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Akron Mayor Shammas Malik joined the Ray Horner Morning Show. He covered Akron happenings such as the Lock 3 renovations, Reservoir Park,  the search for a new Fire Chief, and more. 

Shammas Malik, Mayor of Akron, is newly engaged! He discussed the proposal trip, the new treatment facility in Akron, the Police Chief search, and more.

 
Monday, 06 May 2024 05:00

Horner's Corner: Vernon Sykes

Each month, Ray Horner sits down with Akron dignitaries of the past and present. This month, Ray talked with Senator Vernon Sykes.

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Thursday, 18 April 2024 07:58

Road Projects Throughout the Area

ODOT's Justin Chesnic joined Ray on the Ray Horner Morning Show. Construction season is upon us, Justin talked about some of the projects throughout the area. 

 
Monday, 15 April 2024 07:15

Akron RubberDucks Season

Ken Babby, owner of the RubberDucks, joined the Ray Horner Morning Show. With the season now in full swing, he talked about the excitement ahead, the ballpark, and more.

 
Tuesday, 09 April 2024 07:43

Donny Osmond is Coming to Akron!

Donny Osmond joined Ray on the Ray Horner Morning Show. They talked about his career and his upcoming show at the Akron Civic Theatre on July 6th.

 
Thursday, 04 April 2024 08:16

Search for Akron Police Chief

Akron Mayor Shammas Malik joined Jeanne Destro on the Ray Horner Morning Show. The search for a new Police Chief continues. There is some concern about the law requiring the city to hire from within. The Mayor discussed the situation, the importance of diversity, and more.

 

Major Bob Watson from the Salvation Army of Summit County joined Jeanne Destro on the Ray Horner Morning Show. There will be a free concert on April 3rd at the Akron/Summit County Public Library. Major Watson discussed the event, the talent, and more. 

 
Thursday, 28 March 2024 08:27

Solar Eclipse Viewing Events in Akron

The Solar Eclipse on April 8th will be viewable through Northeast Ohio and Akron is in the line of totality. Chris Griffith joined the Ray Horner Morning Show and talked about the viewing events in Downtown Akron.

 

The Pretenders have added another show in Akron, after their first one, set for July 23 at the Goodyear Theater, sold out.

Presales for the second show on July 24, begin Wednesday, March 27 at 10am. All remaining tickets will be released to the general public on Friday, March 29 at 10am. Complete details at thepretenders.com.

The upcoming live run will further be highlighted by an array of US stadium dates as special guests of Foo Fighters, including New York, NY’s Citi Field (July 17), Cincinnati, OH’s Great American Ball Park (July 25), Minneapolis, MN’s Target Field (July 28), Denver, CO’s Empower Field at Mile High (August 3), Los Angeles, CA’s BMO Stadium (August 11), Portland, OR’s Providence Park (August 16), and Seattle, WA’s T-Mobile Park (August 18).
 
From there, The Pretenders will embark on an eagerly awaited, nearly sold-out EU/UK headline tour, including shows in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Poland, France, and the United Kingdom, culminating October 28 with a sold-out show at Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall.
 
The Pretenders’ epic live schedule follows last year’s release of the legendary band’s acclaimed new studio album, Relentless, available now via Rhino Records on standard black vinyl, limited edition baby pink vinyl, CD, and digital download. 
 
Produced bymultiple Grammy Award-nominee David Wrench (Courtney Barnett, David Byrne) at the famed Battery Studios in Willesden, North West London, Relentless marks the second consecutive full-length songwriting collaboration by founder Chrissie Hynde andPretenders guitarist James Walbourne following 2020’s acclaimed Hate For Sale
 
Relentless was met by critical praise around the world, with MOJO hailing its “persistently brilliant songwriting...surely how Chrissie Hynde always wanted The Pretenders to sound.” “The new prime of Chrissie Hynde,” declared Uncut while Record Collector affirmed the collection in a five-star rave as quite simply “the best Pretenders album in 20 years.” 

 

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