Ben McKee
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.
So you can go take the WQMX Music Panel right now! CLICK HERE! Every 2 weeks someone who takes the panel will be selected to win a $50 Visa Gift Card courtesy of Stark Federal Credit Union and those winners will be entered to win a pair of passes to Neon Nights in August! My favorite new music on WQMX right now are... but you can decide for yourself by clicking above. …
Saturday was soo much fun! We celebrated one of my favorite places National Design Mart's 25 years in business serving our great community. They are Ohio's Leader in In-Stock Flooring, Countertops and Cabinets... The Superstore is in Medina on 18 between 71 & 77, Showroom is in Wooster on Rte. 3 and always at NationalDesignMart.com. It was so much fun... And hopefully you…
With the weather changing maybe it's time to start training... Some for The Country Fest, others for the beach, some for Football Season, and how about spring/summer running season. Start training for The Pro Football Hall of Fame Race Series Event Dates will be in different areas and with different lengths for 2024. April 21, 2024 - Training Camp 10K - in Downtown Canton June 16, 2024 - Father's Day 5k - at The Hall of…
Well Happy Star Wars Day "May The 4th Be With You"... and your day planner! Because this is going to be a weekend. Tomorrow is Cinco De Mayo everyone be safe celebrating. I'll see you out at the Dusty Armadillo for the *SoldOut* Drake White Show! Saturday has some really fun events... American Freight - Furniture, Mattress, Appliance, Grand Opening is in Wadsworth 180 Great Oaks Trail. I will be there from 11-12:30 with your…
Hopefully the weather starts cooperating for golf season in Northeast Ohio... The 1st week in June, Toby Keith will host his annual 'Toby Keith & Friends Golf Classic' in Norman, Oklahoma June 2nd and 3rd. The outting benefits OK Kids Korral, the cost-free home for children battling cancer. With knowing Darius Rucker, Scotty McCreery, Vince Gill, Brett Young, Kane Brown, Eric Church, Morgan Wallen and many more chase the ball in their free time... Which…
April Showers bring May Flowers... Supposedly, but with snow in the forecast for tonight and all this rain???? I kind of expect May to be bright, shiny, sunny, and country blaring to kick off concert season. With so many of the area venues lining up huge shows... Like Blossom and they are adding shows all the time... Dusty Armadillo has a huge weekend with Drake White and The Lacs. See who else is coming by…
If you have played sports, have a child that does or even perused the Internet in the past 20 years... You have probably caught a parent(s) acting crazy. Fighting, arguing or worse. I was always around sports as a kid. Baseball was my primary sport. My son is playing soccer currently and we travel a lot, so I get to see a bunch of different areas parents and refs(umps). This weekend we played at Cedar Point…
So it is Countdown To The Country Fest Week... 54 Days and counting!!!! The list of performers is bananas... Kane Brown, Jon Pardi, Sam Hunt, Dustin Lynch, Tyler Hubbard, Chase Rice, Warren Zeiders, Lauren Alaina, Randy Houser and more... Listen for the Countdown To The Country Fest Sounder brought to you by WILD EAGLE SALOON! You could win a pair of commuter passes to all 4 days of The Country Fest! All daily winners qualify for the…
JUST A WEEK AWAY!!!! The Think Pink Party Presented by Klaben Auto Stores at Knight Stage at the Akron Civic on April 26th. Grab your tickets by Clicking Here. Hailey performed on the Kelly Clarkson Show Tuesday. Check out her song 'Plain Jane" which you can hear live next Wednesday!
I know you are so excited for the workday to end. Thank you for letting me keep you company...As you hop in the car and put 94.9 WQMX on we appreciate it! Enjoy the ride home with all your country in the Drive @ 5... Floor it over to National Design Mart the Superstore on Rt. 18 between 71 &77 in Medina, Showroom on Rt. 3 in Wooster. Don't forget, May 6th is National Design Mart's…
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The Countdown is on to the THink Pink Party with Hailey Whitters! On April 26th, Hailey will shine bright and pink... to help out our friends at Bosom Buddies. The proceeds of this concert benefit those in our community who can't afford mammograms to get them. The show is at the Knight Stage at the Akron Civic and will be a pink night to remember... CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS!!! It's The 2nd Annual Think Pink Party…
This is Blue! He is everyone's best friend. He likes short walks, all meals, snoring and being the life of the Paw-rty! He had a tough life in Texas but was rescued by my wife... He and his sister Moolah are definitely spoiled. Blue loved long walks but he now like 15 years old so he has upped his walk game with a pet stroller. He did his initial walk/ride the other day he…
Do I hear Jake Owen? Well this event will be more than 8 seconds and a heck of a lot of fun! All this week after 4:45pm I'll have your chance to win your way into It’s the “toughest sport on dirt” and you won’t want to miss out! This bull ridin', bronco bustin', calf ropin' event is coming to Mount Hope Event Center in Millersburg! It's The Ohio Market Invitational Bull Bash... April 28th and…
I can't remember who my first concert was actually... It was either the Oakridge Boys, Huey Lewis & The News or The Beach Boys. But it was one of them.... The beach boys had sooo many hits.. Some of our Country Artists belted out Beach Boy's Songs in Tribute last night for the Grammy's Salute to the Group. The show was actually shot the same week as The Grammy Awards in February. Little Big…