Bruce Johnson

 

 

Bruce Johnson
Sports and News 

 




Bruce is a Central Jerseyan through and through.  He’s a native of Spotswood, a 1971 graduate of South River High School and a long-time resident of East Brunswick along with his wife Patty and their two sons Brent and Brian.

After graduating from Ohio University in 1975, Bruce began his professional career in suburban Cleveland radio for five years before heading back to Central Jersey to join the highly-regarded WCTC News Department.  Bruce then became News Director in 1987, a position he still holds, along with the station’s title of Sports Director.  Bruce also is News Director for Greater Media New Jersey, the parent company of WCTC and six other radio stations in the Garden State.  You can hear him twice a weekday on the statewide “Greater Media New Jersey Newsminute.”  He also anchors the news and sports on the Jack Ellery Show, weekday mornings from six-to-ten on WCTC.

Bruce also is well-known for his 23-year stint as the Voice of Rutgers Scarlet Knight football, men’s basketball and women’s basketball.

Bruce's Blog

A huge task ahead for the new Rutgers Athletic Director
Posted 5/17/2013 12:48:00 PM

     It makes a catchy headline to say that Julie Hermann is the first female athletic director in Rutgers history.  But it doesn't matter what's her gender.  What matters is the set of credentials Hermann brings from the University of Louisville where she was the number-two person to one of the top a-d's in the nation, Tom Jurich.  There are some who are questioning her qualifications because she was "only" second-in-command.  But, in reality, those are the executives who do much of the heavy lifting in Fortune 500 companies while the CEO and President operates as the titular head or the "idea guy."  I, for one, have no problem with Hermann's resume.  If she was number-two at Louisville, based on that school's track record in competition, fund-raising and vision, that's good enough for me.  What I'm more concerned about is if Hermann is able to successfully do the following which immediately ...


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