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.
I had a mishap with my fireplace over the weekend. During Friday's obscene cold, my mom showed up at my house unexpectedly. She suggested I turn on my gas fireplace to help keep my living room a little warmer (especially since my fireplace is quite drafty). So I went and got my long-stem lighter and this is where things got a little more exciting than I anticipated! I turned on the gas, and went to…
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I hope you had a very happy Christmas weekend :). Now, it's time to turn the calendar over to 2023 this weekend. I was thinking earlier today that I remember at least one event from every month of 2022. My memory just works that way. Some good, some bad - but I'm glad I am able to do it either way. There are a few things I didn't get accomplished in '22 or things didn't…
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With this extreme winter storm coming, PLEASE take care of the animals too. It's animal cruelty to leave them out in the cold. The wind chills coud be as low as -20 to -30. PLEASE, PLEASE bring them inside! Remember, if it's too cold for you - it's too cold for them. Period.
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Today is one of my favorite days of the year! - the shortest day of the year. Now at first that may sound weird, but hear me out. I say that because from here out, the days get longer for the next six months!!! When you work 3rd shift like I do, this time of year is difficult. Almost my entire day is spent in the dark! If I do see what little sunshine we…
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So it's the middle of college football bowl season. As I have said before, I prefer the college game over the pros. There are so many games to choose from to watch! Now, many of those don't really interest me, but others I'll watch just because. When I was in high school and college, my dad and I would spend a decent amount of time just game surfing over the weekends. Trying to watch maybe…
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It's your FINAL WEEK to win an awesome prize for concert fans on your gift list just in time for Christmas! Christmas in The Country...Fest! You could win a pair of commuter passes to The Country Fest in August at Clay's Resort Jellystone Park when you hear the sounder each day this week. Kane Brown, Sam Hunt, Jon Pardi, Dustin Lynch & more will be there...and you know you want to be there too! Listen…
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If you were wondering where I was Wednesday-Friday last week...I was on Bereavement Leave. My dad passed away late Tuesday afternoon from cancer and other conditions at the age of 70. As of now, I am doing pretty good actually. Services with family and friends are this week. We haven't passed a day where I would normally see him yet, so I don't know if it's fully sunk in. Myself and one of my brothers…
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Over the weekend I had the opportunity to do something I usually don't with my schedule...go out for breakfast! On Sunday I was craving some waffles, so I went to Wally Waffle in Tallmadge. I love the food there!!! OMG! I get The Patriot. It's a waffle with strawberries, blueberries, and bananas (see the red, white and blue?). I also get it a la mode ;). Can it get any better than that?! Everything was…
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I have not been sleeping well lately. Over the weekend, that all changed! Man, did I catch up on sleep! Friday night I was out by 8:30 and slept until 11:00 Saturday morning...it felt GREAT! Saturday was quite similar. Even catching up on all that sleep I was still able to get things done that needed to be done. So, it was a great weekend and I hope it was for you too.
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I had a few errands to run on Thursday evening (ugh), and also went to dinner with my mom. She chose to go to a staple on our list of dining establishments - Hartville Kitchen. It was SO GOOD (as usual)! Also, it's not a trip to the Hartville Kitchen without getting pie for dessert is it? My favorites are either their Chocholate Cream or Chocholate Peanut Butter Cream...they're awesomely delicious! We had to wait…
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We are now into another time of year where a daily battle takes place in many houses - the temperature on the thermostat. Luckily for me, it's just me and the cat...whatever I say goes and he has no say no matter much he may try ;) lol. Also luckily for me, this has never been a battle in the houses I have lived in. It was comfortable growing up, then my ex and I…
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In the off chance you haven't heard yet, the Guardians made quite the signing Tuesday afternoon! We signed 1B Josh Bell to a 2-year $33 Million deal! I'm excited to see what he can bring to the team! All of a sudden I'm ready for March to roll around so they can get out to Phoenix for Spring Training! If I'm being honest, it's not just for the baseball. It's also because after the end…
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Almost $81,000! Thank you so much from WQMX and NEOPAT for helping us raise all of that money for military families in the area! It's such a fun weekend for us too, hanging out in the lobby getting donations and watching as more strands on the tree outside get lit up. I enjoyed seeing families come by to see the reindeer Friday afternoon. I got to the station right as Santa and Mrs. Claus were…
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Now that my siblings and I are all North of 35 in age, we decided several years ago to quit buying Christmas presents for everyone. There are two exceptions: we will still buy things for the kids, or for each other IF we say EXACTLY what we want. It's so nice and a lot less stressful this time of year doing it this way. I have virtually no Christmas shopping to do. I don't spend…
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