Category: Meet the Team

Get Ready! Get Set! Have Fun This Summer!

On the Morning Thing Thursday, Eric shared a 2025 guide to fairs and festivals in Knox County and surrounding counties. This is a great guide for some Summer Fun from Knox Pages.

Some of the events that Eric mentioned include:

  • June First Friday in downtown Mount Vernon.
  • Centerburg Heart of Ohio USA Days
  • Knox County Fair
  • Mount Vernon Music and Arts Festival

WNZR will also be a number of summer events, and we are also looking for community partners to help cover these events.

Click HERE to find out how to become a partner of On The Road with Big Blue this summer.

Click HERE to see all the events listed by Knox Pages.

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WNZR’s Cougar Conversation with Peyton Heiss

WNZR’s Cougar Conversation today features freshman Peyton Heiss from the MVNU Men’s Basketball Team. He is from Plain City, Ohio.

Peyton started playing basketball at the age of 6. One of his favorite memories is learning the sport with his Dad as his coach. Their strong relationship was built during this special time in his life.

He plays guard/forward for the Cougars and is excited to join a team that plays hard every day.

Peyton talks about the RULECougar culture. He is learning how to put others before himself. RULE stands for Relentless Effort, Unbreakable Spirit, Servant Leadership and Competitive Excellence.

Rapid Fire reveals his favorite superhero, what is on his bucket list and what can instantly make his day better.

Enjoy the Conversation!

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Knox Area Transit and Knox County Mobilty

kat-signToday on the Morning Thing, Susie Simpson, Knox County Mobility Manager, and Martin McAvory, transit program administrator, talked about the new transit program in Knox county and the services provided. To listen to the full conversation, click HERE. For more information, click HERE.

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The Morning Thing “Meet the Team” spotlight shines on Knox County 4H

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Every Monday, The Morning Thing’s “Meet the Team” feature shines a spotlight on a local team and some great things happening in our Knox County community.

Today (6/18) we shined the spotlight on Knox County 4H.
WNZR’s Todd McKinley talked with Kayla Jones, Organization Director of the Knox County Farm Bureau. They talked about the new 4H Center and the upcoming 4H Family Fun Day Event. Click HERE to hear their conversation.

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MVNU Basketball Coach Jared Ronai prepares for summer camps.

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Ariel Arena at Mount Vernon Nazarene University will be a busy place this summer as many camps and clinics are scheduled with our athletic teams.
WNZR’s Joe Rinehart talked with Head Basketball Coach, Jared Ronai about the upcoming events for our MVNU basketball team.

Click HERE to hear their conversation.

Click HERE for more information about MVNU Sports Camps and how to register.

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WNZR’s Meet the Team feature shines the spotlight on the Mount Vernon News

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Every Monday, The Morning Thing shares our Meet the Team feature. Today’s spotlight shines on the Mount Vernon News.

WNZR’s Abby Fairless had a chance to chat with Editor, Samantha Scoles. They talked about how the News approaches covering local news, how they are staying strong in 2018 and the local awards that the staff recently received.

Click HERE to hear their entire conversation.

Last week, WNZR was proud to partner with the Mount Vernon News and other local media outlets to bring a candidate forum to our community. Click HERE to see the video from this event. Be an informed voter and go to the polls on Tuesday 5/8!

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Meet the RUC Team (Relationships Under Construction)

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For this week’s “Meet the Team” feature on WNZR, we shine the spotlight on RUC – Relationship Under Construction. WNZR’s Hannah Radke talked with RUC President, Catherine Wood about his amazing ministry.

Click HERE to hear more about what they do to reach out to youth in our community. Plus hear about ministry highlights from 2017 and goals for 2018.

For more information about RUC, click HERE.

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Meet the Team – CareerFest 2018

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For our Meet the Team feature this week, we talked to MVNU’s Director of Career Development, Gary Swisher about the 2018 CareerFest.

Daria Swisher from The Morning Thing got a chance to chat with her Dad about this great event for college students.
Click HERE to hear their conversation and to find out how to register for this great event.

For more information about CareerFest 2018, go to https://www.ofic.org/careerfest/

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Meet the Team – Crunch Out Obesity in Knox County

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This week’s Meet the Team feature shines the spotlight on “Crunch Out Obesity in Knox County”. Daria Swisher of The Morning Thing talked with Lisa Rutter from United Way and Ashley Phillips from the Knox County Health Department about this successful program. Click HERE to hear their conversation.

For more information about Crunch Out Obesity, click HERE

For more information about getting healthy in Knox County, go to gethealthyknox.org

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