Eric Matthews

staff tim homeBorn 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.

 

Friday, 08 November 2024 17:57

Ready or not, it's almost time

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The day after Thanksgiving (Black Friday) is 3 weeks from today! That means it is the official start to the Christmas shopping season, and the entire Christmas season in general. Again this year on the New @ 9, I will be featuring Christmas songs recorded by some of your favorite WQMX artists. This will begin after Thanksgiving. We will invite you to just sit back and enjoy some of the sounds of season - new…
Thursday, 07 November 2024 18:16

How's THIS for a vacation?!

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In a recent interview, Keith Urban got onto the topic of vacation and his bucket list. He mentioned one item on his bucket list is to visit the pyramids in Egypt! Can you imagine?! I think that would be so amazing to see these giants of history in person. No one is quite sure how they were built, etc. The pyramids are such a big part of world history and so fascinating. Maybe we should…
Tuesday, 05 November 2024 17:59

Get there Friday

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Big Shots Golf in Coventry Township is about to re-open as another Top Golf location in the area, and WQMX wants to see you there! Sarah Kay will be there this Friday from 2-4 for their grand opening. She will have chances for you to win Top Golf gift cards. Plus, you can check out all of the food and other fun they have on site! Get the complete details here at the website -…
Monday, 04 November 2024 17:58

Keep It or Kick It?

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You heard Cherise play it during the Country Cafe today at Noon. Tonight, I need your help deciding if we should keep or kick Jelly Roll's new single "Liar". Once you hear it during the New @ 9, let me know your thoughts on the Toth Buick GMC text line at 330-370-2000, or you can call me at the same number. Let's see what you think of his next single after his latest "I Am…
Friday, 01 November 2024 18:37

The deluxe version is here

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Cody Johnson has released the Deluxe version of "Leather" a full year after the regular version dropped. This deluxe version has 13 additional tracks including "I'm Gonna Love You" with Carrie Underwood. You can get your hands on "Leather:Deluxe Edition" now wherever you get your music.
Thursday, 31 October 2024 18:12

New music from Luke Bryan in Keep It Or Kick It

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Tonight at 9:00 on the New At 9, we will play Keep It Or Kick It with new music from Luke Bryan. His song "Country Song Came On" will be featured. If you were with Cherise today at Noon, you heard her play it then. Although the opinions of the daytime and nighttime crowds can tend to differ. I need your opinion as to whether you like the song or not. Once you hear the…
Wednesday, 30 October 2024 11:13

A win for music education

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The Morgan Wallen Foundation teamed up with Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation to donate $500,000 worth of musical instruments to schools in need. They were donated to kids mostly in lower income areas in which Morgan Wallen has performed one of his stadium tour shows in 2024! They always say how important music education is to students in school, and I think half a million dollars will go a long way!
Monday, 28 October 2024 18:12

Trick or Treat 2024

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Trick or Treat at my house was Saturday from 6-8 this weekend. If yours was too, how'd it go? I think ours went well on my street, although overall I thought it was a lot quieter than it has been the last couple of years in terms of business (number of kids). There were a few times it got really busy, but there was a lot more down time than usual. It was kind of…
Friday, 25 October 2024 18:07

October 25th

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Every Fall, I try to pay attention to the first time it starts getting rather cold out. I judge that by asking myself what is the date when my car FIRST tells me the temperature has dropped to 39. When the temperature drops to 39, my car will ding at me, flash the temperature on my dashboard and put a snowflake next to the number. Well, it happened last night on my way home from…
Thursday, 24 October 2024 18:17

He is in

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This past Sunday, something happened that many would consider a long time coming. Toby Keith was posthumously inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. Of course this is an honor that so many artists do not take lightly...no matter what genre of music they're in. To be inducted into a hall of fame is a great honor. It is too bad Toby wasn't around to see it happen in person.
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