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 - Major League Baseball continues to tinker with speeding up the game. Ray recalls a recent survey that said fans cannot stand the constant foul balls being hit. Other topics discussed during this segment were the drastic infield shifts and continuous mound visits. 11:58 - It’s the time of…
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:17 - As of the uploading of this podcast, there is snow blanketing the streets of Akron. But in just over two months, Cedar Point will open their gates for another season. Tony Clark called in to talk about what’s happening at Cedar Point for this summer, which includes several…
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Friday, 01 March 2019 07:56
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This week, eBay celebrates the one year anniversary of it’s “Retail Revival” program in Akron, Facebook is becoming an internet service provider in Canton, tiny tech that’s big, big fun, and why selfies really do make your nose look bigger. ***Please note: This show is now available as a…
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Thursday, 28 February 2019 16:36
1590 WAKR Student Athletes of the Week: Shae Moles and Natalie Phillips
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This week our 1590 WAKR Student Athlete of the Week is Shae Moles, a senior basketball player from Springfield High School. He says he got into basketball at an early age and kept it going ever since. "Football was my first love for any sport, but once I started playing…
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Today is Indians Radio Week Day 4, the final full day, and Ray Horner is rubbing elbows with everyone at the Cleveland Indians spring training facility in Goodyear, Arizona. On the final day, Ray sat down with several members of the Tribe, both players and staff. Goodyear is a blossoming…
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Today is Indians Radio Week Day 3, and Ray Horner is rubbing elbows with everyone at the Cleveland Indians spring training facility in Goodyear, Arizona. On the third, Ray sat down with several members of the Tribe, both players and staff. :30 - Tribe broadcaster Tom Hamilton shared his thoughts…
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Today is Indians Radio Week Day 2, and Ray Horner is rubbing elbows with everyone at the Cleveland Indians spring training facility in Goodyear, Arizona. On day two, Ray sat down with several members of the Tribe, both players and staff. :30 - Manager Terry Francona spoke about managing without…
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Today is Indians Radio Week Day 1, and Ray Horner is rubbing elbows with everyone at the Cleveland Indians spring training facility in Goodyear, Arizona. On the first day, Ray sat down with several members of the Tribe, both players and staff. :29 - Relief pitcher Dan Otero talked about…
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:17 - This Jussie Smollett situation has been the most interesting and polarizing story in 2019….at least since Covington Catholic from a few weeks back. Ray and Tony talked about the Empire actor getting fingerprinted over what has become a hate crime hoax, as well as how much time he…
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Friday, 22 February 2019 09:28
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Written by Jeanne Destro
This week, more big cyber attacks, new life-saving chemical sensors, Ford recalling more than a million vehicles, and a new dating app---for cows! **Please note: This show is now available as a podcast on Apple and Android devices. To find out how to subscribe, follow these links: Apple, or Android.…
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Thursday, 21 February 2019 16:29
1590 WAKR Student Athletes of the Week Brandon Evans and Alexis Radcliff
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The 1590 WAKR Male Student Athlete of the Week from Kenmore-Garfield High School is Brandon Evans, a senior basketball player. Brandon says he fell in love with the game of basketball at an early age. "I just instantly had an interest for it, and I've played from 5 years old and…
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:17 - Wednesday afternoon was the State of the City address from Mayor Dan Horrigan, which was heard live on 1590 WAKR from the John S. Knight Center. He happened to stop by the WAKR studios to recap what he mentioned in the address. 9:27 - We’re almost a full…
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:17 - This week marks 30 years of the thing we call the Internet. The panel talked about what radio, or life in general, was like without this device. 12:51 - Happening on Sunday at the Canton Palace Theatre is Love Letters, a play starring I Dream of Jeannie’s Barbara…
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:17 - The 2016 election doesn’t seem so long ago, and now we’re already looking at 2020. It was announced this morning that Bernie Sanders will join the seemingly countless supply of Democratic candidates, so Ray, Jeanne, and Tony chatted about the ever-changing progressive field. 15:52 - At the all-star…
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