We are so excited to go On the Road with Big Blue to the Knox County Fair!
For our Friday Favorites today, we shared our favorite events at the Fair.
Click HERE to hear from Alyssa, Judah and Marcy.
We hope to see you there. Find Big Blue beside the Junior Fair Booth building, up the hill from the main Fair Board office.
Also, get registered for our amazing prizes at www.wnzr.fm
The Morning Thing talked with Lacey Filkins, Executive Director for Experience Mount Vernon about July First Friday.
Click HERE to hear the full conversation.
Lacey shared highlights of the schedule, best parking places, live music, food truck options and many fun family activities.
The event is from 6pm – 9pm in downtown Mount Vernon.
July’s Theme is “Summer Camp”.
The Big Blue Crew will be in downtown Mount Vernon tonight. We hope to see you there!
Click HERE to see a full list of activities and details about WNZR’s “Drink Up, Soak Up and Frame Up” prize basket. We will give this away tonight before 8pm!
For our Friday Favorites today, The Morning Thing hosts celebrated National Road Trip Day. They shared their favorite road trip memories.
Where will YOU go today?
On Friday, 12/8, a very large broadcast crew met and worked together to bring the 2023 Food For The Hungry Broadcast to the Knox County community.
We brought in equipment and expertise from several companies, over 25 college students from Mount Vernon Nazarene University, two MVNU professors and a lot of volunteers.
The Knox Memorial and Theater buzzed with excitement as we shared check presentations, total announcements from many events and collections, and handed out 21 Winter Grants to local food initiatives. It was an incredible day!
Our current Food For The Hungry total is $263,502.08 and 11 truckloads of food!
Click HERE to listen to the crew as they share their thoughts after a 7-hour broadcast raising funds and celebrating a giving community.
The drive continues until 12/31 and you can still give at http://www.foodforthehungrycares.org
Last year, the extra donations over the 2022 goal enabled Food For The Hungry to give out $25,000 in Summer Grants to help feed kids over the summer months. Every dollar counts!
Thanks for helping us to live out the mission, “Working Together to Care for Our Neighbors”!
For our Friday Favorites, we celebrate the Johnny Appleseed Apple Festival. The Morning Thing hosts share their favorite ways to eat apples.
We hope to see you in downtown Mount Vernon tonight (10/6). Click HERE to see the full list of activities and how you can register to win a Homemade PIE from The Least of These Ministries.
Sonfest is this Saturday (9/16) at Mount Vernon Nazarene University. All this week, The Morning Thing and The Afternoon Drive are featuring conversations with the artists coming to Sonfest this year.
Today, we talked with Blessing Offor. He shares some of his favorites with us including coffee, favorite snack while touring, favorite book and some of his best memories while being on the road. He also talks about some of his favorite artists that have worked with him on some powerful collaborations.
Blessing Offor gives us a preview of Saturday’s show and encourages everyone to come and have fun at Sonfest. He is passionate about creating music for everyone!
We also play Rapid Fire with Blessing Offor and learn what instrument he would like to play and the song he wishes he had written.
Click HERE for more details about Sonfest 2023 and to see the complete schedule.
Click HERE to connect with Blessing Offor.
Today for our Friday Favorites, The Morning Thing hosts shared their excitement for Sonfest 2023 at Mount Vernon Nazarene University. Each host talked about their favorite artist that will be on the Main Stage at Sonfest this year. We hope you join the Big Blue Crew on Saturday in the MVNU Grove for this incredible day of music and ministry.
Marcy Rinehart is excited to see DAMAC – click HERE
Alyssa Sidle loves Aaron Cole – click HERE
Josiah Sidle can’t wait to see Joseph O’Brien for the first time – click HERE
Allison Prouty is super excited to see Blessing Offor on stage at his piano – click HERE
Judah Keith has been a fan of KB since he was a kid – click HERE
Click HERE for more details about Sonfest 2023 and to see the complete schedule.
WNZR is going “On The Road with Big Blue” this week to the Fredericktown Tomato Show!
Join us for 4 days of family fun! This year’s theme is “Sweet Home Fredericktown”.
The Morning Thing spoke with several board members about this year’s event. Listen in to the conversations below.
– We talked with Chris Well about Little Miss Tomato contest, entertainment and the annual Plate Auction.
– Kyle Lepley also shared how this year’s Plate Auction is on Saturday at 7:30pm. 10 limited, hand-painted edition plates are auctioned off to benefit the fair. This year the plate features Bonhomie Acres Pure Ohio Maple Syrup. The plate features the “sugar house” from a 1964 photo when the Brown families tapped about 1,000 trees to produce maple syrup o the farm.
– Carol Ruggles talked about this year’s Kids Parade on Thursday at 6:30pm
– Lesley Ruggles shared details about the annual Baby Crawling Contest, Friday at 6pm
– Cale Grubb talked about Big Wheel Races, Rids and the many choices of FOOD!
Click HERE for a full schedule for the 2023 Fredericktown Tomato Show.
Click HERE for details on Big Blue’s visit to Fredericktown.
Click HERE to register for prizes with WNZR!
WNZR is excited to be part of September First Friday tonight! Our Big Blue Crew will be on-site sharing updates and giving away WNZR goodies.
Please stop by our location, near the MVNU Dog Fountain, and register for our special “Clean Up, Drink Up, and Frame Up” prize basket featuring:
· An entire house cleaning from Carefree Cleaning Company. Amy McDougale gives you 4 hours of house cleaning (Valued at $120)
· One $15.00 gift card to Happy Bean Coffee Shop
· An 8 X 10 color portrait from Seavolt’s Studio Photography (Valued at $150)
Plus, WNZR goodies including an “On the Road with Big Blue” t-shirt, NIV Bible, coasters, cups, micro-fiber cloths, hand fans, Frisbees, guitar flyswatter, magnets, chip clips, and more!
The prize package is valued at over $300!
Experience Mount Vernon Board Member, Lisa Lloyd, shared highlights of the event with The Morning Thing. She talked about the “Back to School” Theme, food choices, and parking options. She also shared special thanks to the sponsors for September.
Click HERE for all the details about September First Friday.
Click HERE to stay connected and up to date on Experience Mount Vernon and all the upcoming acitivies in downtown Mount Vernon.
WNZR joins Mount Vernon Nazarene University to welcome new students today to campus.
It is NEW Student Move-In Day!
Tiffany Van Dame, MVNU’s Director of Student Life talked with Allison Prouty about this exciting day. She shared an overview of this year’s schedule including what she is most looking forward to as students return to campus.
Tiffany also shared goals that she has for the 23-24 school year and exciting new things that are happening for the student body.
Tiffany shares a special message for students and their families. She also shares how we can pray for her and her team as the school year begins.
Enjoy the conversation!
Rise and Shine 