Shows
WJPZ at 50Meteorologist Dave Roberts, Class of 1992While many of us flipped burgers or bagged groceries in high school, Dave Roberts was reading the news on an AM station and (literally) herding cats as a 15 year old. When he toured Syracuse and saw the WJPZ prize van, and he met Hal Rood, Jim Remeny and more. He knew it was where he had to be.After starting on overnights, Dave quickly climbed the ranks to news director and eventually VP of Business. That may sound like a strange trajectory, but Dave's always loved news (and meterology). And when the station was in dire financial str...2024-02-1636 min
WJPZ at 50Kelly Sutton, '92, WJPZ's First Female GMKelly Sutton, '92, is the first female general manager in the history of WJPZ. And, like many of us, the station launched her into a prolific media career.This Buffalo native went to Syracuse, in part, because of the opportunity to double major in both Newhouse and business. And when a local radio owner back home promised a summer job, she knew she needed experience. By the spring, she found Z89, and folks like Scott Meach, Hal Rood, Dave Gorab, Dave Roberts, Dave Morgan, and more. Despite doing an overnight shift, she knew she wanted to w...2023-12-1838 min
WJPZ at 50"Hot Shot" Scotty Bergstein, Class of 1989Today's guest gobbled up every airshift he could, and now makes his living directing commercials, after learning under Ridley Scott.Scott Bergstein came to Syracuse, like many, chasing the sportscaster dream. When he saw what a soon-to-be-famous sportscaster floormate was doing, he decided to go in another direction. Leaning into his passion for storytelling, he joined Happy Dave Dwyer's bunch at WJPZ. The timing couldn't be better. The station moved to FM in the spring of Scott's freshman year.Like many of us, Scott didn't really find his voice until he was given a nickname. He ba...2023-10-0241 min
WJPZ at 50Busted Halo Producer and Cleveland Sports Vet Krista LePard, Class of 2012Today we visit with Krista LePard, Class of 2012. She's a Cleveland native who loves getting paid to watch sports. And her and her husband Clay's career paths brough them back to her hometown.Krista was more focused on TV when she got to campus, but always looked across the hall and saw how much fun Alex Brewer and the crew were having at WJPZ. She knew she didn't want to do sports at Z89, she just wanted to have fun. This turned into airshifts and the morning show.She started dating her now husband Clay just...2023-09-0434 min
WJPZ at 50Beth (Russell) Gorab, Class of 1993Beth (Russell) Gorab from the Class of 1993 was a key part of the leadership team that helped Z89 make huge waves in the Syracuse market during the "flamethrower era." She joins us today to talk about her time at WJPZ and her career since.Believe it or not, she almost didn't go to SU, she had her heart set on another school, as she explains. And it wasn't until sophomore year at Syracuse that she found the radio station,. She was working diligently at UUTV and seeing how much fun they were having across the hall! Soon she...2023-06-2628 min
The Jag ShowWhy Downloads Shouldn't Be Your PriorityI find myself often falling into that trap of judging myself on my download numbers, as most podcasters do, and I have to remind myself that downloads aren't the priority of my podcast. I had clear goals for Season 3 of The Jag Show, includingDoing interviews to expand my network in the podcasting spaceEstablishing myself as an authority and leader in podcastingGiving myself the reps of creating content so that I can continuously relate to the issues my clients have.I'm doing all of those things, and loving it. In...2020-05-1505 minThe Jag ShowNew Apple Categories Live | TiVo Guilt Comes to PodcastsApples new podcast categories are live - don't freak out, but here's what you need to do. Also, that feeling of guilt when you have too much on your DVR? Now that's coming to the podcasting world.
Additional Resources:
Dave Jackson Video on How to Update Your Categories
2008 CNN Article on TiVo Guilt
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