:19 - The Akron RubberDucks have a brief homestand, but one with a lot of fanfare with Corey Kluber making a rehab start tonight. RubberDucks GM Jim Pfander stopped by to talk about this homestand. 6:36 - With the success of year one at the I Promise School, many have…
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:19 - Conspiracy theories were flying throughout the weekend after news broke of the death of Jeffrey Epstein. Was it really suicide or was he murdered? Is he really dead, or was he moved to a far-away island? 5:04 - Dr. Gary Riggs stopped by to answer Ray’s and listeners’…
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:19 - The Indians took down the Twins last night, 7-5, but that was in Minnesota. The Browns, however, were in town, and they trounced the Redskins 30-10. Baker Mayfield started and threw a quick touchdown, but a sleepy Tony talked about the feel-good story in Damon Sheehy-Guiseppi and his…
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:19 - This week has had its share of sad and tragic stories, so we began Thursday’s program on a light note. Ray brings up a few factoids on the show Laverne & Shirley. 7:13 - What’s going on with Victoria’s Secret? The brand is experiencing a bit of a…
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:19 - As the fallout continues after the shootings in El Paso and Dayton, Ray brought up some facts on mass shootings. What constitutes a mass shooting? Have these gone up or down in recent years? The arguments between guns and mental health? 10:11 - With school starting soon, Ray…
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:19 - Two days removed from the deadly massacre in Dayton, the facts about both that case and in El Paso are starting to flow out. In Dayton, the shooter was shot and killed within 30 seconds. How can a police force train for active shooters? Akron police chief Ken…
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:19 - A sad and deadly weekend struck the communities of El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio, and with the Gilroy, California shooting last weekend, put the total at three mass shootings in a week. Ray and Jeanne began Monday’s show breaking down what exactly happened, along with statements from…
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:19 - We finally caught up with Akron mayor Dan Horrigan, who stopped by the studio. Not only did he talk about the area acquiring the Amazon fulfillment center, but he discussed the process and if there will be a spillover effect, causing more businesses to stay in or flock…
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:19 - The second round of debates for the Democrats occurred this week, and there is a definite divide between the more moderate wing and the liberal side. Dr. David Beer, professor of political science at Malone University, broke down the debates with Ray, mainly on the ideological split, the…
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:19 - After the Indians’ 2-0 loss to the Houston Astros, they took care of a couple of needs in a big three-team trade. The Tribe sent Trevor Bauer to the Reds, and picked up a haul from both Cincinnati and San Diego in acquiring the bats of Yasiel Puig…
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:19 - Kelly Elliott Dine is a teacher at North High School in Akron, and she moonlights as a baseball umpire. But not just any umpire, one that works Division I college baseball and will be heading to Williamsport to the Little League World Series. Kelly talked about how she…
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:19 - Ray is back from his vacation, though it wasn’t a vacation for Trevor Bauer and the Indians on Sunday. After imploding on the mound during the Indians’ 9-6 loss to Kansas City, a visibly upset Bauer launched a ball over the centerfield fence before leaving the mound. Ray…
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:19 - As Ray Horner wraps up his vacation in South Carolina, Tony Mazur fills in once again. Tony pondered why local television did not work in Akron with WAKR/TV-23. This apparently set off a bat signal, and former WAKR/WAKC newsman Mark Williamson (now with Akron Public Schools) called into…
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:19 - With Ray Horner vacation, guest host Tony Mazur had a conversation with Senator Sherrod Brown. Topics for the senator included Wednesday’s testimony with Robert Mueller, President Trump’s rhetoric, the bipartisan PROTECT Act, and Amazon expanding in Ohio. 5:41 - It’s a day that ends in Y, which means…
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