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Hall of Famers Chris Bungo and Rocco Macri, Class of 1986
Chris Bungo and Rocco Macri met at WJPZ when they were working in production and promotions, respectively. Their friendship has led to a business partnership of over 3 decades, creating the first-of-its-kind software for radio stations, Promosuite.
As members of the Class of 86, today's guests have the rare vantage point of joining the station on AM, but witnessing the transition and the power of the move to the FM dial. In fact, you'll hear a hot-rocking, flame-throwing promo Chris produced for the station's first FM birthday in 1986. Did it sound a lot like Z100? Depends on how you define "statute of limitations." (Spoiler: there are lasers.)
Chris tells a great story of how he had to beg, borrow, and plead to CRANK UP 89.1's audio processing to make it sound more like a CHR.
Following graduation, Rocco was working in promotions at Hot 103 in New York, Emmis's predecessor to Hot 97. But there was no software to do his job. He enlisted his buddy Chris to figure out what they need. It was a lot more than either of them bargained for, but PromoSuite was born.
In the time since, they've hired notable WJPZ alumni like Jana Fiorello ('02) and Christy (Ogonis) Vincent ('05). Chris and Rocco share how the company has grown, and how the lessons they learned at Z89 inform them to this day. We also talk about what's next for the company, as their new products seek to serve both giant radio companies and mom and pop stations alike.
Rocco also talks about the starts of the Alumni Association and Banquet, and the great pride he feels to have seen these entities become as successful as they are.
More: https://promosuite.com/
Join Us in Syracuse for Banquet on March 4th: https://bit.ly/WJPZ50BanquetTickets
The WJPZ at 50 Podcast is produced by Jon Gay '02 and JAG in Detroit Podcasts
Connect with the WJPZ Alumni Association: https://wjpzalumniassociation.org/
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By WJPZChris Bungo and Rocco Macri met at WJPZ when they were working in production and promotions, respectively. Their friendship has led to a business partnership of over 3 decades, creating the first-of-its-kind software for radio stations, Promosuite.
As members of the Class of 86, today's guests have the rare vantage point of joining the station on AM, but witnessing the transition and the power of the move to the FM dial. In fact, you'll hear a hot-rocking, flame-throwing promo Chris produced for the station's first FM birthday in 1986. Did it sound a lot like Z100? Depends on how you define "statute of limitations." (Spoiler: there are lasers.)
Chris tells a great story of how he had to beg, borrow, and plead to CRANK UP 89.1's audio processing to make it sound more like a CHR.
Following graduation, Rocco was working in promotions at Hot 103 in New York, Emmis's predecessor to Hot 97. But there was no software to do his job. He enlisted his buddy Chris to figure out what they need. It was a lot more than either of them bargained for, but PromoSuite was born.
In the time since, they've hired notable WJPZ alumni like Jana Fiorello ('02) and Christy (Ogonis) Vincent ('05). Chris and Rocco share how the company has grown, and how the lessons they learned at Z89 inform them to this day. We also talk about what's next for the company, as their new products seek to serve both giant radio companies and mom and pop stations alike.
Rocco also talks about the starts of the Alumni Association and Banquet, and the great pride he feels to have seen these entities become as successful as they are.
More: https://promosuite.com/
Join Us in Syracuse for Banquet on March 4th: https://bit.ly/WJPZ50BanquetTickets
The WJPZ at 50 Podcast is produced by Jon Gay '02 and JAG in Detroit Podcasts
Connect with the WJPZ Alumni Association: https://wjpzalumniassociation.org/