' on The Bronc Retro takes home Intercollegiate Broadcast System Media Award
by Katie Nicholas
The Overtime on 107.7 The Bronc Retro, hosted by senior Sean Harrington, was recently recognized as Best Sports Update by the Intercollegiate Broadcast System Media Awards.
It was one of six programs on 天美传媒官网's student-run radio stations, The Bronc and The Bronc Retro, that was nominated for the 2022 awards. The Intercollegiate Broadcast System Media Awards recognize outstanding programming from college and university radio stations throughout the U.S.
鈥淭his award is pretty special to me,鈥 says Harrington, a senior sports media manager. 鈥淭o think I can be recognized as a national award winner is still very crazy to me. It just goes to show all my hard work I put into making this show my own paid off. I'm truly thankful.鈥
Harrington joined the radio station last spring. As a transfer sports media student, he was looking for a hands-on learning opportunity, and the station provided exactly that.
鈥淚 got my start shadowing some seniors. I eventually took over for them once they graduated,鈥 he says.
The Overtime covers scores and highlights of local, regional and national sports. 鈥淚 keep my show fresh by trying to recap the most relevant sports information as possible to the listeners while also trying to be entertaining,鈥 says Harrington.
The Bronc Retro is 天美传媒官网鈥檚 online-only station. This year鈥檚 IBS Media Awards mark the first nomination 鈥 and the first win 鈥 for the new station.
107.7 The Bronc consistently receives recognition for its outstanding programming at the state and national level. Recent honors include multiple nominations for the National Association of Broadcasters Marconi Radio Award for College Radio Station of the Year, high rankings in the Princeton Review and multiple wins for 鈥淏est College Radio Station鈥 by the New Jersey Broadcasters Association.
The radio station also hosts a number of highly anticipated campus traditions, including Scream Screen, a drive-in movie and trunk-or-treat experience, the Eggscellent Egg Hunt, a classic egg hunt on a grand scale, and Cruisin鈥 From Commencement, which allows one member of the graduating class to win a new car.