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NZ Top 10 + New Music Friday

Here’s this week’s NZ Top 10:

10: Blanca – Who I Am

9: Chris Tomlin – Jesus Loves ME

8: Needtobreathe – Brother

7: MercyMe – Greater

6: Jeremy Camp – He Knows

5: Matt Maher – Because He Lives

4: Francesca Battistelli – Holy Spirit

3: Hawk Nelson – Drops In The Ocean

2: For King & Country – Shoulders

1: Third Day – Soul On Fire

New Music (Click each for video)

Audio Adrenaline – Love Was Stronger 

Chris Tomlin – At The Cross

And don’t forget to register for our prize baskets at the Danville/Howard Turkey Festival! You can register online by clicking here! 

Have a great weekend!

-Jess

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Praise Thursday – Fathers

With Father’s Day being this weekend, we talked all about fathers for Praise Thursday.

Joe shared a list that Tony Dungy put together, called “10 Ways to Be an All Pro Dad”. You can find that list here.

We also talked about the top TV dads. Joe said if he had to choose a TV dad to be his dad, he would choose either Charles Ingalls from Little House on the Prairie or John Walton from the Waltons, because they both remind him of his own dad. I would choose either Danny Tanner from Full House of Philip Banks from the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. We shared a list of TV Guide’s “50 Greatest TV Dads of All TIme”. You can see the full list here.

Joe also shared the story of the prodigal son. You can read the whole thing here.

And of course, we couldn’t forget about our Take Dad to Dinner contest! Head over here and tell us why you love your dad and why you want to take him out to dinner for his chance to win. Registration ends at 11:59 pm TONIGHT, so make sure you register now!

Have a great end to your week and make sure you come see our Big Blue Crew on the Road at the Danville/Howard Turkey Festival!

-Jess

 

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Who Knew There Were So Many Summer Events?!

On today’s Afternoon Drive, we talked all about the different events and activities happening in Knox County this summer.

We tried to keep everything in chronological order, so grab your calendar and check out all the dates and events down below!

The first event we talked about was one that starts today and goes through Saturday, June 20th – The Danville/Howard Turkey Festival! This year, the festival is introducing GIGANTIC inflatables! Plus, there will be lots of live entertainment, the Little Miss and Mr. Turkey pageant, a live auction, and lots of different food vendors. Plus, we’ll be there with Big Blue all four days of the festival, giving away lots of awesome stuff. You can get more information at the official festival website by clicking here, or you can click here to find out more on our WNZR prize baskets that you can enter to win.

The next event we covered was Centerburg Heart of Ohio USA Days. This festival takes place June 24th-27th, and is packed full of fun stuff, including a parade, the Lucky Ducky Race, the Little Miss Liberty and Little Uncle Sammy pageant, an autographed guitar auction, and tons of live entertainment, including a Beatles tribute band. And, they’ll end the festival with fireworks on Saturday night! For more information on that festival, you can head over here.

Also happening that same weekend is the 56th National WACO Club Reunion. This will take place June 25th-28th and for more information on that, you can head over here.

We also talked A LOT about July 4th weekend, because there are a ton of activities you won’t want to miss. On Friday, July 3rd is Mount Vernon’s June First Friday, which will take place from 6:00pm-9:00pm. That same night is the WNZR Fireworks Viewing Party, which will start at 8:00pm on the back of MVNU’s campus off of Cougar Drive. Then, on Saturday, July 4th is the Ariel-Foundation Park Grand Opening Celebration from 1:00pm-10:00pm. You can find out all the details on that over here. Also on Saturday is Fredericktown’s 4th of July Celebration from 9:00am-11:00pm at Fredericktown Community Park.

Another event you won’t want to miss is MTVArts presentation of Mary Poppins. This will take place July 10th-19th at Memorial Theatre in Mount Vernon and you can get all the details for that by clicking here.

Then, July 25th – August 1st, you’ll want to visit the Knox County Fair. This another event packed full of awesome entertainment and fun for the whole family. You can find out more over here.

On Friday, August 7th, you can check out Mount Vernon’s August First Friday from 6:00pm-9:00pm.

And lastly, you can check out the Dan Emmett Music and Arts Festival. This festival will take place in Mount Vernon August 13th-16th. You can find out more at the official festival website by clicking here.

Also, head over to the Knox County Convention and Visitor Bureau’s website, which you can find by clicking here, for the complete calendar of events happening in Knox County this summer.

Have a great Wednesday evening and make sure to come visit our Big Blue Crew on the road at the Danville/Howard Turkey Festival!

-Jess

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Mystery Monday

Today was Mystery Monday and I got to hide something in the Mystery Box!

After Joe did the hearing test and the smell test, Janice from Danville called in and correctly guessed that the mystery item was a blueberry bagel.

We talked about Take Dad To Dinner, where you can tell us why you love your dad for his chance to win some awesome prizes, including a $25 gift card to Jake’s Restaurant. You can find out more on that over here.

We also talked about the Danville/Howard Turkey Festival, which kicks off this Wednesday. We’ll be giving away a total of 9 different prize baskets for all different ages. You can find out everything you need to know and also register for those prize baskets by clicking here.

Our word of the day was Brobdingnagian, which is a noun meaning a giant, and an adjective meaning marked by tremendous size. Joe pointed out that you may recognize this word from the book and children’s tale, Gulliver’s Travels.

Have a great week and thanks for listening!

-Jess

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NZ Top 10 + New Music Friday

Here’s this week’s NZ Top 10:

10: Unspoken – Good Fight

9: Big Daddy Weave – Overwhelmed

8: Chris Tomlin – Jesus Loves Me

7: MercyMe – Greater

6: Jeremy Camp – He Knows

5: Matt Maher – Because He Lives

4: Francesca Battistelli – Holy Spirit

3: Hawk Nelson – Words

2: For King & Country – Shoulders

1: Third Day – Soul On Fire

This week’s new music (click each for video)

Plumb – Exhale

Passion ft. Kristian Stanfill – Even So Come

Today’s word of the day was precocial, an adjective meaning independent from birth.

Don’t forget to register your dad for Take Dad To Dinner. You can get all the information on that over here.

Have a great weekend!

-Jess

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Praise Thursday

Today was Praise Thursday, and I shared some devotionals from Our Daily Bread.

The first one I shared was “Image Consultants”, which talked about how we should place greater importance on inner transformation versus outer transformation. You can read the whole thing here.

I also shared on titled “We’re A Community”, where we are encouraged to use our gifts that God has given us to help others whenever we have an opportunity to do so. You can check out that one over here.

The last one I shared was “Tell Your Story”, which stressed the importance of telling others our stories and how God has worked in our lives. You can find that whole thing here.

Our word of the day was palaver, which is prolonged and idle discussion.

Thanks for listening and have a great end of your week!

-Jess

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Take Dad To Dinner

On today’s Afternoon Drive, we gave you everything you need to know about our Take Dad To Dinner promotion.

With Father’s Day coming up in just under 2 weeks, we want you to tell us why you love your dad and why you want to take him to dinner. Just go over to our website (click here) and click on the Take Dad to Dinner banner for the entry form. Then, on Friday, June 19th, the Morning Thing will share some of these messages on-air and then draw 4 lucky dads to win some awesome prizes! Each winning dad will receive a $25 gift certificate to Jake’s Restaurant located on Coshocton Avenue in Mount Vernon. They’ll also get an NIV Bible and will have the chance to choose 2 prizes from a our special Father’s Day prize stash, courtest of Gospel Supply Shop, including:

  • The book, “A Father God Blesses”
  • A perpetual calendar with 366 inspirational messages
  • The CD “Dad: A Son’s Greatest Hero, A Daughter’s First Love” featuring songs from artists like Sidewalk Prophets, For King & Country, Mark Schultz, and more of your favorite artists
  • The CD “Sometimes It Takes A Mountain” by the Gaither Vocal Band

It was also Game Time Tuesday and we had a Buzzword stumper with the word “Bill”.

Our word of the day was pica, which is an abnormal desire to eat substances that are not normally eaten, such as chalk. Joe read a little bit from an article about pica that we got from kidshealth.org. You can check out the entire article here.

Thanks for listening and have a terrific Tuesday evening!

-Jess

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Sing Something Nice

(This was supposed to post last Tuesday, but never did- so here it is. Oops!)

On today’s Afternoon Drive, we had a continuation of yesterday’s Say Something Nice Day, and decided to share some song titles that say something nice.

While many songs may say something nice, we stuck strictly to song titles that say something nice.

We looked through the WNZR song library and found a bunch of song titles that fit this theme:

God Gave Me You – Dave Barnes

God Is Watching Over You – Phil Joel

God Loves You – Rachael Lampa

Great Are You Lord – Philips, Craig and Dean

He Sends His Love – Point of Grace

I Will Be Your Friend – Michael W. Smith

I Will Be Here For You – Michael W. Smith

Jesus Loves You – Stellar Kart

Lean On Me – DC Talk

Thank You For Being My Friend – Kim Boyce

We Need Each Other – Sanctus Real

Wish You Were Here – Mark Harris

You Are Loved – Rebecca St. James

You Are So Good To Me – Third Day

You Will Never Walk Alone – Point of Grace

You’ll Never Be Alone – Capital Kings

Your Love Is Strong – Jon Foreman

We also looked at Billboard’s All Time Hot 100:

You Light Up My Life – Debby Boone

We Belong Together – Mariah Carey

I Do It For You – Bryan Adams

I Just Want To Be Your Everything – Andy Gibb

I Want To Hold Your Hand – The Beatles

I Will Always Love You – Whitney Houston

I Love You Just The Way You Are – Billy Joel

You’re Still The One – Shania Twain

Nothing Compares To You – Sinead

Waiting For A Girl Like You – Foreigner

Joe also let me share some of my favorite song titles from my teeny-bopper years that say something nice:

We’re All In This Together – High School Musical

Hello Beautiful – Jonas Brothers

Can you think of any other song titles that say something nice? Let us know which ones we may have missed down in the comments.

It was also Game Time Tuesday and we played Buzzword. Our Buzzword was “egg” and Faith from Mount Vernon was our winner.

We also played song poetry with lyrics from one of our songs that has a title that says something nice:

“Well, I don’t know why it doesn’t come easy, but I know that we could be happy, if we’d only learn to love”

Melissa from Mount Vernon correctly guessed that those lyrics belong to the Sanctus Real song, We Need Each Other.

Our word of the day was chivy, a verb that means to tease or annoy with persistent petty attacks, or to tell someone repeatedly to do something.

Have a terrific Tuesday evening!

-Jess

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World Oceans Day

On today’s Afternoon Drive, we talked about World Oceans Day, where we are supposed to celebrate and honor our world’s oceans. You can read more about World Oceans Day by clicking here!

It was Mystery Monday, and we asked a mystery question about snacks. Brad from Mt.Gilead correctly called in and answered that the two most popular snack foods in the USA are potato chips and chocolate. You can see where your favorite snack food ranks not only in the US, but globally over here!

Our word of the day was purfle, which means to ornament the border or edges of.

We also talked about the Danville/Howard Turkey Festival that is coming up. It will take place June 17th-20th at Danville’s Village Park. We also talked about Relay for Life, which will take place June 19th & 20th. Make sure to look for our Big Blue Crew as we go On The Road with Big Blue to these and many other events this summer!

Thanks for listening and have a fantastic week!

-Jess

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