Today for Mystery Monday we celebrated Batman Day, a day to celebrate the debut of the caped crusader. For our mystery question we asked what comic batman originally appeared in. Sherrisa from Howard called in and correctly told us it was Detective Comics #27, and she won a 5$ gift certificate to Troyer’s of Apple Valley.
Our word of the day for today is Bon Mot, a noun meaning a witty remark or comment; clever saying; witticism.
Here’s this week’s NZ Top 10:
10.Casting Crowns, One Step Away
9. Aaron Shust, Ever Be
8. Lauren Daigle, Trust in You
7. 7eventh Time Down, God is on the Move
6. For King and Country, Priceless
5. Jonny Diaz, Breathe
4. Jeremy Camp, Christ in Me
3. Hillary Scott & the Scott Family, Thy Will
2. MercyMe, Dear Younger Me
1. Ryan Stevenson f/Gabe Real, Eye of the Storm
New songs this week include: NEEDTOBREATHE, Testify
and Steven Curtis Chapman, One True God (click for videos)
SonFest 2016 is tomorrow – congratulations to Darcy and Lori for winning our LAST TWO pairs of tickets!
Our Word of the Day is mettle, a noun meaning vigor and strength of spirit or temperament, or stamina.
Thanks for listening!
-Joe
Today was Who Knew Wednesday and we talked all about SonFest 2016!
SonFest is taking place this Saturday, September 24th and you can find all the information you need over here. Congratulations to Paul from Howard who was our SonFest ticket winner for today. Make sure you tune in tomorrow and Friday for more chances!
And congratulations to Denise of Johnstown who won our Alice In Wonderland Jr. tickets! You can find out more into for that over here.
Our Word of the Day was afflatus (əˈflātəs), a noun meaning inspiration. You can read more on that here.
Have a wonderful Wednesday evening!
We are 4 days away from Sonfest 2016! So to get ready for the big event we are giving away pairs of tickets to Sonfest to whoever can answer trivia about the artist. Today’s winner is Tabitha from Howard who correctly told us that Finding Favour is from Georgia. We will be giving away a pair of tickets everyday on the Morning Thing and the Afternoon Drive.
Our word of the day today is Nefarious, an adjective which means flagrantly wicked or impious.
Today’s Mystery Box item ended up being Eddie’s ear buds…congratulations to Dan from Howard for helping me figure it out!
We also gave away our first pair of tickets to SonFest 2016, THIS Saturday at MVNU. Congratulations to Scott of Mount Vernon – he was our first winner. We’ll be doing this all week during the All-Request Drive Home. Tomorrow it’s SonFest artist trivia.
Our Word of the Day today is stentorian, an adjective meaning a loud and powerful voice!
Thanks for listening!
-Joe
Photo of Lisa Schott, Julie Miller, Kelly Brenneman and Katie Peterson on the set of “Good Morning Knox County.”
This morning we had the opportunity to attend the United Way of Knox County‘s kickoff breakfast for their 2016 campaign! If you missed the program, “Good Morning Knox County,” head over to mvnu.tv and click the “On Demand” tab.
Their goal this year is to raise $1 million dollars by January of 2017. They are 26% of the way there with $260,549. We talked with the team about the campaign and how you can get involved! To hear from Executive Director Kelly Brenneman, Resource Development Coordinator Katie Peterson, Campaign Chair Julie Miller and Board Chair Lisa Schott, click HERE!
This week’s NZ Top 10:
10- Casting Crowns, One Step Away
9- Aaron Shust, Ever Be
8- Lauren Daigle, Trust in You
7- 7eventh Time Down, God is on the Move
6- For King & Country, Priceless
5- Jonny Diaz, Breathe
4- Jeremy Camp, Christ in Me
3- Hillary Scott & the Scott Family, Thy Will
2- Mercy Me, Dear Younger Me
1- Ryan Stevenson f/GabeReal, Eye of the Storm
Today’s Word of the Day is overweening, an adjective meaning exceedingly overconfident or proud. So…stay humble this weekend…and thanks for listening!
-Joe
Today was Praise Thursday on the Afternoon Drive.
In the first hour, we focused on the song The Middle Of Your Heart by For King & Country.
You can find the lyric video for the song here.
If you click here, you can find a complete interview with Luke & Joel Smallbone from the band talking about the story behind the song.
In hour 2, we dove into the story behind Passion & Kristian Stanfill’s song My Heart Is Yours. You can find the full video for the song here. We shared Mark 10:26-30, which has some of the inspiration behind the song. You can check out those verses over here.
Our Word of the Day was implacable (im-PLAK-uh-bul), an adjective meaning not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated. You can read more on that here.
Have a great Thursday evening!
-Jess & Joe
Today and every September 12th is dubbed Video Games Day, to honor the sensation that started in 1950 at the Canadian National Exhibit with a computer named Bertie that could play Tic-Tac-Toe.
Eddie asked this trivia question: what are two of the top three selling video games of all time? This article by Forbes magazine answers the question. Congratulations to Spencer from Utica who guessed all three – Tetris (above), Minecraft and Wii Sports. He wins the $5 certificate to Troyer’s of Apple Valley.
Our Word of the Day is nerfing, a verb which is making a change to a video game that makes something less effective or desirable.
Thanks for listening!
-Joe
Dan Monnin and Eddie Dilts toast their chilled tomato juice at the Fredericktown Tomato Show.
Make sure you stay with our coverage of the Tomato Show through Saturday night. Also make sure you check out Marcy, Jenna and Josh’s Facebook Live event tonight from the artist meet-and-greet during the Momentum Conference in Orlando, Florida.
Our Word of the Day was phalanx, a noun meaning a number of individuals, especially persons united for a common purpose.
Thanks for listening!
-Joe
Driving Notes 