In Artist News the husband and wife duo, Kari Jobe and Cody Carnes are going on tour, but not just any tour but their first World Tour! The UK/ Europe tour will be called The Blessing Tour and this fall tour will kick off on October 20th in Rotterdam, Netherlands and will end on November 19th in Stockholm, Sweden. For more information and tickets visit KariJobe.com.
In more Artist News Tauren Wells and his family will be packing up and moving from Houston to the Austin, Texas area where they will be planting a brand new Church! Congrats to future Pastor Tauren and family in these next steps in their lives! Shout out to our friends at 20 The Countdown Magazine for this wonderful post!
Mom’s Night Out is back and now you can vote for what movie you want to see here! Tickets will be available this Friday, April 28th!
For Game Time Tuesday we played Song Poetry and our lyrics were, “May His favor be upon you and a thousand generations and your family and your children and their children, and their children.” That was The Blessing by: Kari Jobe! Congrats to Linette from Mount Vernon and she won her choice of one out of three CD’s. Don’t forget to join Joe and Dylan tomorrow for Who Knew Wednesday!
Jonathon shares that Casting Crowns will be at The Ohio State Fair. The will be performing at the Celeste Center at the Ohio State Fair on Monday, July 31st at 7pm, doors will open at 6pm. Don’t forget to tune in to WNZR during the summer for your chance to win tickets, but tickets are on sale now! For more information click here!
I continue Artist News Day with the announcement that Jordan Feliz is going on tour! This east coast tour will kick off on April 20th through May 7th, tickets are on sale now! For more information click here!
Save the date Mom’s Night Out is May 19th! Keep listening to WNZR and looking at wnzr.fm for more information!
For Game Time Tuesday we played Song Poetry and the lyrics were, “Everything happens for a reason, But you don’t know what you don’t know, And you’ll never have peace if you don’t let go of tomorrow.” Those lyrics are from Tauren Wells “Joy in the Morning.” Congrats to Kathy from Mount Vernon and she chose a TobyMac cd! Don’t forget to tune in tomorrow with Joe and Dylan for your chance to win a CD!
To start Artist News Day we have an UPDATE on the TobyMac, MercyMe, and Zach Williams tour! This will be a fall tour in November of this year. The tour will start on November 2nd and rap up on November 19th in Columbus! Tickets go on sale this week on Friday the 14th. If we are interested in more information click here!
We then continued Artist News Day with something really cool. Phil Wickham and We The Kingdom were featured on Fox &Friends’ new concert series segment sponsored by The Chosen, Hallow App, and The Museum of the Bible, called “Faith & Friends.” Phil Wickham performed first with his latest radio single, “This is Our God,” We The Kingdom preformed the following week with their song “Jesus Does.”
To update our Lifeline 2023 total is $76,685! Once again thank you so much to everyone who gave to Lifeline 2023 this year! It was so amazing to hear how God has been in your story. Once again thank you so much!
We played Song Poetry and congrats to Brandy from St. Louisville and she won one out of the three CDs and she choose a We The Kingdom CD. The lyrics were, “Almighty fortress, You go before us Nothing can stand against the power of our God You shine in the shadow, You win every battle Nothing can stand against the power of our God,” and that is Battle Belongs by: Phil Wickham. Don’t forget to tune in tomorrow for your chance to win Who Knew Wednesday with Joe and Dylan.
First, we here at WNZR want to thank you, our listeners! Lifeline 2023 was amazing and we have passed our goal of $65,000…our current total stands at $69,640! Thank you to everyone who gave and who are currently giving to our station. We appreciate you so much! Also, thank you to everyone who shared their praise and prayer requests!
In artist news, Jonathon shared about an event tonight at 8 pm on TBN! The GMA Easter Special will be on TBN at 8 pm featuring some amazing artists like; Newsboys, Tasha Layton, David Leonard, and more. You can watch on TBN and on the TBN app. For more information click here!
In more exciting news, MercyMe, TobyMac, and Zach Williams are teaming up for an “All-Star tour!” They have partnered with World Vision for this tour! Dates and cities have not yet been revealed yet, but we will keep you up to date on the tour once the dates are released.
Song Poetry is back and we gave away an Action Bible Easter edition. Congrats to Ron from Mount Vernon for winning song poetry. The lyrics were, “All my debt left for dead beneath the waters, I’m no longer a slave to my sin anymore. And should I fall in the space between, what remains of me and this reckoning.” That is “Another in the Fire” by: Hillsong United.
The Ohio State Fair has announced that Casting Crowns will be part of their 2023 Summer Concert Lineup!
Casting Crowns will be at the Celeste Center at the Ohio State Fair on Monday, July 31st at 7pm.
*Each concert ticket includes admission to the Ohio State Fair on Monday, 7/31.*
Ticket information is available on our website, wnzr.fm. Click on the Events Button and then click on the Concerts Tab.
Location: Ohio State Fair Celeste Center, 717 East 17th Ave., Columbus, Ohio 43211
Date: Monday, July 31st
Concert Begins: 7:00pm Doors Open: 6:00pm
***Listen to The Morning Thing THIS WEEK for your chance to win tickets! Marcy and Allison give you a chance to Beat the Box Office to win tickets to the show! Listen at 7:30am and 8:30am on Wednesday and Thursday for Name That Tune with Casting Crowns. They will play a short section of a Casting Crowns song. If you are the first correct caller to name the song title, you win 2 tickets to the concert on July 31st at the Ohio State Fair!***
The Ohio State Fair will run July 26 – August 6. For more information, visit ohiostatefair.com, call 1-888-OHO-EXPO or 614-644-FAIR.
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Steven Curtis Chapman is already the most-awarded Christian music artist in history and as of this week, he continues his reign. His current radio single, “Don’t Lose Heart,” has hit No. 1, making it Chapman’s 50th career chart-topping song and the first artist to achieve this feat in the industry.
It was his single “His Eyes” from 1988’s Real Life Conversations album that put Chapman on the course to a plethora of No. 1 songs, a list that also includes “I Will Be Here,” “The Great Adventure,” “Dive,” “Live Out Loud,” and “For The Sake Of The Call.” Chapman shares this historic milestone with just a few select artists who boast 50 or more top radio hits, including Madonna, George Strait, and Conway Twitty.
“I’m completely blown away by the support for this song and for my music, even after so many years,” Steven Curtis Chapman exclaims. “To ever have a number one song at radio as an artist/songwriter is a dream come true, and to have fifty is simply unbelievable! This only happens because of an amazing team and a community of friends around me who have believed in the unbelievable. I’m grateful and humbled beyond words.”
“Moses had stage fright… When David brought a rock to a sword fight… You picked twelve outsiders nobody would have chosen And You changed the world…”
ANSWER: Casting Crowns w/Matthew West, “Nobody”
Congratulations to Paul, who is gifting the We The Kingdom CD to his sister, June, who lives in Poland, Ohio.
Today in Artist News I shared about Micah Tyler announced and upcoming project called, People Like Us. This EP is available for per-order and it will be available on March 24th. Tyler also shared that he will be preforming these songs on tour with his labelmates MercyMe on their Always Only Jesus Tour, which kicks off March 2nd. Click for tour dates here!
Jonathon then shared about a really cool story with another American Idol Competitor. Christian singer/songwriter Megan Danielle had a surprise visit from Lauren Daigle. The night before her audition Danielle went to Daigle’s concert in Las Vegas, after hearing her story Daigle surprised Danielle during her audition.
We want to congratulate Liz from Mount Vernon, she won our song poetry today and she won an Easter Action Bible! The lyrics were, “The son of God was laid in darkness A battle in the grave A war on death was waged, and that is Forever by Kari Jobe!
Today we ended the show a little early today as we prepare for MVNU Women’s Basketball tonight at 7:00. The ladies will be playing in the quarterfinals in the Crossroads League Tournament against (6) Marian University. Tomorrow Men’s Basketball will play against (18) Huntington University. Both games will be on 90.9fm WNZR.
To start Artist News Day we shared a clip from 20 The Countdown Magazine. William Ryan III talks about what you didn’t see at the Grammy’s with Maverick City and the encouragement that was shared in that space. If you missed on our show the clip is on our SoundCloud here!
Jonathon then continued artist news that Haven Madison, the daughter of Building 429 lead singer Jason Roy, announced on social media that she auditioned for the popular show American Idol. Her audition will be televised on February 19th of American Idol.
MVNU Men’s Volleyball plays tonight vs. Lourdes University in Ariel Arena. Pre-game starts at 6:45pm and the game starts 7:00pm, you can see the live action on wnzr.tv. Don’t forget to check out our Instagram page @Voice of the Cougars and MVNU Men’s volleyball Instagram for fun game day content!
Song Poetry is back! Our lyrics today were, “I was sure by now God, You would have reached down and wiped our tears away stepped in and saved the day.” Those lyrics are from “Praise You In This Storm” by: Casting Crowns. Congrats to Sarah from Mount Vernon, she wins a CeCe Winans CD!
Today, we talked concerts! So many artists heading out for the spring! Here’s the list:
The Newsboys are bringing their Let The Music Speak Tour to Columbus!
The Newsboys are kicking off 2023 in a loud way! Hitting the road with special guest Adam Agee, Newsboys are LETTING THE MUSIC SPEAK by bringing a night full of all of their hits. It’s hits you know and love – like “We Believe” and “I Speak Jesus”– to rock and pop hits – like “Magnetic” and “Born Again” – this show has it all!
Compassion International presents CeCe Winans live in concert for her “Believe For It” Tour. With 15 Grammy Awards, 31 Grammy Nominations, 23 Dove Awards and 15 Stellar Awards, this will be a night of worship and songs you’ll never forget. CeCe will perform many of her biggest songs from over her career as well as some of her more recent songs impacting the church like “Believe For It”, “Greatness of God” and “Never Lost”. This night will bring together church, community, and friends for a special live, full-band experience, fans have been anticipating for over 10 years!
Location: Grove City Church of the Nazarene, 4770 Hoover Rd, Grove City, OH 43123
Date: Thursday, March 23rd
Time: 5:45PM – VIP Doors open
6:00PM – Doors open
7:00PM – Concert begins
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For King & Country returns to Columbus!
Joel and Luke Smallbone know how to spin a cocoon of sound that envelopes the listener, lace words of truth and use their voices to lift and inspire. FOR KING + COUNTRY is extending their popular tour from last fall. It is the “What Are We Waiting For” The Tour Part II!
Location: Nationwide Arena, 200 West Nationwide Boulevard Columbus, Ohio 43215
Date: Friday, April 7th
Time:
6:00PM – Doors open
7:00PM – Concert begins
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Chris Tomlin is coming to Columbus!
Chris Tomlin brings his “Stories of Worship Tour” to Grove City NAZ. Chris will lead you through worship while sharing stories about some of his most influential songs around the world. Don’t miss this amazing concert experience and evening of worship. Location: Grove City Church of the Nazarene, 4770 Hoover Road,Grove City, Ohio 43123
Date: Sunday, April 16th
Time:
6:00PM – Doors open
7:00PM – Concert begins
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Bethel Music is coming to Columbus!
Bethel Music brings their special “Come Up Here Worship Night” to Columbus. Their special guest is Amanda Cook. At this powerful night of worship and ministry, you will hear new songs from Bethel Music’s new release Come Up Here Worship Nights. You will also experience an amazing night of community worship together!
Location: The Palace Theatre, 34 W Broad St, Columbus OH 43215
Date: Saturday, April 21st
Time:
5:00PM – VIP Doors open
6:00PM – Doors open
7:00PM – Concert begins
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Lecrae is coming to Grove City!
Lecrae brings the “Final Church Clothes” Tour to Grove City. Special guests are Elevation Rhythm and DOE. It’s faith and Hip-Hop with an Unashamed edge that challenges the Church to live up to its potential and encourages the Culture to reconcile with its Savior.
Location: Grove City Church of The Nazarene, 4770 Hoover Road Grove City, OH 43123
Date: Saturday, May 6th
Time:
6:00PM – Doors open
7:00PM – Concert begins
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The “It’s Time Tour” is coming to Grove City!
This Spring, the powerhouse women of Gospel and Christian music are coming together for a must-see worship experience. See GRAMMY-winning artists Naomi Raine, Tasha Cobbs Leonard, 9-time GRAMMY-nominee Natalie Grant and globally renowned vocalist TAYA together for the “It’s Time” Tour.
Location: Grove City Church of The Nazarene, 4770 Hoover Road Grove City, OH 43123
Date: Saturday, May 28th
Time:
6:15PM – Doors open
7:00PM – Concert begins
Ticket information is available on our website, wnzr.fm, click on the Events Button and then click on the Concerts Tab.
He gave me beauty for ashes, turned my life around He broke my chains and now I dance on solid ground
Congratulations to Asher from Mount Vernon for correctly guessing the song came from CeCe Winans. It’s “I’ve Got Joy”! Asher wins a Zach Williams Deluxe CD!
Today on Praise Thursday I shared a devotional from “Well Being.” Today’s devotional talked about how when we exercise we are praising God. That our bodies are like a temple and we can honor him by taking care of our bodies.
WinterJam 2023 is this weekend Saturday, January 28th at the Schottenstein Center! Tickets are $15 dollars at the door and the show starts at 6pm. For more info click here.
Congrats to Brad from Mount Vernon for guessing the correct answer for WinterJam 2023 Artist Trivia! The question was, what Dove Award was Austin French nominated for in 2019? The correct answer was New Artist of the Year! Stay tuned tomorrow on the Morning Thing for more Artist Trivia!
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