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We love getting to start our week off with some Monday Motivation for you! We took a look at some encouraging and uplifting songs during The Afternoon Drive! Here’s what we talked about:

Gabriella’s Monday Motivation was “Revelation song”:  To provide a glimpse into heaven’s worship and inspire believers to focus on God’s glory, even amid worldly struggles.

Don’t miss our NEW Contest – The Afternoon Drive has Sing for Rend Collective! Each day NEXT WEEK, you will have a chance to sing a Rend Collective song to win a pair of Deluxe Experience Tickets to The Rend Collective Folk! Fall Tour at MVNU on 11/14!  These Deluxe tickets are valued at $75 each!

The 25th Annual WNZR Totally Tasty Tom Turkey Hunt is back! Listen for Tom’s “Gobble” and be caller #5 to be REGISTERED to win a turkey thanks to Smithhisler Meats of Mount Vernon!

Name one word associated with pilgrims:

  1. Mayflower
  2. Bonnets/hats
  3. Buckles
  4. Native American
  5. Religious

Congratulations to Jean of Fredericktown to guessing the top two answers correctly and taking home a $5 gift card to Watts Restaurant in Utica!

Tune in Tomorrow for Artist Newsday and Gametime Tuesday!

Thanks for listening!

– Gabriella and Joe

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Endless Stream of Goodness!!

We love getting to start our week off with some Monday Motivation for you! We took a look at some encouraging and uplifting songs during The Afternoon Drive! Here’s what we talked about:

Gabriella’s Monday Motivation was Cochren & Co. with Running Home. The song conveys that instead of facing anger and punishment, a person who returns to God will find an open, welcoming embrace and unconditional love. It speaks to overcoming a past filled with mistakes and finding redemption, peace, and freedom by “running home” to faith. 

Joe’s Monday Motivation was Matt Redman’s Ten Thousand Reasons. When you feel like there’s no reason to be blessed, this song shows there’s many reasons to be blessed. Even Matt said “ten thousand reasons to be blessed is an understatement.”

Don’t miss our NEW Contest – Ring for Rend Collective. Listen to The Morning Thing and The Afternoon Drive this week! Listen for the short clip of the song Hallelujah Anyway and be Caller #3. You can win a pair of General Admission Tickets to The Rend Collective Folk! Fall Tour at MVNU on 11/14!  Tickets are valued at $26 each! Congratulations to Rhonda of Fredericktown for being caller #3!

What superhero would you never hire as a babysitter? 

  1. Incredible Hulk (38 votes)
  1. Wolverine (25 votes) 
  1. Spiderman (21 votes) 
  1. Iron Man (8 votes) 
  1. Batman (8 votes) 

Congratulations to Bob of Howard for guessing our top two answers correctly and taking home a $5 gift card to Watts Restaurant in Utica!

Tune in Tomorrow for Artist Newsday and Game Time Tuesday with Ethan and Xander!

Thanks so much for listening!

– Joe and Gabriella 🙂

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He’ll Never Let us Down!!

We love getting to start our week off with some Monday Motivation for you! We took a look at some encouraging and uplifting songs during The Afternoon Drive! Here’s what we talked about:

Gabriella’s Monday motivation was Mighty Name of Jesus by Hope Darst: When feeling weak, remember that God’s power is shown in weakness.

Joes Monday Motivation was Won’t Start Now by Seph Schlueter: He has never failed in the past and will not fail them in the future.

We also played Family Feud for our Mystery Monday!

If Batman went broke, what Bat-item would he sell?

  1. Batmobile (81)
  2. Batcave (9)
  3. Batcopter (2)
  4. Batcycle (2)
  5. Batplane (2)

Congratulations to Brylan of Mount Vernon for guessing the top two answers correctly and taking home a $5 gift card to Watts Restaurant in Utica!

Tune in Tomorrow for Artist Newsday and Game Time Tuesday with Ethan and Xander!

Thanks so much for listening!

– Joe and Gabriella 🙂

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God is Your Spiritual Weapon- Use Him!!

We love getting to start our week off with some Monday Motivation for you! We took a look at some encouraging and uplifting songs during The Afternoon Drive! Here’s what we talked about:

Gabriella’s Monday Motivational song was “God is Good” by Francesca Battistelli: This song is about maintaining hope and faith through life’s difficulties by remembering that God’s goodness is a constant, regardless of what happens. Many of people’s struggles are self inflected and can be easily avoidable. Many people often choose a familiar hell rather than taking a chance on an unfamiliar heaven. 

Joe’s Monday Motivation was I Speak Jesus by Kings Porch: A declaration of power, it is a belief that by speaking His name, strongholds can be broken and darkness can be overcome. It’s a spiritual weapon that everyone has a choice to hold. Overcoming struggles, the song frames this as an act of faith that brings freedom. A universal truth, the song’s message is meant to be applied everywhere. It’s a reminder that even in difficult times, peace is available through faith

Congratulations to the Winners in WNZR’s Dove Awards Prediction Prize Giveaway. We had 3 winners: Jess Kirby of Mount Vernon, Casey Kennedy of Mount Vernon, and Tanya Hicks of Butler! Each of them won a prize package including: Phil Wickham “Song Of The Saints” autographed CD, CeCe Winans “More Than This” Limited Edition LP (with 2 white opaque collector’s edition vinyl), Brandon Lake CD, Seph Schlueter CD. Thanks to Fair Trade Services and Sony Music Entertainment/Provident Label Group for their donation of these great prizes!

Congratulations to our winners last Friday for winning a $25 gift certificate to The Alcove Restaurant and a $20 gift certificate to Focus on the Family that can be used for resources on their website! Congratulations to Pastor Richard Prater of First Church of God in Fredericktown, Pastors Mike and Ashley Hadinger from Delta Church in Sunbury, Pastor Ryan Stroop from New Life Church of Nazarene in Mount Vernon, Pastor Ross Slaughter of First Presbyterian Church of Mount Vernon, and Pastor Micah Pelkey from Storyside Church of Bellville. Go to wnzr.fm to nominate your pastor for Clergy Appreciation Month!

Today’s Family Feud question was a stumper, but come back next week and give the top two answers to “Name something kid’s do during recess” to win TWO $5 gift cards to Watts Restaurant in Utica.

Tune in tomorrow for Artist Newsday and Game Time Tuesday!

Thank you so much for listening!

– Joe and Gabriella 🙂

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Keep Climbing with Christ!

We love getting to start our week off with some Monday Motivation for you! We took a look at some encouraging and uplifting songs during The Afternoon Drive! Here’s what we talked about:

Joe talked about how important it is to stay focused on your walk with Christ. There are many things to distract us on our walk. For majority of us it isn’t a “walk” with Christ, but more of a “climb”. Most of the time on our climb there are “rocks” to slip on or people in our way. The closer you are to the top the harder it is to be patient. Sometimes taking a time out and regathering yourself is the best thing to do. Patience is a virtue! Joe’s motivational Monday went hand in hand with Patient by Apollo LTD.

Gabriella talked about Walk With Jesus by Consumed by fire. We should focus on commitment to Christ through life’s challenges, emphasizing that Jesus is the only true path and that He is present with believers even in “the fire” of trials, ultimately transforming them rather than destroying them. – Walk with Jesus is a declaration of commitment to Christ, meaning to follow His ways, obey His teachings, and live in His presence, despite the challenges and unpopularity it may bring. 

Here is your Verse Of The Week on WNZR!

Romans 8:11 (NIV)- “And if the spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Crist from the dead will also give life to you mortal bodies because of his Spirit who lives in you.”

October is Clergy appreciation month. This month is a time to honor our local pastors and their commitment to families in our community. Tell us why you love your pastor. Go online to wnzr.fm and click on the Clergy Appreciation Month banner. Your Church should be within 25 miles of Mount Vernon. Each Friday, 5 local pastors will be honored on The Morning Thing (throughout the 7am hour). We will ALSO put ALL nominated pastors into a drawing for a GRAND PRIZE for Clergy Appreciation Month! We will award FOUR Grand Prizes which is an overnight stay in the Mount Vernon Grand Hotel. Nominate your pastor at wnzr.fm TODAY!

Cast your predictions for the Dove Awards and get registered to win a special Dove Award Nominee Prize Package featuring special gifts from 2025 Dove Award nominees!! Tell us who you think will win “Song of the year” and “Artist of the year” at the 56th annual Dove Awards, go to wnzr.fm and click on the “Dove awards predictions 2025” banner. The deadline to vote is this Thursday, October 9th at 11:59pm and The Morning Thing will announce the winner Monday, October 13th! – Go to wnzr.fm for more information and prizes!

For our Mystery Monday, we had another game of Family Feud!

Name something people do at a wedding. 

  1. Dance – 35 
  1. Eat – 30 
  1. Cry – 20 
  1. Toast – 15 

Congratulations to Cody of Mount Vernon for guessing the top two answers correctly and taking home a $5 gift card to Watts Restaurant in Utica!

Thanks for listening!

– Joe and Gabriella 🙂

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Let God Help and Heal!!

We love getting to start our week off with some Monday Motivation for you! We took a look at some encouraging and uplifting songs during The Afternoon Drive! Here’s what we talked about:

Find reasons to praise God and maintain faith even when life is difficult, filled with challenges and pain, not just during easy times. Bad things are prone to happen in a world with freewill. In bad times I hold my faith tightly and talk to God. It’s vital to pray and focus on the positives even when they’re hard to find. When times are hard find something to celebrate and praise God. He is here for us.

Isaiah 41:10 says “So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand”.

“Hallelujah Anyway” – Rend Collective lyric video

We also talked about The Afters song “You Never Gave Up On Me” for Joe’s Monday Motivation!

Here is your Verse Of The Week on WNZR!

Isaiah 40:8 (NIV)- “The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God endures forever”. 

All this week during the Morning Thing and Afternoon Drive, we will be giving trivia questions about one artist. The first caller to guess the artist correctly wins TWO SonFest tickets for this Saturday 9/20! Stay tuned throughout the week! Congratulations to Janell of Mount Vernon for winning two tickets for SonFest on The Afternoon Drive!

For our Mystery Monday, we had another game of Family Feud!

Name a reason people wake up in the middle of the night. 

Bathroom – 35 (votes) 

Noise – 25 (votes)

Nightmare – 15 (votes)

Thirsty – 15 (votes)

Kids crying – 10 (votes)

Congratulations to Hannah of Mount Vernon for being the first call to answer the top two answers, taking home TWO $5 gift cards to Watts Restaurant in Utica! Tune in tomorrow on Tuesday for Artist News Day and Game Time Tuesday!

Thank you so much for listening!

– Joe and Gabriella

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God’s Love Will ALWAYS Be Powerful!!

We love getting to start our week off with some Monday Motivation for you! We took a look at some encouraging and uplifting songs during The Afternoon Drive! Here’s what we talked about:

We dove in deeper to Megan Wood’s “The Truth” and talked about how our identity is important. Finding ourselves and our identity is important, but many people struggle with insecurities. When you feel unaccepted there is someone that will accept your flaws and all. And Knowing God’s love and Identity in Christ. Romans 8:38-39 (NIV)

“The Truth” by Megan Woods lyric video

We also talked about TobyMac’s song “Speak Life” for Monday Motivation!

It doesn’t matter who you are, how young or old you are, you have the power to make a powerful difference in someone’s life. By simply speaking life to someone, you could be the brightest light to someone’s day and be a part of changing the trajectory of their day! Simply by smiling to someone in passing and saying “hi” could be the biggest difference in someone’s life!

“Speak Life” – TobyMac Music Video

Here is your Verse Of The Week on WNZR!

John 5:14 (NIV)- “Later Jesus found him at the temple and said to him, ‘see, you are well again. Stop sinning or something worse may happen to you.'”

Big Blue stopped at the Fredericktown tomato show September 3rd through the 6th – 

Congratulations to our adult prize winners! Satarah Durbin and Robert VanRiper from Mount Vernon. Thursday’s Winners: Cheryl White of Fredericktown and Lori Wicker of Mount Vernon. Friday’s Winners: Tammy Fraizer and Sharon Farrell from Fredericktown. Saturday’s Winners: Madalyn Hartley of Fredericktown and Larry Styers of Mount Vernon. The winner’s won a prize basket that was valued at $80!

Congratulations to our KIDS Prize Basket Winners! Wednesday’s Winner: Tonya Miller of Fredericktown. Thursday’s Winner: Konner. May from Fredericktown. Friday’s Winner: Graham Dugan of Fredericktown. Saturday’s Winner: Jackson Varner of Mount Vernon. Each basket was valued at $45!
We also gave away an AWESOME student prize backpack for ages 11 – 17 courtesy of WNZR and the Office of Admissions at MVNU. 
Congratulations to our winner – Kaley Dugan of Fredericktown. Kaley won a basket valued at over $225 that had:
many MVNU and WNZR goodies, plus TWO tickets to Sonfest 2025 at MVNU!

For our Mystery Monday, we had another game of Family Feud! Unfortunately it was a stumper, come back next Monday for a chance to win TWO $5 gift cards for Watts restaurant in Utica. Here was our prompt:

Name a reason people wake up in the middle of the night.

Thank you so much for listening!

-Gabriella and Ethan

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Look At What HE has done!!

We love getting to start our week off with some Monday Motivation for you! We took a look at some encouraging and uplifting songs during The Afternoon Drive! Here’s what we talked about:

The enemy loves to bring up our sins and mistakes, whether past or present, trying to make us believe we’re too far gone, and that we’ve messed everything up. It messes with our heads and brings us down. The enemy tries to make us forget what Jesus did for us on the cross and make us think that God can’t save us.

However, the truth is that God does make all things new, and He has erased our sins by sending His one and only Son, Jesus, to die on the cross on behalf of us for our sins! We took a listen to Tasha Layton’s Look What You’ve Done and what this song says. Instead of letting ourselves tell ourselves “Look what you’ve done”, “You messed everything up”, let’s turn our eyes to Jesus, and thank Him for what He’s done, which was and is enough to save us and make us clean! Whatever you’ve done, Jesus is bigger than it, and He is enough! Look what He’s done on the cross to make you new!

1 Peter 2:24 (NIV) “He himself bore our sins” in his body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; “by his wounds you have been healed.”

Here is your verse of the week!

Psalms 16:7 (NIV) “I will praise the LORD, who counsels me; even at night my heart instructs me.”

We’ve got another Family Feud-style question for Mystery Monday! Here was your prompt for this week:

Past or present, name a famous wall.

  1. Great Wall of China (51 votes)
  2. Berlin Wall (35)
  3. Vietnam Wall (10)
  4. The Wailing Wall (2)

Congratulations to Jean from Mount Vernon for being the first to call in and correctly guess the top two answers, taking home a $5 gift card to Watts Restaurant in Utica! Tune in tomorrow on Tuesday for Artist News Day and Game Time Tuesday!

Thank you so much for listening!
– Joe and Ethan

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More Than We Could Ever Ask, Think Or Imagine!

We love starting the week off strong with some Monday Motivation on The Afternoon Drive!

We took a look at Tauren Wells and Davies’ song Take It All Back during the show today, and we talked about how the enemy comes “only to steal and kill and destroy”, as it says in John 10:10. But when we look at the rest of that verse, Jesus says “I have come that they (That’s us!) may have life, and have it to the full.”

This song is a declaration of taking everything the enemy is stealing from us. Our joy, our peace, our strength. We take it all back in the Name of Jesus and by staying rooted in His Word. The enemy loves to take us on little rabbit trails in our mind by throwing some lies in our head, have us follow them, and eventually find ourselves lost in worry and anxiety, resulting in us feeling like we lost our joy. We can take heart, for Jesus came so we can have life, live it to the full, and combat the enemies lies by “take[ing] captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.” (2 Corinthians 10:5; NIV)

This song is a powerful declaration of taking our joy back, and setting our eyes on God, who has never lost a battle! What a powerful message to start our week off!

Here is our Verse Of The Week on WNZR!

Luke 6:38 (NIV)
“Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.”

For Mystery Monday, we have another game of Family Feud! Here was today’s prompt:

Besides a teacher, name a job at a high school.

  1. Janitor (47 votes)
  2. Principal (34)
  3. Counselor (7)
  4. Cafeteria Worker (4)

Congratulations to Jim from Mount Vernon for being the first to call in and give us the top two answers on the board, taking home a $5 gift card to Watts Restaurant in Utica! Tune in tomorrow for Artist Newsday and Game Time Tuesday!

Thank you so much for listening!
– Joe and Ethan

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