For our Friday Favorites today, The Morning Thing hosts shared their favorite memories of Sonfest.
Click HERE to hear from Marcy Rinehart and Wesley Boston.
The Christian music festival will be held on Saturday, September 17 on the campus of Mount Vernon Nazarene University. We hope to see you there!
Please share your favorite Sonfest memories with us!
WNZR’s Marcy Rinehart had a chance to talk with Blanca.
She is part of this year’s lineup for MVNU’s Sonfest on Saturday, 9/17/2022.
Blanca shared the exciting news about her new album, The Heartbreak and the Healing. She shared how her writing process was connected to her own heartbreak and healing journey of the past several years.
Blanca wants her listeners to hear a message that God has a purpose for their story, even the tears, the heartbreak, and the difficult times.
Blanca shared that God is teaching her to find joy in the hard times, even in the midst of the trial. Her new song The Healing talks about the actual process of God’s healing in her life.
The new album releases on September 23rd.
Enjoy the conversation.
Click HERE to hear the full conversation
Click HERE for all the details about Sonfest 2022.
Click HERE to find out how to win a FUN WNZR/MVNU T-Shirt Prize Package at Sonfest!
Sonfest Lineup:
SonFest 2022 has lots to offer. Take a look at what we’ve got going on throughout the day!
NOON
Gates, Food Trucks, and Inflatables Open
2:00 P.M.
BMX Bike Show #1 Starts
4:30 P.M.
BMX Bike Show #2 Starts
Main Stage Bands
See who’s rocking our main stage for SonFest 2022!
1:10 PM
– The New Respects –
2:35 PM
– Wolves at the Gate –
4:00 PM
– Blanca –
5:45 PM
– Trip Lee –
7:50 PM
– Red Rocks Worship –
Side Stage Bands
We’ve got some awesome side stage bands for SonFest 2022 – see below!
1:45 PM
– Poetic Descent –
3:10 PM
– Soft Sound –
4:50 PM
– Sam Day –
6:35 PM
– Safekept –
9:30 P.M.
SonFest 2022 Closing
Artists and schedule are subject to change.
WNZR’s Wesley Boston had a chance to talk with Kory Miller from Red Rocks Worship.
They are the headliner at MVNU’s Sonfest on Saturday, 9/17/2022.
Kory shared the band’s #1 goal – to worship the Lord!
He also shared how the group has seen God use Christian music in powerful ways through radio stations and at their concerts. Kory also shares the news about the next album for the band. Enjoy the conversation.
Click HERE to hear the full conversation
Click HERE for all the details about Sonfest 2022.
Click HERE to find out how to win a FUN WNZR/MVNU T-Shirt Prize Package at Sonfest!
Sonfest Lineup:
SonFest 2022 has lots to offer. Take a look at what we’ve got going on throughout the day!
NOON
Gates, Food Trucks, and Inflatables Open
2:00 P.M.
BMX Bike Show #1 Starts
4:30 P.M.
BMX Bike Show #2 Starts
See who’s rocking our main stage for SonFest 2022!
1:10 PM
– The New Respects –
2:35 PM
– Wolves at the Gate –
4:00 PM
– Blanca –
5:45 PM
– Trip Lee –
7:50 PM
– Red Rocks Worship –
We’ve got some awesome side stage bands for SonFest 2022 – see below!
1:45 PM
– Poetic Descent –
3:10 PM
– Soft Sound –
4:50 PM
– Sam Day –
6:35 PM
– Safekept –
9:30 P.M.
SonFest 2022 Closing
Did you know that WNZR, MVNU and Mount Vernon are featured in a new book? YES!
Marcy Rinehart of The Morning Thing had the privilege of talking with Author, Heidi Gray McGill about her new book Dial P for Perfect.
It is part of a series of books called You Are On The Air. Each book focuses on a radio station.
We talked with Heidi about how she got into writing, why she chose to set the story in Mount Vernon and the sensitive topic of this book. Dial P for Perfect tells the story of Ginger – a curvy girl who is learning to accept herself for the way God sees her!
Click HERE to hear the Marcy’s conversation with Heidi.
You can find the book on Amazon. Search for Heidi Gray McGill or click HERE.
The book releases on Wednesday, 9/7/22.
Follow Heidi and sign up for her newsletter at – https://heidimcgill822089357.wordpress.com/
(When you sign up, you get a FREE book!)
Dial P for Perfect Synopsis:
Being a curvy girl can be a curse…unless you find someone who values the person you are underneath.
Snarky is one way to describe Ginger’s response to life, love, and loss—as in weight loss. She needs to whip up a little creativity, self-forgiveness, and reality.
Reggie is one cup nerd, two cups out-of-style, and a dollop of comfortable. Add in a dash of corny, and you’ve got a heap of fun even though Ginger can’t count their time together as dates. Stir in her best friend Scott, whom Ginger’s liked since University, and you have all the makings of a recipe for confusion and potential heartbreak.
Enjoy some belly laughs with Ginger as she navigates dating life. Walk beside her, figuratively—since that’s too much like exercise—as she determines her path in life. Will she accept herself as she is, or will changing to achieve perceived perfection challenge Ginger to dig deep into how God sees her?
We see our flaws, but our heavenly Father sees His intricate, thoughtfully designed creation.
Heidi Gray McGill
WNZR is honored to partner with Experience Mount Vernon for some amazing community events.
Tonight is September First Friday – an amazing night of fun for everyone!
Experience Mount Vernon Downtown Manager, Anthony McNeal talked with The Morning Thing about this wonderful event and how your visit to downtown greatly impacts our city!
Click HERE to hear the conversation.
Anthony shared:
Stay connected with Experience Mount Vernon online at https://www.experiencemv.org/ or on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ExperienceMountVernon
The Morning Thing brings you the MVNU Presidential Update on the first Friday of each month. We talk with MVNU President, Dr. Henry Spaulding about what is happening on campus.
Click HERE to hear the conversation.
This month, Dr. Spaulding shares about these topics:
To stay up to date on MVNU, go to https://www.mvnu.edu/
MVNU is a proud sponsor of the September First Friday event. The theme this month is “Back to School” Night! You can find MVNU’s tables and activities in the Community Corner section.
The community corner will be located on West Gambier Street near South Main Plaza. Stop by and have fun at each table!
We talked with representatives from the MVNU Departments that will be participating at First Friday. Click HERE to hear the conversations.
They each shared details about their program, the role they have at MVNU, and their goals for the 2022-2023 academic year. They also gave us highlights of the fun activities coming to September First Friday.
You can learn more about the academic programs at MVNU at – https://www.mvnu.edu/academicprograms
Thanks to these faculty members for talking with WNZR:
Dr. Jessica Grubaugh, Associate Dean for the Jetter School of Professional Studies and the Education Department Chair for GPS
Dr. Florence Lim-Hardjono, Assistant Professor and Program Director, Communication Sciences and Disorders
Dr. Carrie Beal, Professor of Biology and Chair of Biology and Physical Sciences
Warren Neal, Adjunct School of Nursing & Health Science
Dr. Rachel Young, Chair of Social Work, GPS Coordination, Assistant Professor of Social Work and Field Education Director
Dr. Jose Oommen, Chair of the Engineering Program
Things morning we shared an article from iBelieve about how to tell if God is opening a door for you or if it is the devil tempting you. This is a hard thing to navigate so we wanted to help you out by sharing 9 Signs That God is Opening a Door.
Here are just a few but you can read all 9 by clicking HERE.
WNZR’s Joe Rinehart talks with MVNU Head Softball Coach, Jeana Howald about the post-season play for the Lady Cougars.
She shares the news of this exciting season and how the ladies are preparing for today’s games.
Click HERE to hear their conversation.
They will face Goshen College today at Noon in the Crossroads League Tournament.
Rise and Shine 