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Mystery Monday heat!

:Today’s Mystery Monday question asked:

What is the highest recorded temperature in Ohio history?

The answer was July 21, 1934, when it hit 113 degrees in Gallipolis!

Congratulations to Peter from Howard, who won the $5 gift certificate from Troyer’s of Apple Valley.

Thank you to everyone who came out to say hello this past weekend at the July First Friday and Saturday’s Christmas in July.  And remember to please consider taking our TechSurvey before tomorrow night.  Here’s the link.

Thanks for listening!

-Joe and Todd

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Our new co-host arrives…

Today we welcomed our new co-host Todd McKinley to the Afternoon Drive!

Todd just finished his freshman year at MVNU.  He’s a journalism and media production major from Fredericktown.  Todd enjoys traveling and speaking Spanish – and he’s the oldest of eight McKinley children.  His siblings are Marshall, Maria, Jeremiah, Cammy, Mindy, Josephine and Phoenix.

Lilly and I also shared our adventure from the Danville Middle School Career Day – we set up a TV studio in the classroom. Here are some pictures:

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Special thanks to Jenna Potts, Rachel Rinehart and Lilly for helping today and to Carissa Bush for being our awesome host teacher!

Our Mystery Monday question was: can you name three of Todd’s siblings?

Congratulations to Melissa from Fredericktown who wins the $5 gift certificate to Troyer’s of Apple Valley – she named Marshall, Maria and Jeremiah.

Thanks for listening!
– Joe

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The Mystery of the Cheese Doodle

Maybe it should be called “orange fingers day,” but we celebrate the cheesy, poofy, crunchy snack today.

The National Day Calendar shares this information:

“The actual inventor of Cheese Doodles is under debate. Generally, the credit goes to a man named Morrie Yohai who made a variety of extruded snack foods in the 1940s for his family’s company called Old London Foods. Other sources show patents for similar products in the 1930s and still other competing accounts in Wisconsin and in New Orleans as well.”

Frito-Lay says it produces Cheetos in 22 countries and there are 50 different flavors! They include Fizzy Pepsi Cheetos in Japan, Japanese Steak in China, Ketchup Cheetos in Poland and Strawberry Cheetos in Russia.

Today’s Mystery Question: How many cows does it take to make a year’s worth of Cheetos?

The answer, according to Frito-Lay’s communications office, is 5,000! A year-long production run requires 11 million gallons of milk, or 10 million pounds of cheddar cheese used in the Cheetos seasoning. WHOA.

Congratulations to Daniel of Mount Vernon, who wins the $5 gift certificate to Troyer’s of Apple Valley!

Thanks for listening!
– Joe

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Mystery Monday…and Malisa!

Mystery Monday

Today we introduced our new Monday co-host for the spring semester of the show…

Malisa (pronounced mah-LEE-sah) Simco is a sophomore double major in Journalism and Media Production/American History from Portsmouth, Ohio.  This is her first semester on WNZR after completing the Introduction to Radio Performance course this fall.  She’ll be pinch-hitting for Lilly, who has two Monday afternoon classes this spring.

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Malisa got right into it today with trying to figure out what was in the Mystery Box ! Our item today was a Gingerbread Cookie K-Cup.  Congratulations to Randy from Centerburg, who guessed correctly and wins the $5 gift certificate to Troyer’s of Apple Valley.

Thanks for listening!
– Joe

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A ‘Clean’ Mystery Monday!

Welcome in to another week full of excitement here at WNZR!
Joe had a Food for the Hungry meeting this evening, so Rachel sat in for him today!

The Mystery Box made it’s triumphant return for 2018!
I hid something in the box, and Rachel had to guess what it was!

Rachel, from the shake test, learned that it’s not contained in its’ own box, and that it’s an irreguar shaped item. From the smell test, we learned that this item is used for making yourself smell good. (After we eliminated your house, and your car, we settled on yourself! From the touch test, we learned exactly what it was!|
Congratulations to Linda from Utica!
It was a soap bar shaped like a gemstone!
Pretty neat Christmas gift I got from my friend Megan : )

Our word of the day today was…
Stardust! || noun

1. (not in technical use) a mass of distant stars appearing as tiny particles of dust.
2. a naively romantic quality:

There was stardust in her eyes
First recorded in 1835-45; star + dust

Thanks for listening!
– Lilly

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Mystery Monday!

Today Joe and I played Mystery Box! Today I hid and Joe was helping you try and guess what was in the box! Today I hid one of our WNZR chip clips in the mystery box! Congratulations to Maud from Mount Vernon who correctly guessed a WNZR chip clip!

We also played Christmas gift exchange, twice!

Congratulations to our first winner Richard from Mount Vernon who was our caller number nine in the 4 o’clock hour!

Congratulations to our second winner Lisa from Mount Vernon who was our caller  number nine in the 5 o’clock hour!

We also got a of couple chances to talk Lilly Buckle and Trevor Moore who where ringing bells at Kroger for the Salvation Army ‘s Red Kettle Drive. If you want to find out more about Red Kettle Campaign click HERE.

Thank you so much for tuning into to the Afternoon Drive!!

– Hannah Radke

 

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Mystery Monday, post-Thanksgiving

Mystery Monday

Today’s show featured a Mystery Question and our first “Different Kind of Giveaway…”

Our question today focused on one of Ohio’s native sons: Who is the ONLY American to hold the offices of both President and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court? And what is his hometown?

The answer? William Howard Taft, who was our President from 1909-1913 and Chief Justice from 1921 until 1930.  He was born and raised in Cincinnati.

Congratulations to Dean, an MVNU student (and history major), who guessed correctly and wins the $5 gift certificate from Troyer’s of Apple Valley.

We also launched ‘A Different Kind of Giveaway’ to win tickets to see Mark Schultz and Love and the Outcome on December 10th here at MVNU. Congratulations to Betsy of Mount Vernon who correctly identified Mark’s song “He Is”…

Our Word of the Day today was illustrious, an adjective meaning “notably or brilliantly outstanding because of dignity or achievements or actions.”

Thanks for listening!
– Joe

 

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Mystery Monday!

Steppin’ in to a brand new week here on the Afternoon Drive! (Haha. Mystery Box Pun).
(Read on to find out why that’s funny).

First thing’s first, he figured out that it was not very fragile and not edible.
He also figured out that the item “slides” pretty easily. (HA another item pun).
The item has a part that is made of a spongy material, and it is mostly used often outside.

From the sniff test, we learned that it is not a gardening item, nor is it a sports item.
We also learned that my feet have a medicated smell. So that’s a thing. Idk man.

eurhythmic

  1. characterized by a pleasing rhythm; harmoniously ordered or proportioned.

    The English eurhythmic conflates two Greek adjectives: rhythmikόs meaning “set to time,rhythmical (movement)”; eurhythmόs, having the wider range of meanings “rhythmical, harmonious (in music, dancing, or song); regular (of a pulse);graceful, orderly (of a person).” The prefix eu- is from Greek eû, an adverbial use of the neuter singular of the adjective eǘs “good, brave, noble,” very common in epic poetry. Eurhythmic is restricted in English to harmony and proportion in architecture and to the   system of exercise with music and dancing. Eurhythmic entered English in the 19th century for the architecture sense, and in the 20th century for the music and dancing sense.

    Thanks for listening!
    -Lilly

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A Musical Mystery Monday!

Good afternoon! Another wonderful week here in Mt. Vernon, and I kicked the week off by giving away a $5 gift certificate to Troyer’s of Apple Valley, and registering 2 people to win a turkey from Smithhisler Meats of Mt. Vernon!

We would like to wish congratulations to Bob of Howard and
They were entered to win that Turkey from Smithhisler Meats!

Today, our Mystery Question was inspired by today’s fun holiday.. Saxophone day!
Now I can say that I’ve been an active celebrator of this holiday since I picked up the saxophone in 6th grade. (See the included picture).
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The saxophone family was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax. Adolphe Sax wanted to create a group
of instruments that would be the most powerful and vocal of the woodwinds, and the most adaptive of the brass instruments, that would fill the vacant middle ground between the two sections. Sax patented the saxophone in two groups of seven instruments each. Each series consisted of instruments of various sizes in alternating transposition. The series pitched in B♭ and E♭, designed for military bands, have proved popular and most saxophones encountered today are from this series. Instruments from the so-called “orchestral” series, pitched in C and F, never gained a foothold, and the B♭ and E♭ instruments have now replaced the C and F instruments when the saxophone is used in an orchestra.

Congrats to Hayley from Mt. Vernon who correctly guess our Mystery Question!
The question was: What year was the saxophone invented?
The year was 1846!

Our hearts here at WNZR are hurting for those who were affected by the tragedy in Texas this weekend. Romans 12:9 tells us to hate what is evil and cling to what is good.
The song ‘Bleed the Same’ from Mandisa tells us to fight for each other, and let love be the cry if we’re shouting. We’re all the same inside, and we need to pray that God heals our incredible land, because we are more beautiful when we come together.
Check out Mandisa’s song here.

Thanks for listening!

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