Brad Ryder - WKBK Afternoon News Anchor and Videographer
In 1987, Brad accepted a job in the Mass Communication Department at Franklin Pierce College, and he and his wife Joan moved from New Jersey to Keene with their young son, Nicholas. Brad was soon also working part-time as a news correspondent, covering the 1988 presidential elections for WKBK News.
After five years at FPC, Brad left to pursue other interests. He was hired by MonadNet Corporation to build the web hosting business. In 1999 Brad and MonadNet parted ways, and he started his own Internet company. While running WebRyders, Brad also helped in the WKBK news department, and after selling his business in 2008 he was tagged to be the regular afternoon news anchor.
Other radio experience: KEZR, San Jose (ad copywriter, production staff), WFME, New Jersey (copywriter, news announcer).
Education: San Jose State University (Bachelor of Arts in Radio-Television), UCLA (Master of Fine Arts in TV-Film), Nova Southeastern University (Master of Science in Computing Technology).
Family: Married to Joan (a home healthcare nurse). Two children: Nick (b. 1987) and Natalie (b. 1989).
Hobbies: Writing, playing piano, computer games, following the Red Sox and Patriots. (Brad became a Red Sox fan in 1975 when Fred Lynn, with whom he went to El Monte High School, joined the team.)
Musical influences: The Beatles, Johnny Cash, Gordon Lightfoot, Elvis.
Favorite authors: Michael Crichton (may he rest in peace), John Grisham, Kurt Vonnegut, O. Henry, Philip Roth, Isaac Asimov, H. Allen Smith.
Most overrated writers: Ernest Hemingway, J.D. Salinger.
