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.
Thankfully Country Fest is this weekend and not next! Next week, they are expecting our afternoon highs anywhere 90-100 degrees! As we all know, getting into your car in the hot weather is no fun. Everything becomes scorching hot and it's hard to touch most anything. Let's not even mention if you accidentally touch that metal seat belt buckle!!!! There are several tricks you can try to help keep your car cooler and to help…
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Set your recording device to catch Carly Pearce as a guest today on The Kelly Clarkson show. She is going to chat with Kelly and then perform! It should be an awesome time! The Kelly Clarkson Show airs later this morning at 11 on Channel 3...be there!
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My little guy Buttercup is back home after an eventful couple of weeks. This all started a couple months ago when I noticed changes in his behavior. I took him to the doctor and he was diagnosed as being Diabetic. Fast forward to last week, and I was finally able to start him on a medicine that he did not react well to. So a couple of trips to the doctor later, on Friday night…
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I don't know about you, but I think Mother Nature is off her rocker today! We are struggling to hit 60 degrees outside today. I checked...our normal high for this date is about 77 - so we are roughly 20 degrees BELOW average today!!! Today's weather is more normal for mid April or Early November! I have no idea why she (Mother Nature) is playing this game with us. Today it's about 60. By Thursday…
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WQMX wants to say a HUGE congratulations to our Nashville or Bus winner...Amber Griffith of Canton! She won that bus trip for her and 9 of her friends to Nashville courtesy of L.E.D. Transportation next weekend. We hope she (and her friends) have the best time ever!
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If you are a fan or have a child or anyone else in your family who likes Legos...listen up! The Brick Convention is coming to the Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds in Berea July 27th & 28th! You will have a chance to be creative with your own creations and check out others'. Sounds like a can't miss time for Lego lovers :) Check out the details here.
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Over the past 25 years for the Cleveland Browns, one thing has been pretty consistent - change. Today though, it was announced that in one way change will NOT be taking place this offseason. Both Browns GM Andrew Berry and head coach Kevin Stefanski have signed contract extensions with the team. There is no word yet on the exact details of either extension. Since the two men have been at the helm of the team,…
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The CountryFest Pregame is back tomorrow through Saturday! Be listening to Scott & Sarah (and Nick O. on Saturday) to tell you what the song and artist of the day are. When you hear said song & artist, be the correct caller and you win a pair of commuter passes to The CountryFest next week! Don't forget we also have ticket stops this weekend where you can win tickets too - check out that information…
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I'm in for Ben McKee this week while he enjoys some vacation time. Let me tell you...we are going to be handing out prizes left and right between 3 and 7 this week! All week, I will have tickets to check out the Celebrity Soft Ball game happening this Saturday (June 8th) at Classic Park in Eastlake - hosted by Browns player David Njoku! I will also help get you qualified for our Nashville or…
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Tonight is the beginning of the Country schedule at Blossom Music Center! First up, it's Chris Stapleton. Tune in to WQMX tonight at 11:00 for our first Concert Encore of the season pesented NECA/IBEW! It's a full hour of the best music you heard out at the show tonight. Feel free to call or text me on the Toth Buick GMC Text Line at 330-370-2000 to tell me how the show was and what you'd…
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The Pet Expo is happening this Saturday from 10-4 at Hardesty Park on West Market St in Akron. This will be the 23rd annual!!! Stop on out and enjoy all of the fun activities that will be going on. See who will be crowned Cutest Pet! There will also be pets looking to be adopted into wonderful furever homes. You can also help us get all sorts of supplies and monetary donations to area shelters…
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Listen the rest of this week at 8:15 for your chance to win a 4 pack of FREE games to Rolling Greens Miniature Golf on Rte 619 in Uniontown...PLUS 4 FREE small ice cream cones to New Baltimore Ice Cream with 2 locations - Uniontown or Hartville. All you need to do is listen for the question at 8:15, then be caller #5 with the correct answer and you win! It's that easy - plus…
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I hope you had a wonderful Memorial Day weekend. I hope if you traveled, you had better luck than I did ;) lol. I took the long weekend and went off to Phoenix for a couple days. I've been to Phoenix one other time - many years ago for Spring Training, shortly after the Indians (now Guardians) moved back out there from Florida. We had a good amount of trouble with our flight out of…
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This is one of my favorite weekends of the year! It is of course the unofficial start of Summer, and there is so much to look forward to over the next few months. I enjoy the warmer weather and really, we are just at the beginning! I hope you have a fun filled weekend with friends and family. Make sure you spend time doing the things you enjoy. Have a great long weekend. If you…
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