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.
Everyday we bring you the Entertainment Update. It's a look at the concert calendar for Northeast Ohio. This time of year it can be pretty short, as not a lot is going on in the middle of January, lol. BUT, let me tell you...things are going to change fast! We've had a couple big announcements this week, and more to come. A couple I cannot tell you about quite yet, but they are BIG! It'll…
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I have finally gotten around to beginning Season 5 of The Crown. In case you aren't in the know, this is following the Royals in the Early-Mid 90s. So far I have watched only the first two episodes. Charles and Diana are married, William and Harry are either side of 5-7 years old, and the marriage is starting to really fall apart. The last thing I have seen to this point is that Diana is…
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If you own a lot of old stuff and/or enjoy old stuff mark June 6th on your calendar! The PBS show Antiques Roadshow will be in Akron to tape a total of three episodes. The location has yet to be announced, but this should be a ton of fun! If you have that item in your attic or basement that has been handed down through the generations and you're wondering if it's worth anything, dust…
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Saturday night, my friends and I met up with a friend of ours from high school we hadn't seen in about ten years! It was one of those where we just fell out of touch. People moved away, moved back, etc. Now that we're all here again, we thought we should get together and catch up. We met at Ohio Brewing Company in downtown Cuyahoga Falls. There were a total of eight of us! It…
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I hope you had a wonderful weekend! On Friday night, my older brother and I took my mom out to dinner for her birthday. She chose to go to Alfredo's at the Inn in Mayfield. She has eaten there several times with her ski club friends. It was delicious! She had Chicken Parmigiana, my brother got the Eggplant Parmigiana, and I had the Lasagna Al Forno. It was a great way to spend a Friday…
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There's only one left anywhere! And it's here in our backyard on State Rd in Cuyahoga Falls...I'm talking about Arthur Treacher's of course! Over the holidays, my mom wanted to stop in for lunch since it had been quite a long time for both of us. I think one of those where you live so close, you almost forget to go. Anyway, we stopped in for lunch and are they doing the business! Even at…
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Now that the holiday season is over, the bad news is coming soon...the bills! Wilson Plumbing & Heating along with WQMX want to help you out. We want to Clear Your Credit! Enter now at our website WQMX.com, and then listen every Friday in January to Scott & Sarah. At 7:10, they will announce that week's winner. That person is then getting their credit card bill paid up to $200! Call it a late Christmas…
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Wednesday is my mom's birthday. We'll just say she's retired and "mature" enough to collect social security ;). Including her, there are three people in my family who have birthdays within a couple weeks of Christmas/New Years. I AM NOT jealous of them for this...I would hate that! lol Luckily for them we have always tried our best to distinguish between the holidays and their birthday. We will be taking her out for dinner on…
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Happy New Year and welcome to 2023! How long will it take you to correctly write that on your checks? ;) Hope you had a fun New Years Eve. Mine was very pleasant and simple. I ran a few errands and got my new snowblower all ready for any snow that comes our way. Then, I had Mexican for dinner with my mom and after that just went home. I hung out with the cat…
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Growing up in the 90's, I had my tradition for New Year's Eve. Starting in 1996 my parents would go to First Night Akron and I would spend the evening with my grandparents. The three of us would go to a movie, then run through a drive thru for dinner and take it back to their house. We'd then turn on the TV and watch episodes of "Supermarket Sweep" and "Shop Til You Drop" they…
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My fur monster Buttercup was a very good boy in 2022, so Santa rewarded him quite handsomely! Santa brought him another cat tree to put in the living room for when our back sunroom is closed off for the winter :). Grandma (my mom) got him a pack of yummy Salmon flavored snacks! She also got him three new toys!!! Hopefully he will be on Santa's nice list again in 2023...who am I joking? he's…
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I had a mishap with my fireplace over the weekend. During Friday's obscene cold, my mom showed up at my house unexpectedly. She suggested I turn on my gas fireplace to help keep my living room a little warmer (especially since my fireplace is quite drafty). So I went and got my long-stem lighter and this is where things got a little more exciting than I anticipated! I turned on the gas, and went to…
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I hope you had a very happy Christmas weekend :). Now, it's time to turn the calendar over to 2023 this weekend. I was thinking earlier today that I remember at least one event from every month of 2022. My memory just works that way. Some good, some bad - but I'm glad I am able to do it either way. There are a few things I didn't get accomplished in '22 or things didn't…
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With this extreme winter storm coming, PLEASE take care of the animals too. It's animal cruelty to leave them out in the cold. The wind chills coud be as low as -20 to -30. PLEASE, PLEASE bring them inside! Remember, if it's too cold for you - it's too cold for them. Period.
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