Ben McKee

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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.

Wednesday, 23 June 2021 19:06

Luke, it's a docu-series!

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Luke Bryan's 5-part docu-series on IMDB-TV and Amazon..."Dirt Road Diaries" trailer is out and will be available August 6th.
Tuesday, 22 June 2021 16:23

Country Covers?

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Metallica will celebrate their Black Album's 30th Anniversary with a bunch of artists covering their work... The Metallica Blacklist is a who's who of artist's across various genres playing tracks from the album. I am usually not a fan of artists covering outside of country.  (I think, not sure, I would rather hear Metallica covering Wagon Wheel, Tequila Little Time... just sayin... or maybe not!!!)  This one will contain Chris Stapleton, Darius Rucker, Jon Pardi and Mickey…
Wednesday, 09 June 2021 17:59

Father's Day Idea

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The survey says... Dad just wants a call on Father's Day and a steak is second.   If you are thinking a tie this year... hard pass!  Go with the steak. So if dad likes the water and/or to make a day of it with the family. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Wildlife Department will make it a Father's Day on the water.  Saturday, June 19th and Sunday, June 20th are part of Free To…
Tuesday, 08 June 2021 19:30

Don't Get Much Better Than This...

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Rodney Atkins Approved!  Love it!  Remember to send in your Dad Jokes for Scott and Sarah tomorrow at 7:10am details at WQMX.com. Seriously can’t get enough of these videos, keep them coming. He’s even got the camo pants on! https://t.co/vq9n9cdztS pic.twitter.com/6Raed5a3tf — Rodney Atkins (@RodneyAtkins) June 8, 2021
Monday, 07 June 2021 22:00

Travis Denning Gets in Shape... Sorta

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Travis Denning reminds me of someone...  ME!   We are all trying to get stage ready! Although the part where Kip says "Travis, you wouldn't last 5 minutes on stage" the line Travis threw back is so funny...
Thursday, 03 June 2021 22:55

The Dance(s)

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If you are a Garth Brooks Fan...  Then you probably know of, The Dance. In the past week or so... 2 really cool renditions of one of my favorites happened. First, Chase Rice played a little on Memorial Day and paid homage to one of the fallen. The other was Kelly Clarkson that allegedly made Garth emotional.  You can see this one as Garth Brooks receives his Kennedy Center Honors this Sunday Night on CBS.  …
Tuesday, 01 June 2021 21:54

Summer Meals

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With school coming to an end more students will have to worry about their next meal. Fight Summer Hunger | Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank (akroncantonfoodbank.org) Summer Food Sites thru Akron Schools.  Find more details on Summer Meals for Kids just Click Here.   “I didn’t realize how many kids are at home alone, cooking and fending for themselves.” -KellyRead more about how New Philadelphia's Blessings in a Backpack program is feeding 850 kids a month here:…
Tuesday, 25 May 2021 19:04

Wild Asia is Coming

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Looking for something to do Memorial Day Weekend.  Check out the zoo. The Akron Zoo will unveil Wild Asia, Saturday, May 29th.  The new area will be home to the 3 returning Red Panda Sisters -  Coco, Lulu and Penny.  You can make your reservations for the grand opening now.
Thursday, 20 May 2021 18:03

Couple Goals

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They say keep it interesting... These are Tactical Couple Goals not Tactful ones. Who is going to clean all that up?  It does look fun.
Wednesday, 19 May 2021 23:24

Rhetty, Set....Go Outside!

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Thomas Rhett is trying to do what most of us need to do... Get kids and hopefully grown-ups too off their Ipad's, phones and screens. Rhett is trying to get 1.2 million kids off their screens and outside for at least 1 more hour a week.  Dare I say... getting out and enjoying the 'country again'.   Find out more about the Outsideologist Program from Rhett below.  
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