Eric Matthews
Born and raised in the Akron area, Eric knew from an early age he wanted to work in radio. After high school he went on to The University of Toledo and graduated with a degree in Broadcast Communications.
After graduating from The Ohio Center for Broadcasting, Eric joined Rubber City Radio Group in 2013 as a Sports Producer for 1590 WAKR. He added on-air duties at WQMX in December 2018 and became the weekday overnight personality in December 2019. Currently, you can hear Eric weekday evenings from 7pm - Midnight!
Eric also taught Drivers Education to high school students across Northeast Ohio for 4 years. In his spare time he loves to travel and spend time with family and friends. He is also a huge Guardians, Cavs, and college football fan. A huge animal lover, Eric has 1 cat named Buttercup.
The list of performers at this year's ACM Awards has been announced! The list is great!!! It includes: Jason Aldean, Kane Brown, Luke Combs, Cody Johnson, Miranda Lambert, JoDee Messina, Ashley McBryde, Jelly Roll, Cole Swindell, Keith Urban, Morgan Wallen, Lainey Wilson, and Bailey Zimmerman! This list reads like an amazing music festival, not an awards show! Not only that, Dolly Parton & Garth Brooks are hosting...AND Dolly says she will debut her 1st single…
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Even before the playoffs started I had a feeling this would be the outcome. I just didn't want to say anything and possibly jinx it. The Cavs season is over. They were eliminated from the playoffs by the New York Knicks Wednesday night with a 106-95 loss. The Knicks won the series 4 games to 1. New York will go on to play either Miami or Milwaukee in round 2. JB Bickerstaff did a good…
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Tuesday was a big day for Miranda Lambert. Her new cookbook "Y'all Eat Yet?" hit stores, and she had a full day of related activities. She signed copies of her book for fans in New York City at Barnes & Noble on 5th Ave. While in the Big Apple, she also appeared as the musical guest on "Live! With Kelly & Mark". Then it was time to hop a plane headed out west for more…
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When I get home from work, I eat breakfast (after hopefully going to the gym) and then get ready to go to bed after a little TV. Sometimes after eating breakfast and getting interested in what I'm watching, I get quite comfortable. So much so that I will often say "screw it! I'm sleeping here on the couch!" lol. It happens more than I'd like to admit. It just feels like it's so many stairs…
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Starting this week, Send Me Backstage ticket stops are back for the season! This is your chance to come and hang out with some of your favorite WQMX jocks and possibly win tickets to some really cool concerts! Our first one is this Thursday with Scott Wynn from 6:00-7:30pm at Wild Eagle Saloon in Steetsboro. He will have your chance for Country Fest Tickets! Plus, something new this year...WQMX-Treme ticket stops!!! These will be your…
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After 25 years and 5.2 billion discs later, Netflix will end its DVD movie by mail service September 29th. I have mixed feelings about this. I understand why they are making this move - most of their business is streaming and there just isn't a demand for DVDs as there once was. However, my mom was a longtime subscriber to this service only cancelling her subscription in the last couple years. Her and I used…
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Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani announced a wonderful addition to their family. Their cat just gave birth to kittens...six of them!!! Pictures are up on Instagram, and they are absolutely adorable! Gwen is joking that their dog is not happy at all about how outnumbered she is by felines in the house now. Looking at the pictures, most are tabby with at least one orange kitty and a jet black kitty as well. Baby animals…
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Darius Rucker has scheduled his 14th Darius & Friends benefit concert for St Jude Children's Research Hospital. The event will be held at Ryman Auditorium in Nashville on June 5th, at the very start of this year's CMA Fest. The guests at this year's event have yet to be announced, but tickets are already on sale! If you want to go, act fast! Over the last 13 years he has held this show, it has…
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The Guardians/Tigers game in Detroit on Monday was rained/snowed out. The two teams will try a double header on Tuesday starting at 1:10. This can be a relatively usual occurence this time of year as the seasons are still in transition. Let's just hope that this doesn't end up being like last season! The Guardians had to cancel 8 games in just Apil and May! Mostly fo rain, but at least one due to sickness.…
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It all began Sunday afternoon. I cut the grass for the first time this season. I'll tell you...BOY DID IT NEED IT! My yard was starting to look like the Matthews family jungle!! I was trying to put it off as long as possible (as were my neighbors) but we couldn't wait any longer. Even though I have a small Cuyahoga Falls-sized yard and can cut everything in 20-30 mintes, I still don't really enjoy…
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This phrase may get overused, but in this case it's true! This Sunday, April 16th will mark the final performance for "Phantom of The Opera" on Broadway in New York! It opened January 26, 1988...that's a little over 35 years!!!! I was still in diapers when it opened! That is an amazingly long run. This is by far my favorite musical production of all time. My family went to see it in Toronto in the…
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Wednesday, 12 April 2023 23:24
We're not the only ones who enjoy the beautiful weather!
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I guess I will cover two birds with one stone here. Happy belated National Pet Day 2023, and I hope you are enjoying this weather as much as Buttercup is! I snapped this picture of him enjoying the open windows and doors on my back sunroom Wednesday evening. The tree in my front yard has opened up, I've got some flowers popping up in my yard, and Buttercup (and me honestly) can finally enjoy some…
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So yesterday I told you about being in Tennessee over the weekend and the long drive home. Well, having that drive and then coming into work certainly caught up with me! By the time it was time for me to go home on Monday, I couldn't stop yawning and could barely keep my eyes open. It wasn't a surprise considering that once I got to bed after work yesterday, I had basically been up for…
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Here at WQMX, we had this past Friday off for Easter weekend. I decided that my mom and I needed to take a trip to my vacation house in the Tennessee Smokies to get a look at a few things that had been brought to our attention. Thankfully they were pretty minor things - replacing shower heads, a little touch up painting, some cleaning in the kitchen and game room, etc. Luckily I took Monday…
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