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.
Tonight during the New @ 9, I have another brand new song to try out on you...the listeners. Tonight's New Song Spotlight will be from Zach Top titled "Sounds Like the Radio". I will have you listen to the track all the way through and then have at it! We will play Keep It or Kick It. So this is your chance to tell me what you REALLY think of these new songs. Do you…
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Jon Pardi & Luke Bryan just released the music video for their song "Cowboys & Plowboys". There are several rodeo champions featured in the video which is very cool. Also in the video, you will catch sight of both wives - Summer Pardi and Caroline Bryan. Not only that though, the best one on the list for most people is Jon and Summer's daughter Presley who is making her music video debut! Check out the…
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Tonight during the New @ 9, I will have a brand new song from Dylan Scott to feature as the New Song Spotlight. It's called "This Town's Been Too Good To Us". After I play the song we will play Keep It or Kick It. This will be your chance to tell me exactly what you think about it...whether we should add the song to our library, or throw it out the window into traffic!…
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I had so much fun at the Scotty McCreery charity show last night at the Dusty Armadillo. The meet & Greet was great - he's such a nice guy. Then, there was the show. It was off the chain!!! lol. The crowd was so into it they were lifting the roof off the place! He sang so many of the songs we have come to love from his library. He sang the new bonus track…
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Tomorrow evening, I will be at the Dusty Armadillo for our charity concert with Scotty McCreery. Rick Allen will be here at the station to keep you company in my absence. In the New at Nine for the spotlight song, Rick will be playing a bonus track from Scotty called "Can't Pass The Bar". What will be awesome about this is you should hear Rick play this bonus track right around the time Scotty takes…
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The Academy Award nominations were announced today. I know there are a lot of people that once the noms are announced, they try to go see each movie up for Best Picture if they haven't yet. I am here to tell you. You have 6 1/2 weeks to watch whatever you want to before the awards. They will be hosted be Jimmy Kimmel and air March 10th on ABC. Now...who do you think will win…
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Saturday evening, I went with a friend from high school to see Mrs. Doubtfire at the Palace Theatre. We made a whole night out of it. First, we had dinner at one of my favorites...Antonio's in Parma. Then it was on to the theatre. A little slow going through some lake effect snow and REALLY cold wind...but we made it without turning into popsicles! Then the show. WOW! If you are as big of a…
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Finally it's the weekend! While the snowstorm hasn't quite lived up to the hype it was given, the roads still aren't in the best shape. Where I live in Cuyahoga Falls, the main roads are pretty good, but I can't say the same for the side streets. I am sure that's the case in a lot of areas around here. The Winter Storm Warning and Winter Weather Advisory (depending where you live) go until 4am.…
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Tonight during the New @ 9, I will have the new Larry Fleet single called "Things I Take For Granted" as the New Song Spotlight. Once I play it in it's entirety, I will need your votes! Should we Keep it or Kick it? You can vote on the Cricket Wireless Textline or give me a phone call at 330-370-2000 from 9:00-9:45 and I'll have the results for you around 9:50. Let's see if I…
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Attention anyone who has followed Fiona the Hippo from birth: she turns 7 next week!!!! This has been an amazing time for the Cincinnati Zoo with the publicity and outreach with Hippos since her birth. She has captivated many across the country - including Sarah Kay and Ryan Lang here at the station. If I were you, I'd plan a roadtrip down to Cincinnati to help Fiona celebrate her 7th birthday. The zoo is giving…
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As I sit here at my desk and type this, the temperature outside is 11 with a wind chill of -1! That's freakin' cold!!! Be careful there rest of the week and into the weekend. Daytime temps will be in the teens and twentys for the next few days, with nighttime temps either side of 10. Once we get into next week, it looks as though we will get above freezing and maybe even toward…
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Let me be (maybe) the first to wish you a happy Strawberry Ice Cream day! There are many flavors that I enjoy, although I would say I might put Strawberry in the top 5. I love the chunks of strawberries that are usually found in several bites of the cone. If you love Strawberry Ice Cream like I do, let's all get a scoop or two before the day is done!!!! :)
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For Christmas I got a nice small TV to put in my bedroom. I enjoy having a little background noise while I fall asleep. The TV on with the volume down low is the perfect thing for me. So, I needed a table or stand to put the TV on. That's where Abbey Ann's on Cuyahoga Falls Ave in Akron came in. I stopped there yesterday afternoon and found the perfect little table for it!!!…
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As the title of this blog says...I really enjoy laughing at funny things. One that really gets me to smile is a funny bumper sticker. I was out driving around today around the Chapel Hill area and saw a car pass me with a bumper sticker that read "My Driving Scares Me Too". I'm sorry, I found that to be hilarious!!! Now I hope it's just a joke and not something that is meant in…
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