Fred On The Air

Me. Me. It's all about me

Fred Bronson
At the pre-Polar Music Prize party

Susaye Greene
A Supreme Interview

Lorene
A Euphoric Interview

David Junk
Rockin' The Kremlin Trailer

Podcasts
Follow Your Dream Podcast

Interview by Rober Miller

Fred Bronson - World's Leading Music Author. "Billboard Book Of Number One Hits" And Others. Featured On American Idol. Writer For "Dick Clark's New Years Rockin' Eve"!
Chris dalla Riva - Substack

From Russia to the Top of the Pops: A Conversation with Fred Bronson

Journalist Fred Bronson has spent decades covering popular music. Now he's here to tell us a crazy story about the evolution of the music industry in Russia.
Enterprise Incidents

With Scott & Steve

For our deep dive of the final episode of "Star Trek: The Animated Series" we're excited and honored to be joined by a very special guest: "John Culver," a.k.a. Fred Bronson, who not only wrote "The Counter-Clock Incident," but was also the studio publicist for "The Animated Series."
Big Conversations, Little Bar

Guest: Fred Bronson, Music Journalist & Writer

On this episode the guest is Fred Bronson. He may know more about American music charts than anyone else... ever! He’s been writing about them for Billboard Magazine for over 40 years. Fred is also known for the multiple books he has authored about popular music, or his four appearances on American Idol or his time writing Dick Clark's American Music Awards and Dick Clark’s New Year's Rockin' Eve.
Garrett Bohlmann: Town Square

Billboard journalist Fred Bronson discusses the songs that bring Summer to life

We're joined by "America's foremost chart journalist" Fred Bronson, who joins us to discuss the biggest summer hits of all time, what makes a summer hit endure, and the 40th anniversary of Bonnie Tyler's Total Eclipse of the Heart.
Hit or Miss: Star Trek Podcast

Michael Wilson and D.K. talking about Star Trek with Fred Bronson

This episode we are talking with the truly legendary and incredibly warm Fred Bronson. Fred is a huge Star Trek fan and wrote (or co-wrote) episodes of Star Trek: The Animated Series and Star Trek: The Next Generation. He has contributed two things to the franchise's canon; the character of Robert April and the Ferengi... *ahem*... activity of oo-mox. He was also very close friends with the Great Bird of the Galaxy himself, Gene Roddenberry.
The Clonestar Podcast

Episode 20 - TOS and TAS Retrospective with Fred Bronson

This week, Seosamh sits down with the wonderful Fred Bronson, writer of The Counter Clock Incident and Menage A Troi, to discuss the legacy, impact, and all things fun - about both the Original Series and the Animated Series of Star Trek.
Captain's Pod

Interview with Star Trek: TNG Writer Fred Bronson!

Ian and Deneé joined by Star Trek writer Fred Bronson! They discuss Fred’s contributions to the Trek universe including Robert April, Ferengi ear massages, and a certain poetry reading from our favorite French Captain of the Enterprise.
Disco Tech Podcast

Fred Bronson - Trek Interview

Star Trek writer, Fred Bronson, stops by to talk about his work on TAS and TNG, as well as his feelings about the new Trek shows.
The Center Seat After Show

Saturday Morning Pinks with Guest Fred Bronson!

Hosts Brian Volk-Weiss and Mary Jo and John Tenuto are joined by writer, Fred Bronson, to take a deep dive in to the making of episode two of the documentary series!
The Clonestar Podcast

The War Room Episode 13
Fred Bronson

Seán and Seosamh are joined by the wonderful Fred Bronson. Fred has written three episodes of Star Trek, including Menáge a Troi and The Game. However, he is the creator of one of Trek's most important characters. He created Robert April, the very first captain of the Starship Enterprise 1701, by writing the episode The Counter-Clock Incident
TREKSPERTS BRIEFING ROOM

"The Counter-Clock Incident" (TAS, Season Two) w/ Writer JOHN CULVER (a/k/a FRED BRONSON)

THIS VOYAGE, it feels like April in January when writer and publicist FRED BRONSON (a/k/a JOHN CULVER) turns back time as he talks about his script for THE ANIMATED SERIES, "The Counter-Clock Incident."
TREKSPERTS BRIEFING ROOM

"Menage A Trois" (TNG, Season Three) w/ Writer FRED BRONSON

THIS VOYAGE, FRED BRONSON is back to celebrate the nuptials of Lwaxana Troi in "Menage A Trois". Don't miss an in-depth look at another significant episode of Star Trek
The Trek Files

The Counter-Clock Incident revised draft - July 31, 1974

The Trek Files welcomes back Fred Bronson this week to tell tales of writing for Star Trek: The Animated Series with his draft for "The Counter-Clock Incident" under then pen-name John Culver. Stick around for stories of visiting Nichelle Nichols' home plus crashing the TOS set!
The Trek Files

A Hole in the Universe - NBC Standards - 1973

If Star Trek had its battles with NBC standards over content in a prime-time show, it stands to reason there would be just as much concern over a Saturday-morning cartoon. This week, a look at Standards comments on an episode that was never produced along with social guest and TAS insider Fred Bronson.
The Trek Files

Questor publicity - 1974

The Trek Files welcomes back special guest Fred Bronson who worked as a publicist for a number of shows in the 1970s including Gene Roddenberry's "The Questor Tapes." Fred talks about the high hopes for Questor and its many links to Trek plus his own storied career in network television.
The Trek Files

Piece of Mind story draft - January 17, 1990

The episode that would become "Menage a Troi" started as a pitch called "Piece of Mind" from Fred Bronson to Gene Roddenberry. Having already scripted one episode of The Animated Series, Fred had an "in" with the TNG production staff and knew that a Lwaxana story would be needed. Our special guest this week is Fred Bronson himself with tales of rewrites, rejected ideas and the importance of work lunches.