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NZ Top 10 – 10/6

Heading into Fall Break here at MVNU the only way we know how… by counting down the top 10 songs in Christian Radio! Let’s dive right into it…

10. The Comeback – Danny Gokey
9. Bulletproof – Citizen Way
8. Oh My Soul – Casting Crowns
7. Hard Love – NeedtoBreathe Ft. Lauren Daigle
6. Home – Chris Tomlin
5. The Gospel – Ryan Stevenson
4. Even If – MercyMe
3. Broken Things – Matthew West
2. O Come to the Altar – Elevation Worship
1. Old Church Choir – Zach Williams

For New Music Friday, we brought you two incredibly powerful songs!
Check out ‘Real Love’ from Blanca here!
Hear the story behind the song ‘Real Love’ here!
And ‘Clean; from Natalie Grant here!
Read about the story behind ‘Clean’ here!

“The church is the place where we should talk about everything and feel comfortable. What I’m talking about is a relationship. When you come in contact with Jesus, there’s not religion, that’s a transformation.”
-Natalie Grant

Our NZ Top 10 Back to Back artist spotlight fell, this week, on Kutless!
Check out their songs ‘Strong Tower‘ and ‘King of my Heart‘!
Learn more about the band by visiting their website here!

We went back in time to the year 2006 with our NZ Top 10 Rewinds today!
Check out ‘Give it All Away’ from Aaron Shust,
And ‘Because I’m Forgiven‘ from Phillips, Craig and Dean.

Thanks for tuning in!
Have a great weekend!
-Lilly

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Game Time Tuesday!

For Game Time Tuesday today, we played Song Poetry and Name that Tune!

Our Song Poetry lyrics for today were as follows…
“There’s a place where sin and shame are powerless.
Where my heart finds peace with God and forgiveness.”
Congratulations to Michelle from Mt. Vernon for giving us the correct answer!
The song was ‘At the Cross’ from Chris Tomlin!

Our Name that Tune song was “The comeback” By Danny Gokey – Congrats To Beth from Mount Vernon who correctly guessed this song and won a $5 gift card to Troyer’s of Apple valley!

Joe shared some uplifting news in the mists of the Las Vegas tragedy, with the heroes that showed up in that heart- wrenching situation. Hannah also shared an uplifting devotional about the Vegas tragedy.

 Today’s word of the day was:
Censure
verb
SEN-sher

Definition

: to find fault with and criticize as blameworthy

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Mystery Box Monday!

One week til Fall break here at MVNU and I couldn’t be more excited!
Today was the return of the Mystery Box!
Right off the bat, Joe let us know that it was something that I could eat, so, naturally, I was very excited.
So from the hearing test, I learned that it wasn’t a very heavy object, and that it slid pretty easily. I also learned that it was an item that you could find at most normal supermarkets, and that it’s an item that you don’t normally eat for breakfast.

We actually had a winner after our hearing test, which was awesome!
Congratulations to Mark from Saint Louisville!
The item in the box today… PIZZA!

Our word of the day today…

thimblerig

A swindling game in which the operator palms a pellet or pea while appearing to cover it with one of three thimblelike cups,and then, moving the cups about, offers to bet that no one can tell under which cup the pellet or pea lies.

The venerable swindle thimblerig is nowadays called the shell game (an Americanism dating from about 1890), in which walnut shells or small cups are used for the classic thimbles. The rig of thimblerig is from the archaic noun rig “swindle, fraud.” The verb sense of rig is alive and well in the U.S. in the meaning “manipulate fraudulently” (for example,  the price of precious metals). Thimblerig entered English in the early 19th century.

Thanks for listening!
-Lilly 

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NZ Top 10 9/29

What a long week here on the campus of Mt. Vernon Nazarene University, but there’s no better way to end the week than by counting down the top 10 songs in Christian radio!

Here’s this week’s countdown…

10. The Comeback – Danny Gokey
9. Hard Love – NeedToBreathe
8. Bulletproof – Citizen Way
7. Oh My Soul – Casting Crowns
6. Home – Chris Tomlin
5. The Gospel – Ryan Stevenson
4. Broken Things – Matthew West
3. Even If – MercyMe
2. O Come to the Altar – Elevation Worship
1. Old Church Choir – Zach Williams

For our Breakout hit of the week, we heard from Mandisa and her friends TobyMac and Kirk Franklin in their new song. “Bleed the Same”. Check it out here!

Our NZ Back to Back spotlight fell on Kari Jobe this week!
Check out ‘I am not Alone‘ and ‘Heal our Land’

Thanks for listening!
-Lilly

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Game Time Tuesday! 9/26

For Game Time Tuesday today, we played Song Poetry and Name that Tune!
Our Song Poetry lyrics for today were…

“Lay down my burdens, I lay down my past
I run to Jesus no turning back
Thank God Almighty I’ll be free at last in heaven”

Our winner was Jennifer from Howard!
The song was Home from Chris Tomlin!

Our winner for Name that Tune was Amy from Mt. Vernon!
The song we played was ‘The Comeback’ from Danny Gokey!

Our word of the day today was…

broadside

noun // BRAWD-syde
meaning…

1 a : a sizable sheet of paper printed on one side; also : a sheet of paper printed on one or both sides and folded (such as for mailing)

b : something (such as a ballad) printed on a broadside

2 : all the guns on one side of a ship; also : their simultaneous discharge

3 : a volley of abuse or denunciation : a strongly worded attack

4 : a broad or unbroken surface

Thanks for listening!
-Lilly

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NZ Top 10 – 9/22

A wonderfully sunny first day of fall here in Mt. Vernon!
No better way to celebrate than by counting down the top 10 songs in Christian radio!

10 .The Comeback – Danny Gokey
9. The Gospel – Ryan Stevenson
8. Hard Love – NeedtoBreathe
7. Bulletproof – Citizen Way
6. Home – Chris Tomlin
5. Oh My Soul – Casting Crowns
4. Broken Things – Matthew West
3. Even If – MercyMe
2. O Come to the Altar – Elevation Worship
1. Old Church Choir – Zach Williams

For New Music Friday, we brought you three new songs!
Mandisa/TobyMac/Kirk Franklin – Bleed the Same
Blanca – Real Love
Lauren Daigle – O’Lord

Our Back-to-Back artist spotlight fell on Plumb this week!
Check out her songs ‘Exhale‘ and ‘God Help Me‘

Thanks for listening, and we hope to see you at Sonfest 2017!
– Lilly

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Sonfest Who Knew!

Another very jam-packed day on the Afternoon Drive! Ah!
So today, for Who-Knew Wednesday, we did a very timely ‘who-knew’ topic…
SONFEST!

Sonfest 2017 is coming up very quickly, and we’re getting so excited!
We heard from our Sonfest coordinator, Bharon Hoag, about everything that’s going to be happening on Saturday, and why he’s so excited for Sonfest 2017.

You can check out our conversation with Bharon here!
And if you would like more information about Sonfest, click here!

Our Who Knew Wednesday question today was, of course, Sonfest related!
The Sonfest headliner this year is Plumb, and we had a little bit harder question today for Who Knew Wednesday, as we give away a $5 gift certificate to Troyer’s of Apple Valley! Our Plumb related WKW question was…
When was Plumb born? (MM/DD/YY)
The answer is March 9th, 1975!

Congratulations to Wendy from Mount Vernon for correctly answering our trivia question today!

We were so excited to be able to give away another pair of Sonfest tickets today! Our Sonfest Artist Trivia question today was about Johnny Diaz!
Question: Where is Johnny Diaz originally from? (City and state)
Answer: Lakeland, Florida
Congratulations to Amy from Mount Vernon for calling in and correctly guessing!

We would also like to wish congratulations to our Lion King Junior ticket winner Kristen from Mount Vernon . They will be receiving two tickets to the MTVArts, ArtsIQ production of the Lion King Junior! And if you would like more information about MTVArts and their productions, click here!

And who knew that WNZR has been giving you artist interviews all week long?!
We have gotten the chance to talk to a lot of the performing artists coming to Sonfest 2017, and we want to share them with you! Check out the conversations we had with some of your favorite artists by clicking on the links below!

The JJ Weeks Band
Damac
Bonray
Sarah Reeves

Thanks so much for listening, and we hope to see you at Sonfest 2017!
Be one of the 3,000!
-Lilly

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NZ Top 10 9/15

It officially feels like fall here on the Campus of MVNU, and there’s no better way to celebrate than by counting the top 10 songs in Christian radio!
Here’s the countdown!

10. What a Beautiful Name – Hillsong Worship
9. The Gospel – Ryan Stevenson
8. Hard Love – NeedtoBreathe
7. Broken Things – Matthew West
6. Bulletproof – Citizen Way
5.Home – Chris Tomlin
4. Oh My Soul – Casting Crowns
3. O Come to the Altar – Elevation Worship
2. Even If – MercyMe
1. Old Church Choir – Zach Williams

Our Breakout Hit of the Week was from TobyMac featuring Hollyn!
Check out their song ‘Lights Shine Bright’ here!

Our NZ Artist Back-to-Back spotlight fell on the group Royal Tailor!
Check out ‘Making Me New‘ and ‘Make a Move‘!

Thanks for listening!
-Lilly

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A Motor-Vehicle Mystery Monday!

Kicking off the first day of classes here at MVNU today, and WNZR, well, I’d say we’re back in full swing, but we never stopped swinging 🙂

T’was a fun Mystery Monday today, and we had an ‘On This Day’ type of question.
So… “On this day 1830 was the first ever demonstration of a locomotive against a horse-drawn carriage. Soooo…. 1. Who won the race… 2. why did they win the race? and 3. What was the name of the locomotive?”
The Horse-drawn Carriage won because the belt slipped off the locomotive, and the name of the Locomotive was Tom Thumb.

Congrats to Shawn from Howard!

Be sure to come visit us on Friday, September 1st at First Friday in Mt. Vernon!
Check out all the details here!

Our word of the day today was… ruth!
This means…

  • pity or compassion.
  • sorrow or grief.
  • self-reproach; contrition; remorse.

 

 

Thanks for listening!
-Lilly

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