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Today we are joined by another member of the great WJPZ Class of 1995, Mark Verone. Mark grew up listening to the station, even when they worked with Whirlin' Disc DJ's coming to East Syracuse Minoa High School.
Mark was determined to work at Z89 - even if it took a brief detour to Onondaga Community College before eventually transferring into Newhouse and SU. The first half of the 90's were a great time to be at WJPZ - as they refreshed the logo and sound, and gave away a car at the New York State Fair. You'll actually hear the promo in this podcast (8:11). The promo won the station national recognition and a story with Bill Maher.
After graduation, Mark spent a decade in radio. He worked with former Soviet countries through Metromedia International to get radio stations running. He also spent time at Jacor, ClearChannel, and their Critical Mass Media, where he began learning about ad tech and digital sales.
The next phase of Mark's career was on the digital side, working for Orbitz and GoGo, before marrying his tech knowledge and radio routes at TuneIn. He shares how his company's discovery platform is opening up the entire world to content creators.
Mark's also done extensive work with the alumni of Syracuse University as a whole, serving as President of the national alumni club, and recruiting other WJPZ alums into the fold. (By the way, he met his wife through the Chicago alumni club, as he shares.)
WJPZ taught Mark a lot about working hard and playing hard. He talks about learning scrappiness at Z89, and how that hustle has served him well in his career. And he also talks about 507 University Ave. You'll have to listen to the podcast to hear those stories.
More:
TuneIn Website: https://tunein.com/
Listen to this podcast on TuneIn: http://tun.in/pnKwa
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 WJPZToday we are joined by another member of the great WJPZ Class of 1995, Mark Verone. Mark grew up listening to the station, even when they worked with Whirlin' Disc DJ's coming to East Syracuse Minoa High School.
Mark was determined to work at Z89 - even if it took a brief detour to Onondaga Community College before eventually transferring into Newhouse and SU. The first half of the 90's were a great time to be at WJPZ - as they refreshed the logo and sound, and gave away a car at the New York State Fair. You'll actually hear the promo in this podcast (8:11). The promo won the station national recognition and a story with Bill Maher.
After graduation, Mark spent a decade in radio. He worked with former Soviet countries through Metromedia International to get radio stations running. He also spent time at Jacor, ClearChannel, and their Critical Mass Media, where he began learning about ad tech and digital sales.
The next phase of Mark's career was on the digital side, working for Orbitz and GoGo, before marrying his tech knowledge and radio routes at TuneIn. He shares how his company's discovery platform is opening up the entire world to content creators.
Mark's also done extensive work with the alumni of Syracuse University as a whole, serving as President of the national alumni club, and recruiting other WJPZ alums into the fold. (By the way, he met his wife through the Chicago alumni club, as he shares.)
WJPZ taught Mark a lot about working hard and playing hard. He talks about learning scrappiness at Z89, and how that hustle has served him well in his career. And he also talks about 507 University Ave. You'll have to listen to the podcast to hear those stories.
More:
TuneIn Website: https://tunein.com/
Listen to this podcast on TuneIn: http://tun.in/pnKwa
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/