The WNZR Christmas Gift Exchange IS BACK! Tune in for your chance to win an amazing prize. Each day of the contest, our DJs will select Christmas gifts to put under the tree. Throughout the day, the DJs will give a cue to call 740-397-WNZR (9697). Caller #9 gets the chance to pick which DJ’s gift they want from under the tree. You need to choose carefully, because you only get one chance to exchange the gift.We’ll announce the SEVEN grand prize winners on Friday, December 19th throughout the 7am hour on The Morning Thing. Congratulations to Lisa of Mount Vernon and Erica of West Virginia!
Today on the show we talked with Austin Swallow who is the Food For The Hungry Board President. We also had our weekly Who am I? trivia question where one lucky person has a chance to win a $5 gift card to Watts Restaurant. Make sure to visit https://www.foodforthehungrycares.org/ to find out more information on the drive as well as how to make a donation to Food For The Hungry.
Here is our conversation with Austin:
I was born on December 6th, 1921, in Waukegan, Illinois.
I was one of four boys and I also set the first state record at birth weighing 14 lbs. 12 oz.
I attended the University of Northwestern on a college basketball scholarship in 1940.
I didn’t take up football until my sophomore year of college.
I played quarterback for 9 years with the Cleveland Browns from 1946 until 1955.
I was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1965.
I died on December 17th, 2003, at the age of 82.
….I am Otto Graham
Congratulations to Joseph of Mount Vernon for guessing the correct answer! He wins a $5 gift card to Watts Restaurant.
Today is the first day of Holly Jolly 25! 25 straight days of your favorite Christmas songs till Christmas Day! WNZR would also like to thank these businesses for supporting our Holly Jolly 25; A+ Auto Brokers, GR Smith Hardware, Knox Community Hospital, Knox Starting Point, Lewis Clark Insurance Agency, and Mid-Ohio Powersports. WNZR’s Holly Jolly 25- our Christmas gift to you!
For Praise Thursday Jonathon shared a devotional from Our Daily Bread called “Mutual Encouragement”. Xochitl Dixon shares from Hebrews 3 in the first devotional in the Holiday Edition for Our Daily Bread! You can find a copy with us at WNZR whenever we go “On the Road with Big Blue”.
I later shared a devotional called Remembering Christmas. I shared that the Christmas season can feel crowded and sometimes overwhelming, but the day of Jesus’ birth the innkeepers had no room and Mary gave birth in a stable and laid him in a manger. That before the hustle and bustle of the season, before we forget, lets remember to make room for the true meaning of Christmas.
We are on the road with Big Blue this Saturday, December 3rd from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Fredericktown Christmas Walk Charity Auction. It will be a Country Christmas this year to celebrate the 22nd Annual Christmas Walk and Charity Auction with a partnership with Food For the Hungry of Knox County to help raise funds to support Fredericktown Interchurch, the Fredericktown Salvation Army, and the Fredericktown Community Relief Fund. To register for the annual 5K fun run or walk at the link found on the Fredericktown Christmas Walk Facebook page.
Congrats to Henry from Howard for guessing the correct answer of Bing Crosby, “Do you Hear what I Hear.” He wins an Anne Wilson, My Jesus cd!
Someone we’ve talked about many times for Artist Newsdays returns to the show! It’s none other that CeCe Winans!!
CeCe Winans has experienced quite an amazing year. She has helped spread love, hope and encouragement for the past 18 months. Her album Believe For It became an instant hit. It received a ton of recognitions including being in the Billboard’s top 10 Gospel Labels. Here is what Jeff Moseley, Founder/President Fair Trade Services had to say about Winans, “We had high hopes and dreams for our partnership with CeCe and have been overjoyed with the success that we’ve experienced. It’s an honor to partner with an icon like CeCe.”
The year-end Billboard Charts listed Winans as Top Gospel Female Artist of the year with the single, “Believe For It” dominating the Gospel Digital Song Sales Chart and holding the #1 slot for 18 weeks. The influence of Winans and Believe For It continued to shine brightly when the 2022 Grammy nominations were recently announced adding three more nods to her list of 28 nominations: Best Gospel Performance/Song, “Never Lost;” Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song, “Believe For It” (Dwan Hill, Kyle Lee, CeCe Winans & Mitch Wong, songwriters) and Best Gospel Album, Believe For It. Winans also received four Dove Awards! Here is what Winans had to say on the success, “I’m feeling really blessed right now! Thankful for people’s lives being uplifted by Believe For It. God is good.”
“Believe For It” continues to have success on the radio. The song is currently at #4 on the Billboard Gospel Airplay Chart. Winans is also in the Top 5 Christian Female Artist of the Year. Winans also has plans for a tour across the US in 2022.
For King & Country are in Columbus THIS FRIDAY for their Drummer Boy Christmas Tour at the Schottenstein Center! The concert will start at 7pm and tickets can be found here!
Also, the Trans-Siberian Orchestra will be at Nationwide Arena in Columbus Sunday, December 26th! They will have a matinee showing at 3pm and an evening showing at 8pm. Tickets can be found here!
Lyrics: There’s a tree in the Grand Hotel, one in the park as well It’s the sturdy kind that doesn’t mind the snow.
Answer: ???
This song was a stumper! We’ll bring it back next week for TWO $5 gift cards to Everlasting Cup!
Today our focus is on the Knox County Park District and the Millwood Church of Christ, who have teamed again to bring a new activity to the popular Fire and Ice event that benefits Food For The Hungry. Fire and Ice 2021 will be held as two drive-through events, one at Wolf Run Park and one at Millwood Church of Christ. The drive-through events are scheduled for Saturday, December 11 from 5 p.m. – 8 p.m. at both locations.
Luminaria will magically guide you through the Wolf Run Regional Park parking lot located at 17621 Yauger Road in Mount Vernon. There, Park District staff will be on hand to retrieve boxed and canned food items from your vehicle and accept monetary donations for Food For The Hungry. No need to park and leave your car as the drive-through luminaria will guide you to the drop-off point in the parking lot.
Across the county, the Millwood Church of Christ located at 10900 Millersburg Road in Howard also has luminaria to guide you through the church parking lot at a drive-through event. At this location church personnel and volunteers will be on-hand to accept canned and boxed food items and monetary donations for Food For The Hungry.
– I was born December 8, 1925 in New York City – My parents were vaudeville dancers and I started dancing as a child – I was drafted into the US Army in 1943 and put on performances for troops – My father, godfather and I made up the Will Mastin Trio – In 1956 I starred in the Broadway musical, Mr. Wonderful – I became part of Frank Sinatra’s Rat Pack in 1959 and starred in Ocean’s 11 – I died of throat cancer in 1990
I am…Sammy Davis, Jr.
Congratulations to Bob from Howard, who guessed correctly and wins the $5 gift card to Everlasting Cup!
We are excited to feature Foodstock 2021 for our weekly Food For The Hungry feature.
Elixir Presents will hold their 10th Annual Foodstock, a live concert, featuring the music of Peter, Paul & Mary, Joan Baez and other folk artists on Monday, December 6 at 7:00 pm.
The concert will be held at the Memorial Theater at the Knox Memorial (112 E. High St., Mount Vernon, Ohio). Admission is food items and/or monetary donation. Information about Foodstock can also be found at www.elixirpresents.com
– I was born December 1, 1913 in Weatherford, TX – My father was a lawyer and my mother a violin teacher – I married at 17 and had a son, Larry, who later became a TV star – My big break came on radio, where I was singing for a show and was discovered by Oscar Hammerstein – I made my Broadway debut in 1938 – I starred in South Pacific, The Sound of Music and my most famous role, Peter Pan – I was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 1973
I am…Mary Martin. Congratulations to Marty from Howard, who wins the $5 gift card from Everlasting Cup.
Top collecting schools in two categories will once again be awarded the traveling plaque as provided by COTC to recognize each school’s accomplishment.
The Central Knox County Award will go to either Mount Vernon or the Knox County Career Center. And The Greater Knox County Award will go to one of the following schools: Centerburg, Danville, East Knox, or Fredericktown. Each year, the winning school’s name is added to the traveling plaque.
Representatives from each school will be invited to participate in the Food For The Hungry broadcast from the Memorial Theater at the Knox Memorial on Friday, Dec. 10.
For more information about the High School Food Drive Competition, schools and students can contact Shawn Dugan through email by using shawndugan@windstream.net, to help coordinate their collections or answer questions.
Here are the 2021 collection dates for Knox County High Schools:
* Fredericktown High School: 11/15 – 11/19 – just wrapped up
* Centerburg High School: 11/16 – 12/1
* The Knox County Career Center: 11/29 – 12/9
* Mount Vernon High School: 11/30 – 12/7
* Danville High School: 11/30 – 12/7
– I was born November 24, 1938 in Charlotte, Tennessee – I was Indiana’s Mr. Basketball in 1956 – I was a three-time player of the year and all-American at he University of Cincinnati – I co-captained the US gold medal basketball Team in the 1960 Olympics – I became the first player to average a triple-double in 1962 – I won an NBA title with the Milwaukee Bucks in 1971 – I retired as the NBA’s all-time assist leader; and am now 7th all-time – I’m in the college and pro basketball halls of fame
I am…OSCAR ROBERTSON! Congratulations to Dave from Mount Vernon, who guessed correctly and wins the $5 gift card to Everlasting Cup.
Today I, Hannah, (Yes just me, myself and I) had a super fun show recapping the 38th annual Food For the Hungry Drive, playing the WNZR gift exchange and giving you another chance to win with the Mystery Monday Mystery question!
Our Total for the 38th Food For Hungry Drive is $209,504.27 and 18.7 truckloads of food! Thank you so much Knox County for the support of this year’s Food for the Hungry! You can still give if you didn’t get the chance or find out more HERE!
Congratulations to Matt from Howard who won A Gift Certificate for a 9 inch homemade Pie of his choice from Auntie “M’s” Homemade Goodies and Debbie from Mount Vernon who won a WNZR tote bag and Vintage T-shirt! They have both been entered for our grand prize, a one-night stay the Mount Vernon Grand Hotel and 6 hours of house cleaning from Carefree Cleaning Company! If you want to know more about all of this, click HERE!
Name one of the first famous people, real or fictional, that children learn about.
Answers:
1. George Washington
2. Santa Claus
3.Martins L. King Jr.
4. Jesus Christ
5. Dr. Seuss
6. God
Congrats to Kenneth from Mount Vernon who guessed the top two answers right and won that $5 gift card to Troyer’s of Apple Valley!
Thanks so much for joining me today or checking out the blog!
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