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.
The city of Akron's Park Week is May 9th - 15th! Let's celebrate our neighborhood and city parks. Dare I say PAR-TrEE! You can volunteer for beautification projects, tree plantings and even a party is planned for May 14th... Find all the detail by Clicking Here. There are plenty of opportunities to volunteer with projects. Please take care of our parks and recreation areas. Clean-up what you can and enjoy the parks that our great…
Let me start by saying, I am not a huge Idol Fan... or reality singing shows in general. But they do serve a purpose! For some of these artists, these shows are the only way to catapult them into the spotlight. Either way, if this is the result, LET'S GO!!! Last night, Idol 20 year reunion. I was excited to see Scotty McCreery and Lauren Alaina in some capacity. I caught Scotty... a few bars…
Scott & Sarah have unveiled the WQMX Send Me Backstage T-shirts! Check out where to pick them up and a chance to win tickets... Click Here. View this post on Instagram A post shared by 94.9 WQMX (@wqmx) Well Thursday Morning... Scott & Sarah with Lang were talking about how 9% of folks who attend outdoor festivals go enjoy…
Thursday on the air, I asked WQMX Listeners to speculate and guess the name of Garth's New Bar coming to Lower Broadway. There was an overwhelming winner... Low Places or Friends in Low Places. Some of the other entries provided were: Dive Bar, AHTBA (American Honky Tonk Bar Association), ThunderRolls, Rodeo Bar, Sevens, B double E double R U-N, and Garth's Bar - B- Q and Trisha's Country Kitchen! All were great and probably could all…
Wrestlemania 38 is this weekend in Dallas... (Picks Are in...) Friday the Undertaker, The Steiner Bros., Queen Sharmell, Vader and will get into the WWE Hall of Fame. Brantley Gilbert will sing "America The Beautiful" the 1st night. Jessie James Decker will sing it the 2nd night. I can't think of a better way to spend a Saturday night than opening #WrestleMania 38... Looking forward to being a part of it @WWE pic.twitter.com/Pv2Eo48Lmp — Brantley…
Hey it's Ben, I talk a lot about Raising Cane's... from their hand-battered cooked to order chicken fingers meals, the sweet tea or lemonade and Cane's Sauce is Boss!!! If you want to work at Raising Cane's they make it easy to apply go to WorkAtCanes.com or text RCJOBS to 97211... Some of the one-time Crew Members might look familiar... #Bengals rookie Ja’Marr Chase spending his first couple days of the offseason working behind the…
When you talk about promotions on the WQMX they stick in your head. Well for Valentine's Day we did a Love Meat Tender Promotion with great certificates from 3-D Meats and gave away a meat smoker. My wife and I, don't go big for the Valentine's Holiday... Flowers for her and she surprised me with a dinner that was probably because I was singing "Love Meat Tender... Love Me True" like Elvis for about 3…
There was kind of a round here buzz about a certain game last weekend. KC/Buffalo was basically an instant classic, that no one wanted to end. A game that ended on such a high note. Really fell flat in overtime! It seemed like everyone instantly called for "New Overtime Rules" or at least a way to allow the other offense to at least touch the ball. I made a statement that "Funny the winning team…
This week was National DJ Day. Reliving the years with all my friends in the Radio World was great. A lot of great memories came rushing back. The truth is the DJ. "That person behind the mic or out on the streets" should be thanking you. Just know that your ears mean a lot to me! I appreciate you lending me one or two during the week or everyday. The great people that represent our…
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Incase you missed Chris Stapleton's 60 Minutes Interview on Sunday Night. Here it is.. I love the Waffle House and the writers who say they have a #1 portion. Chris we know is all about the fans and doing it music the way he wants.
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Incase you missed it this week... Music for Dylan Scott is a family affair. @dylanscottcountry I’m starting a band! #dadsoftiktok #kidsoftiktok #countrymusic ♬ original sound - DylanScott Last week's Releases are turning out to be pretty darn great... This Friday is shaping up alright, as well singles wise... Kane Brown "Whiskey Sour" Jason Aldean "Trouble With A Heartbreak" Muscadine Bloodline "No" OH, and speaking of Walker Hayes...…
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Well 2022 is all about the girls in country... (New Records!) Let’s Go Girls!!!! Proud of you @taylorswift13. Historical records are meant to be made and then broken. The baton is meant to be passed on to new generations. Unstoppable young female country artists are ? inspite of the hurdles ✊ #trailblazers https://t.co/SZORYzSay6 — Shania Twain ? (@ShaniaTwain) January 6, 2022 (New songs) dropping Friday 1/6/22. View this post…
I know there have been a lot of Betty White Tribute's... She is a National Treasure. Here is Russell Dickerson's Take on the legendary theme song. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Russell Dickerson (@russelled) And a Brewery in Mineral Point, Wisconsin has a pretty cool thing going on with Betty White... Mineral Points was…
Now that the tinsel and fake snow has settled... Let's look at a few great surprises by our country artists to their families. My favorite is Chris Janson making his children's world with a special gift: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Chris Janson (@thechrisjanson) Chris Young gives his dad a new set of wheels: …