Author: Joseph Mayernik
- About Joseph Mayernik
- I moved from Atlanta, GA to Rochester in 2000 and discovered BER while on Dr. Laura detox. (Atlanta is a big Dr. Laura town and I got hooked with her insight, insults, and charming personality). I realized that BER was unlike any station I had heard before, offering new music selections like no other and playing true variety (Similar to a Canadian radio station I used to listen to in hometown of Detroit). I was an avid listener when I heard about the “Who Wants To Be The Next WBER DJ Contest” on the FMS. I have always wanted to be a DJ on the radio, and this seemed like the perfect opportunity. I made it to the wild card round but lost to now WBER DJ Furious Yellow. Distraught and heartbroken I turned to Dr. Laura. She got me back on solid ground and soon after, I was taping myself performing mic brakes in my basement, researching bands and churning out countless sit-ups and push-ups accompanied with many late nights discovering the nuances of alternative music (Is it The Pretenders or is it just Pretenders?). Thanks to great listener support I won the DJ contest the following year and can be heard every Thursday night after Universal Buzz from 10:00 P.M.-12:00 A.M..
Posts by Joseph Mayernik
2020 Fall Fundraiser Announcement
WBER’s fall fundraiser will be a week-long event running Monday, November 16-20, each day with a different theme; our goal will be 35 thousand dollars!
Day 1: It all starts Monday, November 16th in the morning and ends at 4:00 p.m, The theme will be: celebrating all the amazing female artists played on WBER… […]
DJ Scooter
DJ Cyclone
2019 Hall Of Fame Inductees
We have a tradition here at WBER. Every year, the savvy WBER listeners choose their five favorite songs that we’ve played throughout the year. On New Year’s Day, we counted down the top 30 to find out together which songs became part of the history of the only station that matters. […]
2019 End of Year Countdown Results
We have a tradition here at WBER. Every year, the savvy WBER listeners choose their five favorite songs that we’ve played throughout the year. On New Year’s Day, we counted down the top 30 to find out together which songs became part of the history of the only station that matters. […]
2019 Fall Fundraiser Announcement
We have a tradition here at WBER. Every year, the savvy WBER listeners choose their five favorite songs that we’ve played throughout the year. On New Year’s Day, we counted down the top 30 to find out together which songs became part of the history of the only station that matters. […]
2019 Spring Fundraiser Announcement
We have a tradition here at WBER. Every year, the savvy WBER listeners choose their five favorite songs that we’ve played throughout the year. On New Year’s Day, we counted down the top 30 to find out together which songs became part of the history of the only station that matters. […]
2018 End of Year Countdown Results
We have a tradition here at WBER. Every year, the savvy WBER listeners choose their five favorite songs that we’ve played throughout the year. On New Year’s Day, we counted down the top 30 to find out together which songs became part of the history of the only station that matters. […]
2018 WBER’s Fall Fundraiser Announcement
WBER’s Spring fundraiser dates are set for Wednesday, April 18th and Friday, April 20th and this time round our theme will be “WBER, the soundtrack of your life”.
When you make a donation to the only station that matters, you’ll be able to select from 1 of 5 song questions for us to play on the air.
Those 5 will be:
1. The first song that got you hooked on WBER
2. A WBER song that makes you want to dance
3. Favorite lyrics from a WBER song
4. A WBER song that reminds you of growing up
5. A WBER song that you always turn up as loud as possible.
Our goal each day of the fundraiser will be $15,000 and listeners on the day of will be able to donate online at https://wber.org
If you’d like to make an early bird donation in the mail with a check, those can be sent to WBER 2596 Baird Road, Penfield, NY 14526-2333. […]