The first Friday of October is World College Radio Day! I, like many others, got started at my college radio station. WXUT-Toledo at the University of Toledo. Our "official" fomat was Alternative Rock, although they allowed us to take our show and make it anything we wanted to. Therefore, I played the music I had from home on CDs.

My shift was Friday mornings 8-10. I will tell you, being in college I didn't always want to get out of bed at 7:15. I did it though because I knew it was part of the career path I wanted to follow. I had my fun times there and it led to bigger things as well. I was able to land my internship at a cluster there in Toledo to fulfill my credits. I was able to gain very valuable experience that I still use to this day.

A couple days ago, I was sitting in the house and heard a thud in my driveway. I looked outside to see that the new phonebook had been dropped off for my convenience. The only thing is...it's been YEARS since I have needed to use one!

What about you? Do you still use it? Maybe a rolodex? A little black book? I was thinking that in 2023 the internet is our phonebook. Whether on the computer or even on our phones themselves. Kinda strange they still take the effort to print new phonebooks and deliver them out isn't it?

One word comes to mind when I think of tacos - YUM! I love tacos...hard or soft, it doesn't matter. I do prefer though that they be filled with ground beef rather than shredded beef, chicken, shrimp, fish, or anything else.

I enjoy tacos with cheese, lettuce, tomato on them. I could also go for some Guacamole on there, and sour cream if we must. I also do enjoy them with some rice on the side and maybe some beans as well. Chips and salsa are a great side idea as well.

No matter how you like your tacos - have a very fulfilling National Taco Day. :)

In what was probably the worst kept secret in this area for quite some time...Terry Francona has made it 100% official. He's done as Manager. Now the search for the next skipper begins, and we know one name that is NOT getting the job - because he declined to even interview...Sandy Alomar.

It has probably always been a dream of Cleveland baseball fans to see Alomar, Lofton, Baerga, Thome, etc as the manager of this team. Not going to happen, at least right now. The team is saying that they expect Sandy Alomar to stay in his role as first base coach. There are also questions as to whether Francona will have some role ith the team going forward.

Who knows how long the search will take. I just hope it will be done with diligence and the right choice will be made.

The weather was so nice on Sunday, I spent the afternoon at The Akron Zoo. So many of the animals were enjoying the wondeful weather too. A few were taking naps in the sun...a couple in the shade. And then there was this one Grizzly Bear who decided it would be fun to go play in the pool with a floater ring! 

We spent several minutes watching the bear have a great time in the water with the toy. It was a nearly perfect day. Even if the animals were sleeping, they were visible from the window and not hiding back in a corner. What was even better is that some animals were up an active! 

Accoding to the forecast, we have about two more days of beautiful weather before things start to look and feel more like Fall. I hope you can enjoy it while there's still time!

Monday is October 2nd...so you know what that means - W BOO MX!!! All month long, WQMX is going to be handing out some extra prizes for a little more fun during the Halloween season.

Many of the prizes will be perfectly themed for the time of the year. Be listening all day for your chance to score some extra fun in the month of October! We promise we'll try not to make it too scary for you :).

Tonight is the night! The 1st People's Choice Country Awards will take place tonight at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville. Hosted by Little Big Town, the show will air on NBC at 8pm and stream on Peacock.

Toby Keith will receive the Country Icon Award and Wynonna Judd will receive the Country Champion Award. Categories covered tonight include everything from Concert of the Year, Music Video of the Year, New/Male/Female Artist of the Year, Album of the Year and Song of the Year among others.

The one that may be the best though, is the award for People's Artist of the Year. This is exactly what this award show is all about - the people! Tune in tonight!!!

Thank you, Terry Francona. 11 seasons as our manager, and even part of his playing career in 1988 with the Indians. He took us to the World Series in 2016 for the first time in almost 20 years...and we almost won...yet again!

As always with this franchise there were good times and bad. We had good seasons, and not-so good seasons. Questionable trades, good signings...bad signings. He will go down as a great manager in Baseball. He still has the weekend in Detroit - so hopefully we can win a few more for the skipper ;).

I was sitting at home earlier this afternoon before I came into work and I realized...HEY! Today is the anniversary day of when I got hired by Rubber City Radio Group - the parent company of WQMX! I've been here ten years! Let's go back to those days.

I was 26 years old and had been done with all of my schooling for 18 months. I was getting worried that I might not find a job and may need to consider another path. Then I learned about an opening to work for WAKR during sports broadcasts. I had my interview...it went well, and I had the job! I was in studio a few nights a week running commercials during Indians (Guardians), Cavs, Browns, and Ohio State games. Eventually, I was able to expand on that to producing talk shows in all dayparts (including the Ray Horner Show) as needed.

Next thing I knew, I was able to get a chance at my dream job - on-air at a music station when I filled in on WQMX last minute. That turned into a regular part time gig on weekends, then I was able to go full time duing the week. Next thing I knew, I moved up to weekday nights on WQMX! I love my job and the people I work with...they're awesome! They tell you find something you love and find a way to get paid for it...you'll never work a day in your life. I am here to tell you that statement is 100% true!

This Saturday (September 30th) there is going to be something that sounds really awesome and could bring out the 5 year old tastebuds in all of us - The Ohio Mac & Cheese Festival! It will be this Saturday afternoon from 4-8 at Mercy Health Stadium (home of the Lake Erie Crushers) in Avon.

Think about it...there are many possibilites with the comfort food. Do you like elbow noodles or shells? Maybe Cavatapi noodles? Do you like bacon in yours? Do you like it on the spicy side? There's a difference between ours here in the North and Southern style. 

This sounds like a great event to get to try different recipes of the wonderfull side dish that is Mac & Cheese. Find the details on the event from Channel 5 here.