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 - Remember, if you aren’t fully digital at home, this is the weekend we “fall back” with the time change. The panel opened Friday’s show talking about sleep, or lack thereof, and how they’re able to cope with their schedules. 10:52 - Akron Children’s Hospital has had Bill Considine…
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Thursday, 01 November 2018 11:58
1590 WAKR Student Athletes of the Week Theresa Damm and Nick Llewellyn
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This week our 1590 WAKR Female Student Athlete of the Week is Theresa Damm, a senior basketball player from Our Lady of the Elms High School. She says she got into basketball at an early age and as a senior leader, she wants to lead her team not only vocally,…
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:17 - Bill Considine has been the head of Akron Children’s Hospital for 40 years, and though he’ll keep an emeritus title, he is stepping down. He talked to Ray about his time as CEO and the legacy he’ll leave behind, keeping it in good hands for Grace Wakulchik (who’ll…
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:17 - A local invention is looking to change the way seniors can get in and out of cars. It’s called Slide N Ride, and it will be available for purchase at Acme Fresh Markets. Slide N Ride got some help from students at Archbishop Hoban, and the inventor and…
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:17 - We’re now a week away from the midterm elections, which, in Ohio, include the governor race. Current attorney general Mike DeWine called into the show to discuss his campaign and his platforms leading up to election day. 11:27 - Not long after we got off the air yesterday,…
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Halloween Well, it's 40 years later and this series is still going and still a hit. This version picks up 40 years after the original, and attempts to take us to back to the original story to a degree. Jamie Lee Curtis stars in this, she still plays the same…
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:17 - Over the weekend, a Cleveland sports team fired their head coach. Spoiler alert: it wasn’t the football team. The Cavaliers said goodbye to Tyronn Lue. So what’s the plan next for the Cavs? Is there a plan at all? 8:10 - Each month, Dr. Tim Brown from Akron…
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Friday, 26 October 2018 09:40
This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro-10-26-18 Featured
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This week, Chinese spies hacking US networks, laser weapons that can actually vaporize your skin, energy saving paint, smaller cell phones, and how smart speakers are getting even smarter. ***Please note: This show is now available as a podcast on Apple and Android devices. To find out how, follow these links: Apple, or Android{podcast…
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17 - The Cleveland Cavaliers, who are 0-5 on the young season, are trending in the wrong direction. Is it too soon to push the panic button? Is Kevin Love a keeper for the future? What about Collin Sexton? If there’s a silver lining here, it’s that tickets will be…
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Thursday, 25 October 2018 11:30
1590 WAKR Student Athletes of the Week Ethan Wright and Audrey Dolan
Written by Aaron Coleman
This week our 1590 WAKR Student Athlete of the Week is junior football player Ethan Wright of Manchester High School. Ethan says he got into football at an early age and loved the team aspect and the camaraderie of his teammates, some of whom he plays with today. “I just…
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:17 - Depending on which poll you see, the race for governor in Ohio is very close between Mike DeWine and Richard Cordray. The latter called into the program. 9:58 - The stock market took a plunge on Wednesday, which calls to question just how stable the markets are in…
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:17 - Last week, candidate for Lt. governor, Betty Sutton, joined us. This week, Jon Husted called into the program. He is the running mate alongside AG Mike DeWine. Husted talked to Ray about the campaign in general and how he sees Ohio in the present and future. 10:14 -…
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:17 - October 23, 2001 was the day the iPod was first announced, so today is iPod Day. Does anyone still use one of them? And what are some other technological devices that have either been phased out over time, like the pager or the PalmPilot? Remember LaserDisc? Ray and…
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:17 - The Cleveland Browns dropped to 2-4-1 on the season after a 26-23 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday. Both the coaching and the officiating looked suspect, and Ray and Tony broke down what exactly happened. Also, will Hue Jackson be out the door soon? That update…
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