Today, The Morning Thing featured several WinterJam artists on the show.
They talked about Christmas traditions, plans and their favorite Christmas songs.
Click HERE to listen to the conversation.
Artists featured include: Matthew West, David Crowder, Lauren Daigle, Matt Butler of Newsong and Michael Cleveland of Stars Go Dim.
Click HERE for more information about WinterJam 2016 and how you can get tickets.
Do you love watching Christmas movies? WE DO!
We found 24 interesting facts about the classic, “It’s A Wonderful Life”.
Check out what Good Housekeeping shared about this amazing film.
Click HERE.
The Morning Thing co-hosts shared their favorite Christmas movies for our Fave 5.
Aubrey Bailey – click HERE to hear why she loves “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation”
Jenna Potts – click HERE to hear why she loves “The Santa Clause” movies
Marcy Rinehart – click HERE to hear why she loves “White Christmas”
Wesley Boston – click HERE to hear why he loves “A Charlie Brown Christmas” and “A Christmas Carol”
Are you stressing out about Christmas?Â
Check out this “To Don’t” list from Huffington Post.
Click HERE and start to feel more relaxed!
Remember that WNZR is here for you and your family this holiday season.
Tune in for wonderful Christmas music with inspiring messages all day long. You can also hear inspiring messages from Insight for Living (weekdays at 9am) and Focus on the Family (weekdays at 9:30am).
Click HERE for the complete list of programs at WNZR.
Merry Christmas from The Lifeline, WNZR!
Even though it is still 54 degrees in Mount Vernon CHRISTMAS IS ALMOST HERE!!! The WNZR staff is excited to celebrate the joy of this holiday season with you! With our traditional 24/7 Christmas music and WNZR’s Christmas Gift Exchange we thought it would be fitting to look at Christmas traditions around the world.
To read about these unique traditions click HERE!
Plus, WNZR staff will be ringing bells for the Salvation Army at Kroger in Mount Vernon from 9am to 6pm today! All donations will support this organization and the many things they do for our community. Last year we raised $644.78 and this year we need your help to double that total! So stop by to see our DJs and donate to the Salvation Army.
For more information on the Salvation Army check out their website HERE!
Today, we shared some NEW Christmas music for 2015.
Check out these great NEW albums by some of your favorite artists.
Chris Tomlin – Adore, Christmas Songs of Worship (Live)
Rend Collective – Campfire Christmas Vol.
Laura Story – God With Us
MercyMe –Â MercyMe It’s Christmas
Here are the favorite Christmas songs from The Morning Thing
co-hosts:
(Make sure to click on each link to see a video for each song)
Aubrey Bailey – Oh Holy Night by Barlow Girl
Wesley Boston – Silent Night by Kim Walker Smith of Jesus Culture
Jenna Potts – It’s The Most Wonderful Time of the Year by Michael W. Smith
Marcy Rinehart – Give This Christmas Away by Matthew West/Amy Grant
Today on The Morning Thing we recapped the Food for the Hungry broadcast that took place over the weekend.
Click HERE to hear comments from crew members and volunteers as the broadcast wrapped up Saturday night. We were all celebrating an amazing day!
The totals from Saturday were amazing! $190,000 and 65 truckloads of food were collected! More specific totals and lots of pictures coming soon.
It was a busy morning on The Morning Thing today. We had the chance to talk with Lisa Mazzari, Food for the Hungry Drive Coordinator, and Brandon and Gigi Gonzalez-Cottrell, The Salvation Army of Knox County, and Joy Harris, Executive Director of Interchurch. They shared their final thoughts on why Food for the Hungry is so important to our community
To hear the whole conversation click HERE
We would love to see you come out and join WNZR for the 34th annual Food for the Hungry Drive tomorrow, Saturday, December 12th. We will broadcast from City Hall from 9am to 5pm providing updates on the total and all activities. The Big Blue Crew wants YOUR help in supporting Interchurch Social Services and the Salvation Army.
The top ten food items needed are canned meat (chicken, tuna), beef stew/hearty soups, canned pasta, boxed dinners (Hamburger Helper), peanut butter, spaghetti/spaghetti sauce, cereal (hot and cold), baked beans/kidney/chili beans, noodles/instant rice/potatoes, canned fruits and vegetables.
For more information check out the Food for the Hungry website HERE!
Food For The Hungry – Working together to care for our neighbors.
Food For The Hungry benefits the Salvation Army and Interchurch Social Services of Knox County.
Interchurch has branches in Centerburg, Fredericktown and Danville.
We had a chance to talk with the Branch Managers in those areas: Diane Bennett from Centerburg, Sue Wadian from Danville and Katie Frazier from Fredericktown.
Click HERE to hear the conversation about need and how donations are making a difference.
You can make a donation NOW online. Click HERE.
You can also stop at one of the collection points open on Saturday 12/12:
Click HERE for a list of 25 collections points and our top 10 list of items needed at the food pantries.
Food For The Hungry – Working together to care for our neighbors!
Click HEREÂ to hear from members of the Shopping Cart Derby Teams!
Support WNZR in The Food for the Hungry Media Shopping Cart Derby, Saturday, December 12th!
The 13th annual Media Shopping Cart Derby is Saturday, December 12th and THIS year will be different. We have a NEW Twist!
Our 4 media teams will return with cart pushers from the Mount Vernon News, Time Warner Cable, WNZR and 93.7 Super Q/News Talk Sport Radio 1300 WMVO.
Our 4 teams will start from the 4 corners of Mount Vernon:
The Mount Vernon News will have the SOUTH ROUTE, starting at the Knox County Career Center.
Time Warner Cable will have the WEST ROUTE, starting on Harcourt Road across from Ross Motors.
WNZR will have the NORTH ROUTE, starting at Dr. Price’s Vet Clinic on Mansfield Road.
WMVO/WQIO will have the EAST ROUTE, starting at Edgewood Road and working down East High Street.
All teams will meet at the Public Square in front of City Hall.
What is different? We are THROWING OUT the trophies.
The teams will start at 1:06pm and work to hit every house and business on their routes, picking up donations of food and dollars.
What is the NEW TWIST? Our 4 shopping cart teams will compete in the Food For The Hungry GAMES in front of City Hall around 2:15pm.
The teams will compete in 3 events: Fast Pack, Pedal Cart Pull and Food Bank Check Out.
You will definitely WANT to SEE the Food For The Hungry Games. It will be challenging. It will be fun. It will be a memory for everyone.
The WNZR team is Kelsey Bryte and Faith Orecchio! Their route is the North end of Mount Vernon. The team will be starting on Dr. Price’s Vet Clinic on Mansfield Road, travel down Mansfield Road, to North Main Street and then to the Public Square.
Meet them on their route and give a donation to help Food for the Hungry. Or drop off your donation at the station. Then, make sure that you are routing on Kelsey and Faith in the Food For The Hungry Games at 2:15pm.
The NEW and IMPROVED Shopping Cart Derby is Saturday, December 12th.
There are SO many ways that you can donate to the annual Food For The Hungry campaign.
Click HERE to see a calendar of events.
The Morning Thing talked with John Chidester from the Public Library of Mount Vernon and Knox County about their Food for Fines campaign.
Click HERE to find out how you can donate food and take care of your fines at the library.
The Morning Thing team also talked with Todd Parsons from WRP CPAs about the various ways to give to Food For The Hungry.
Click HERE to find out how this accounting firm is involved and how you can donate NOW.
Do your part and make a donation NOW. Join WNZR and help us reach the 2015 goal of $185,000 and 50 truckloads of food.
