Ben McKee
Ben is live, local and Akron's Friendly Voice in the Afternoon from 3-7p on 94.9 WQMX! Listen for your "Throwback Song of The Day" at 3:20, "The Drive At 5" to get you out of work, "Ben's Trends" at 5:30p, "Feel Good Friday's", and you never know what fun contests he'll throw out for your chance to win great prizes.
Ben is a husband, father, lover of all music, the outdoors and sports. Ben has always been drawn to radio which became a passion as he graduated from the University of Pittsburgh. After stops in his hometown, Pittsburgh, and Corpus Christi, TX where he was a morning show host for a decade. He ultimately landed in The Buckeye State where he continues to keep you company at Rubber City Radio since 2016... In his free time, you will find Ben at concerts, Akron/Cleveland Sporting Event, dropping a line in the water all while trying to keep up with his wife Jessica, son Killian and 2 pups Blue and Moola.
Ben continues to grow in Akron and surrounding areas that he cares so much for, and continues to be a pillar within. Ben has hosted the Taste of The Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton to benefit The Akron Canton Regional Food Bank and loves helping local organizations and the people within this great community. You can contact Ben at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
So it is Countdown To The Country Fest Week... 54 Days and counting!!!! The list of performers is bananas... Kane Brown, Jon Pardi, Sam Hunt, Dustin Lynch, Tyler Hubbard, Chase Rice, Warren Zeiders, Lauren Alaina, Randy Houser and more... Listen for the Countdown To The Country Fest Sounder brought to you by WILD EAGLE SALOON! You could win a pair of commuter passes to all 4 days of The Country Fest! All daily winners qualify for the…
JUST A WEEK AWAY!!!! The Think Pink Party Presented by Klaben Auto Stores at Knight Stage at the Akron Civic on April 26th. Grab your tickets by Clicking Here. Hailey performed on the Kelly Clarkson Show Tuesday. Check out her song 'Plain Jane" which you can hear live next Wednesday!
I know you are so excited for the workday to end. Thank you for letting me keep you company...As you hop in the car and put 94.9 WQMX on we appreciate it! Enjoy the ride home with all your country in the Drive @ 5... Floor it over to National Design Mart the Superstore on Rt. 18 between 71 &77 in Medina, Showroom on Rt. 3 in Wooster. Don't forget, May 6th is National Design Mart's…
The Countdown is on to the THink Pink Party with Hailey Whitters! On April 26th, Hailey will shine bright and pink... to help out our friends at Bosom Buddies. The proceeds of this concert benefit those in our community who can't afford mammograms to get them. The show is at the Knight Stage at the Akron Civic and will be a pink night to remember... CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS!!! It's The 2nd Annual Think Pink Party…
This is Blue! He is everyone's best friend. He likes short walks, all meals, snoring and being the life of the Paw-rty! He had a tough life in Texas but was rescued by my wife... He and his sister Moolah are definitely spoiled. Blue loved long walks but he now like 15 years old so he has upped his walk game with a pet stroller. He did his initial walk/ride the other day he…
Do I hear Jake Owen? Well this event will be more than 8 seconds and a heck of a lot of fun! All this week after 4:45pm I'll have your chance to win your way into It’s the “toughest sport on dirt” and you won’t want to miss out! This bull ridin', bronco bustin', calf ropin' event is coming to Mount Hope Event Center in Millersburg! It's The Ohio Market Invitational Bull Bash... April 28th and…
I can't remember who my first concert was actually... It was either the Oakridge Boys, Huey Lewis & The News or The Beach Boys. But it was one of them.... The beach boys had sooo many hits.. Some of our Country Artists belted out Beach Boy's Songs in Tribute last night for the Grammy's Salute to the Group. The show was actually shot the same week as The Grammy Awards in February. Little Big…
Luke Combs is letting the WQMX Listener's pick his next radio single... I like it! With his track record (pun intended) kinda can't go wrong at this point. So I know I get to pick'em and play'em weekdays from 3-7pm... Here are the 10 new tracks, I can't get enough of right now. In no certain order. My Bonus Picks: One to hear live at Neon Nights in August...
Hailey Whitters is a star! On April 26th she is a big bright shiny pink star helping out our friends at Bosom Buddies. The proceeds of this concert benefit those in our community who can't afford mammograms to get them. The show is at the Knight Stage at the Akron Civic and will be a pink night to remember... CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS!!! It's The 2nd Annual Think Pink Party with Hailey Whitters presented by…
With Easter Weekend upon us and Scotty McCreery Tickets for his MGM Northfield Park Show going onsale this Friday Morning at 10am. When they say Ben how are you going to get these in the fans hands? My ears perked up... and I will give your Bunny Ears a workout. See who our McCreery Eggs-perts are... This week, I will play 2 Scotty McCreery Songs in the WQMX Not Eggs-actly. The reason it's Not Eggs-actly…
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I hope you had a fun weekend and weren't without power. Saturday after heavy winds and rain my power was out for a number of hours. Then the line workers (Thank you so much for all you do!)... Let There Be Light! I ended up watching Wrestlemania all weekend. Even if you are not a fan of wrestling. Jimmie Allen went Hollywood at SoFi Stadium in front of 81K and some change... Jimmie sang "America…
Well the biggest spectacle in Sports Entertainment is coming this weekend... It's 2 Nights of jam packed matches April 1st and 2nd! There is a taste of Cleveland as The Miz is your Mania Host. Remember these are just my thoughts and predictions there is no truth behind these guesses. Just my personal thoughts. Enjoy Mania hope there are a lot of surprises!!! The UNDISPUTED WWE UNIVERSAL CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH: Roman Reigns vs Cody Rhodes I…
So I am not a reality singing show fan. Blake deserves some respect for his lengthy run. Helping out young talent and being the winning coach so many times. Maybe time to start coming up with replacements. Neal McCoy was given a push by Blake himself. I don't know Reba is on the show this season, Dierks has helped, Kane Brown has been on it... Kelsea Ballerini sat in for Kelly before. A lot of…
Well it's never to early to Clean Up Akron... This is our home and it should be taken care of all the time. April is a very special month though. It is Keep Akron Beautiful's Annual "Clean Up Akron Month". Kudos to the organization and even though we should make sure our city sparkles all the time. April is the call out to all volunteers to remove litter that's added up due to winter and…