![]() If I wasn’t able to listen to my students and producers ideas then we weren’t going to get anything productive done. That just reinforces the leadership advice I get from Brian Sanders and the people at P.A.R. Yeah that might be true in some cases, but I know quality work wont get done with that attitude. He told me to be assertive and let everyone know that what I say goes. That is what stuck with me in my coaching session with John Frost. The worst advice I ever got was from a former PD at WBCR. ![]() Even in 50 years I see myself still learning. In reality I had tons to learn and I am still learning. My former professors Miguel Macias and John Anderson taught me this during my first year being PD at WBCR. The best programming advice I ever gotten “so far” was to work as a team and to stay humble. What is the best programming advice you’ve been given? The worst? I have made it a habit to give thanks to the Lord for using me to connect with so many people for His Glory. But before I start my show I have to stop and pray. You never know what can happen in NYC *hint bombing in my neighborhood in Chelsea*. I try to leave room for any breaking news during my program. I try to be over-prepared for a show then start the process of elimination when I create my log. I use notes from Sunday or Wednesday service at my church if it ties into a song. So thank you Fabi Pimentel (WNEW) and Broadway Bill Lee (WCBS-FM). As a young on-air personality my mentors at CBS always told me right out everything as a reference, to have talking points. Is it a national day of something? Once I feel comfortable about the material, I begin to write out my breaks. I try to find really cool stories that are uplifting, again that’s what social media is for. ![]() Who is performing near NYC? What events are taking place at churches and etc. What is your typical day like regarding getting ready to go on the air?Ī typical day going on air for me is always on social media, knowing what is going on in the city and in local neighborhoods. Even on my days off at CBS, I would visit Star 99 to shadow Rick. My last year as PD at WBCR I did exactly what Rick Hall did, plus implement the things I picked up at CBS Radio. I said to myself “If this is what it takes to be in this industry, then might as well learn to do both”. I saw that my mentor Rick Hall from Star 99.1 was doing afternoons and being a PD. This was my first time experimenting as an on-air personality. The youth I work with at my church loved it. I re-formatted the show to be what Mike Couchman now calls “Christian Top 40” mixing christian hip hop, rock, pop and contemporary all in one. I realized the audience I was targeting was 18-24 or younger. For about a year I’ve hosted afternoons doing a Christian AC type program for a few months. When I began as PD, I was making strides in the world of sports radio, until the Lord redirected my career to pursue a career in Christian radio around the time I went to my first Momentum conference in 2015. We call WBCR a laboratory so students can experiment with different styles and genres of radio. Since it was a college station I was able to treat students/talent like professionals so they would be prepared for what awaits them. The biggest change was this past August when I stepped down as Program Director after two successful years. WBCR continues to be a free-form college station on a low-power AM signal. I am currently doing Marketing and Promotions at CBS Radio, using my downtime to be mentored by the on-air talent there.Ĭarlos, Tell us what’s new with WBCR… news, changes, & with YOU… etc? My tenure at WBCR came to an end this past August. I was born and raised in the Lower East Side of Manhattan and currently reside in the neighborhood of Chelsea. I have tried to take advantage of every opportunity in New York City. I also managed their social media, in addition to my own social media pages as a personality and also for my church (Primitive Christian Church). Since the redirection, I continued as Program Director and hosted afternoons for WBCR. I began volunteering for K-LOVE (WKLV) and months later at Star 99.1 (WAWZ) after the 2015 Momentum conference. I was introduced to Christian radio in 2014 and never looked back. ![]() After a year as Program Director, I was finally able to submit my career to the Lord and he redirected it. With my foot in the door at CBS, I took what I learned and brought it to WBCR, now as Program Director. After that I got hired by WFAN to do promotions in 2014, which lead to me work at all stations at CBS Radio. I climbed the ladder and became Sports Director in 2013, doing play-by-play of the school’s sports teams. Career Capsule: I started out producing a sports show at WBCR in 2012. ![]()
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