Ray Horner Morning Show
Ray has been the WAKR Morning host for since 2000 after a successful career in the Erie , Pennsylvania market as a Host and Operation Manager for WAKR/ WZPR / WMDE radio in Meadville, Pennsylvania. Ray won the Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters Sportscaster of the year two times and is currently the play-by-play voice of Hiram College Athletics. Ray has been involved in Big Brothers and Big Sisters, Akron Children's Concert Society, Akron Public Schools, and The Embrace Care Clinic. Ray loves baseball, outdoor activities and spending time with his four children, Elizabeth, Rocco, Ava and Gia. Ray, his wife, Melissa and the children live in Wadsworth, Ohio.
:17 - With hot spots of COVID-19 popping up in Arizona, Florida, California, and elsewhere, Summa Health’s Dr. Thomas File once again stressed the importance of masks and social distancing. 7:21 - Farther down on the priorities list has been concerts and musical theatre, but places such as the Akron…
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Part 1 :17 - An uphill battle for Ohio schools with the Coronavirus still present. Akron Public Schools superintendent David James was a part of a Zoom conference call on Monday, and he talked about what was on the call on the Ray Horner Morning Show. Some of those topics…
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:17 - The big question on the minds of students, faculty, and parents is how different schools and education will look come fall. Dr. Manfred van Dulmen is the Interim Associate Provost for Academic Affairs at Kent State University, and he talked about how the Portage County college is balancing…
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Friday, 19 June 2020 07:44
This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro-6-19-20 Featured
Written by Jeanne Destro
Police surveillance and protests, AI-powered dash cams, and a new study that suggests we may not be alone in the universe. This week's featured guests include University of Akron Criminal Justice studies professor, Dr. David Licate, and Luke Stedke from DriveOhio. We've also got some great reports from CBS and CNET…
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:17 - Producer Tony will not be at work Friday because he is getting married! He talked on the show about planning a wedding during a pandemic and despite social distancing, they plan to have a good time. 6:19 - Senator Sherrod Brown called into the program to touch on…
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Part 1 :17 - Akron mayor Dan Horrigan called into the Ray Horner Morning Show to discuss the most important issues in the country and how they're affecting the Akron area. The mayor first talked about the Coronavirus, then he talked about the death of 18-year-old Nakia Crawford and the…
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Part 1 :17 - On Monday, coming off the deaths of Rayshard Brooks in Atlanta and Nakia Crawford in Akron, Ward 5 councilwoman Tara Samples posted an open letter addressing the concerns of the community. She addressed those concerns on the air with Ray Horner. 9:25 - For more on…
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:17 - Businesses across Ohio, large and small, are still patching up the wreckage left by the COVID-19 lockdown. Summit County executive Ilene Shapiro and director of finance and budget Brian Nelson broke down the dollars and cents with the small business grant to help ease the transition as Ohio…
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Friday, 12 June 2020 09:02
This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro-6-12-20 Featured
Written by Jeanne Destro
This week, it's all about aerospace and aviation technology. Our featured guest is Dr. Chris Daniels from the University of Akron, who explains how they created a new seal that allowed the SpaceX Endeavor Capsule to safely dock with the International Space Station. In addition, Geoff Colvin from Fortune Magazine…
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Friday, 12 June 2020 08:59
Akron Mayor Dan Horrigan on Police Legislation, COVID-19
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With civil unrest across the country, some of these outcries and measures can and have trickled to more medium-sized cities such as Akron. Akron mayor Dan Horrigan joined the Ray Horner Morning Show to talk more on the legislation brought up by council president Margo Sommerville outlawing chokeholds by local…
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:17 - Ray Ciccarelli was a NASCAR truck racer until he quit over the company doing away with Confederate flags at their events. Just like yesterday with the tearing down of statues, the morning show panel talked about how some don’t know the history of that flag and why others…
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Part 1 :17 - Though it has been ongoing for the last few years, the calls for toppling over Confederate statues have gotten louder. This topic was discussed by the morning show panel, which understands why some are uneasy about these monuments still being up, but Tony fears we may…
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:17 - Akron City Council recently passed legislation to eliminate chokeholds for the city’s police officer. Fraternal Order of Police president Clay Cozart stated this wasn’t protocol in the first place, but neither he nor Chief Ken Ball were consulted beforehand. Cozart also talked about training inside the police department,…
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Part 1 :17 - A resolution was passed in Akron City Council that outlawed any use of chokeholds on potential criminals, as well as having other officers intervening if there is any over-the-line force being used. Margo Sommerville, president of Akron City Council, talked about this measure. 6:00 - The…
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