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.
Today I went to the doctor for an appointment. This was a visit to get ahead of some things in my personal life and health as I start to get older now that I am North of 35. In all honesty this could have been started earlier, but I really feel that now is the time to jump on the wagon and start getting things done. I am going to keep the exact purpose of…
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I don't know about you, but for most of the Summer I have had to continually water the flowers and plants in my yard because of lack of rain. What seems to continually happen this year is I hear we're going to get rain...but it breaks up and goes around us, or dries up before it reaches my house. Today was a very different story. It has been a bit of a different story lately…
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For anyone who has lived in Summit County (or even Stark County) for any amount of time, you remember Parasson's Italian Restaurant. I grew up in Stow and my family ate dinner there all the time in the 90s. Then as Covid hit in 2020, the locations that were left became take out only. Sadly only one location was able to reopen and luckily the dining room is open again as well. It is the…
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The answer is obviously NO. However, Post Malone was made to believe by his mother when he was young that Blake Shelton's single "Austin" was written about him. Post Malone's real name is Austin Post. So you can see where his mom (a big Country music fan) could easily tell a child that and make it make sense. Read the full story here.
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Thursday, 01 August 2024 09:16
August 1st - formerly one of my least favorite days of the year
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In case you haven't looked at the calendar yet, today is August 1st. Growing up, I always dreaded this day on the calendar for one reason - back to school! I knew that once we turned the page to today it would be less than a month until school started. Like most kids, I loved Summer vacation. After having roughly 10 weeks off I was not ready to go back. Of course like anything, a…
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Two weeks from now we will be getting ready for Neon Nights! It is happening August 9th & 10th (Friday & Saturday) out at Clay Resort Jellystone Park in Canal Fulton. Another great lineup this year! Don't forget that WQMX has your hookup for tickets into the show with our Neon Nights Glowaway. Listen for the music montage of artists that will be playing that weekend. When you hear it, that is your cue to…
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Before the trade deadline, the Guards made a couple moves that will hopefully bolster the team and help us in the playoffs. First, they acquired outfielder Lane Thomas from the Washington Nationals. Then today, they picked up right handed pitcher Alex Cobb from The San Francisco Giants. Pitching is something the Indians/Guardians can and have always needed help with. Let's hope these trades work out in our favor! Go Guards!
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I didn't have much to do over the weekend, so I went to the Akron Rubber Ducks...Aeros game with my mom and brother Saturday night. It was a throwback to 1997 that night so the team reverted to the name the Akron Aeros for the evening. They had a very nice 3 run 4th inning, and a MONSTER 6 run 7th to beat Bowie 9-1. The fireworks after the game were a nice way to…
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Tyler Hubbard is playing at the Medina County Fair on Wednesday night next week (July 31st). WQMX has been hooking you up with tickets to the show with our 5 Foot 9 At 9 & 5 contest. Today is the FINAL day to win those tickets, and you now only have 1 more shot - after 5pm today with Ben McKee! Once you hear Tyler Hubbard's song 5 Foot 9, be the correct caller and…
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It has now been 2 years since Brett Eldredge has put out a new album. The last one was 2022's "Songs About You". Also, the last time he had a top 30 song was 2020. Let's hope all of that changes when he releases his next album that he is currently working on. No other details are known at this time and he has been taking an extended break from social media as well. We…
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Fans of Miranda Lambert rejoice! Her new album "Postcards From Texas" will be out September 13th. The album includes "Wranglers" as well as a duet with Parker McCollum! Many fans of hers were able to do some sleuthing and put together a track list BEFORE she made the release public based off posts from her social media. Again, it comes out September 13th and pre-order is available now!
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What is your favorite ice cream flavor? Mine growing up was always Mint Chocolate Chip. Since I am older now, I would say that has changed. I still LOVE Mint Chocolate Chip, but I feel "safer" to explore more interresting flavors these days. I always have liked regular Chocolate and Vinilla - maybe a twist of the two! I enjoy Rocky Road, and Cookie Dough as well. I will also choose a flavor that has…
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It is coming back for another year! - the WQMX Bowling League. This year the league will take place every Thursday night Sep. 19th - Nov. 21st beginning at 7:00 at Station 300 on Cuyahoga Falls Ave in Akron. Get your team together NOW and join us for prizes, the 50/50 raffle and more fun! All of the details can be found and get your team signed up right now...right HERE at WQMX.com!
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Don't get me wrong at all...I LOVE my job. I have dreamed of having a job like this for years. No matter what you do or how well you enjoy your job, we all have those days where we ask "Do I REALLY need to go to work today?" Today was that day for me. I took Buttercup in for his vet appointment early this afternoon to get his Glucose checked (he's all good) and…
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