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 grew up a HUGE fan of Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood. I watched it all the time and thought it was a big deal to go on the trolley ride through the neighborhood at Idlewild Park in Pennsylvania! Late Sautrday night, I was scrolling through Netflix and found the documentary "Won't You be my Neighbor?" about Fred Rogers. It mostly covered how he got into television, how his work expanded into the show we all know,…
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Today is National Chocolate Chip cookie Day! I don't know about you, but they are BY FAR my favorite kind of cookies. Some like them crunchy, some like them soft and gooey. I belong to the latter group...what about you? I can' think of many things that make a better dessert than some of these cookies and a glass of milk. I really try to not indulge myself nearly as often as I did when…
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Stop by the First Down Fest happening at the ForeverLawn Sports Complex next to the Hall of Fame in Canton for a good time! Live music, food, fun activities for the whole family and more leading up to the Induction Ceremony. Not only that, Cherise will be there tomorrow (Friday) from 3-5. See her for your chance to win some great swag from WQMX! Now that the Hall of Fame Village is up and running,…
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The Metroparks Zoo is having another BIG celebration. They have announced the birth of the SECOND baby Gorilla born in the last three years at the zoo! This is huge news because until the baby boy was born at the zoo, they had NEVER had a Gorilla born at the facility in their entire history. Now, they have two in three years...a boy AND a girl! As they both grow, make plans to stop and…
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If you play the lottery but have yet to experience the joy of winning...listen up! Krispy Kreme will take away your blues :). Monday and Tuesday August 1st and 2nd, you can take a Mega Millions ticket or a losing ticket to any lottery game to a Krispy Kreme and get a free Glazed Donut while supplies last! If you like Krispy Kreme as much as I do...this is the deal of a lifetime almost!!!…
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Sunday afternoon I went to see the movie Oppenheimer starring Cillian Murphy, Robert Downey Jr, Emily Blunt and others. It's a movie that entertains you and makes you think at the same time. I thought the performances were very good. I also thought it's a little difficult to follow, but not so much that you get lost - I am someone who can get lost in a movie somewhat easily, but I was fine. If…
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Zac Brown Band is coming to Canton for the Hall of Fame festivities this year. They are headlining the Concert for Legends August 5th and WQMX has your way into the show! Listen to Scott & Sarah as well as Ben McKee all next week for your chance to win a pair of tickets to the show. Then, you could be upgraded to premium tickets by attending the Rock the Lot event before the show!…
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Yesterday I talked about the mustard Skittles. Today, I feel I must talk about the Frosty Cold Brew at Wendy's. In all fairness and full disclosure, I do not drink coffee. I like the smell but cannot stand the taste. I'm sure if you DO drink coffee though, this will probably be a win! I mean...C'MON it's a Wendy's Frosty! I am all for dipping your fries in the Frosty..YUM!!! Since I think dipping fries…
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I mentioned last night that Skittles is adding a new flavor to a bag of candy near you - mustard. They've teamed up with French's to make these available for National Mustard Day August 5th. My question as Scott Wynn would say is "Do we need this?" My thought is a big NO! This just sounds absolutely disgusting. I do not like mustard. If it ends up on a hot dog or hamburger by mistake…
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One of my favorite things to do is to go to the theater. Not for a movie...but a play. I like a good broadway musical, and there is almost always a play that Great Lakes Theater puts on every year that I want to see. This year, that play is "Dracula: The Bloody Truth". The synopsis is that it's told from Van Helsing's point of view and is the story of Dracula. Except, this is…
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I think I have mentioned it here before. Many moons ago, I kinda fell onto my living room coffee table. After said day it was quite wobbly. Still managed to do its function but was just not as sturdy as it once had been. I have been meaning to replace it for some time now...and over the weekend I FINALLY did! I went shopping at Abbey Ann's on Cuyahoga Falls Ave in Akron to see…
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My oldest brother and his family are in town from Southern California and we are all getting together at my mom's this Sunday. My other older brother will be there as well, and hopefully my sister and her daughters can make it too. If we are all there, it'll be the first time we've all been together since December. We are planning to do some swimming (my brother's littles are 6 and younger), so they'll…
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I HAVE to wish my fur buddy Buttercup a belated Happy Gotcha Day! I say belated because it was actually on Tuesday (the 18th). I thought about it last week, then got busy with other things and totally forgot until yesterday...shame on me!!! He is a very vocal cat. He tells me everything that is on his mind. EVERYTHING! Yet, somehow this one slipped his mind....I think because he turned 5 or 6 this year,…
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This is HUGE!!! Starting tomorrow and lasting for the next month, WQMX is giving away $1,000 every Thursday! When you hear the sounder, that is your cue to call to be the correct caller and win some Summer Spending Money! You will not know exactly how much of the $1,000 you have won until you're the correct caller and we tell you how much you won. Think about it...some extra spending money to do whatever…
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