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 have returned from my nearly week long adventure down to the Smokies of East Tennessee. Spent about 4 days at my family's vacation house with my mom and we did a few fun things, as well as some housekeeping items as well. We spent a day at Dollywood (a must on a trip to East Tennessee), went to the Ripley's Aquarium, played a few rounds of mini golf (both indoor and outdoor), went to…
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This will be my view for the next week. I am taking next week off and going to my house in the Tennessee Smokies. I love it - it feels like home to me...a second home. I plan to stop by Dollywood, hit all of my favorite restaurants in the area (why cook?! I'm on vacation and the food there is delicious). Also plan to stop by the Aquarium of The Smokies, the Knoxville Zoo,…
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You could get free admission to the Akron Zoo in September! The zoo will have a limited number of free tickets available per day. This is part of their Community Days promotion that has been celebrated since 2001. If you live in Summit County and would like more information about how to reserve your tickets and other information, click here.
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This Wednesday, many in the Country Music industry will gather at Ryman Auditorium in Nashville for the ACM Honors. Being honored tomorrow night are Clint Black, Mary Chapin Carpenter, and K.T. Oslin. Also, Kane Brown will receive the ACM International Award and Tim McGraw will take home the ACM Icon Award. So many artists will be there to pesent awards and perform. Chris Janson, Jordan Davis, Lady A, Keith Urban, Trisha Yearwood, Priscilla Block, Lee…
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I had a decently busy day on Saturday. I went to the shoe store and dropped $250 on some new kicks. That kinda hurt to watch my credit card get accepted...lol. I needed new tennis shoes badly, as the ones I have now are starting to really look grungy and have seen better days. My mom went with me because she needed something from the shoe store as well. Then later in the day, I…
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Hard to believe, but week 1 of the High School Football season is here! It's crazy to think that for the next 10 weeks (maybe more depending), it'll be the place to go and thing to do on a Friday night. Most of my years in high school at Stow, we had bad teams. There was one year our record was 1-9 :(. I do remember though that in my senior year, a friend of…
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If you are/were a fan of the TV show 'Nashville' you will want to read this! The cast is getting together for a reunion tour where they will be singing songs from the show's soundtrack. The only down side is that most of the dates are in the UK. They have only two US dates - Sep. 23rd in Chicago, and Sep. 25th in Nashville. Jump on this now before you lose out! Neither of…
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Brett Young's latest album, Across the Sheets, ends with the remake of a Tim McGraw classic - "Don't Take the Girl". It was Tim's first #1 single off of his 1994 album Not A Moment Too Soon. I think it's an amazing song, as many of our listeners do as well. Now Brett Young has put his own spin to it. Tim says he thinks Brett did an excellent job with the song and "He…
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It was announced this morning that Luke Combs has scheduled his "Growin' Up and Gettin' Old" Tour fo 2024. No local dates on the list, but WQMX wants to hook you up for a road trip to see him in Buffalo! Listen to Scott & Sarah the rest of this week at 7:40 fo your chance to win a pair of tickets to see Luke Combs, Jordan Davis, Mitchell Tenpenny & more April 20th at…
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Every evening at 8:15, I play the Not-so Impossible Question. This week, your playing to win a family 4 pack of tickets to the Props & Pistons Festival happening this weekend (Aug 19-20) at the Akron Fulton Airport. Keep in mind I word the questions in a way that they should be very easy to figure out. If you enjoy cars and planes (or one or the other) this weekend is for you! Here is the link…
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Rejoice!!! The company has announced they will add a location in Ohio - their first here in the state. It'll be along I-70 just outside Dayton. As of now, the closest one to Northeast Ohio is off I-75 in Richmond,KY. The huge convenience stores and gas stations are award winning...including having the cleanest bathrooms in America!!! Ummm...THANK YOU! I know people that SWEAR by Buc-ee's, so they are pumped for a roadtrip to Dayton! Read…
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This weekend (August 12th & 13th) at Hale Farm, they will be having their Civil War reenactment. It is said to be the largest in the state! The participants will re-create the first battle of Petersburg, VA in 1864, and there will be many arts and crafts of the time available as well. Living history exhibits are a great part of the weekend as well. I remember going to this one year with my parents…
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Not long ago, there was a bar full of patrons having a good time like any other day down in Key West. Nothing I'm sure had happened out of the ordinary that day to anyone until this...IN WALKS KENNY CHESNEY AND GIVES THEM AN IMPROMPTU PERFOMANCE! Yes! This recently happened at an establishment down in the Florida Keys. Wouldn't that be the coolest thing to be out somewhere, just hanging out with friends or family…
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Since today is National Cat Day, I thought I would share this adorable picture of my cat Buttercup that I took earlier today. I want to draw your attention to how he is snuggled under the blanket asleep. HE did that, not me! I just put the blanket down for him on the couch and went to the grocery store. I came home and found him like this - sound asleep. I put groceries away,…
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