Aaron Coleman

Aaron has been working with RCRG since August of 2008 covering various news and sporting events. He graduated in 2003 from St. Vincent-St. Mary High School in Akron. He then went onto the University of Akron in May of 2008 with a degree in Radio/TV & Media Productions and a minor in Psychology. It was at WZIP & ZTV where Aaron developed a passion for radio especially Sports Radio. While attending the University of Akron you could hear Aaron on Sundays doing the "Sports Power Talk" program. Aaron covers City Hall, County Council and Akron School Board beats and handles traffic updates weekday afternoons on 1590 WAKR, 97.5 WONE and 94.9 WQMX. You can contact Aaron through the newsroom 330-864-6397 or email acoleman@rcrg.net

Thursday, 05 December 2019 15:26

Jasen Sokol Show Podcast 12.5.19

On the Thursday edtion of the Jasen Sokol Show Podcast:

Governor Mike DeWine joined Jasen to talk about the 1000 plus jobs coming back to Lordstown.

There's a new " road diet" scheduled for Waterloo Rd. Callers don't like it! We discussed

Akron Children's Hospital's health assessment for the region, pinpointing three priorities.

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Wednesday, 04 December 2019 14:24

Student Athletes of the Week: Amiyah Stallings and Ronnell “Tae” Perie: Buchtel High School

This week our 1590 WAKR Female Student Athlete of the Week is Amiyah Stallings, a junior basketball player from Buchtel High School.

Her coach, Brian Neugebauer said that she embodies all it takes to be a successful student athlete.

“Amiyah is a hard worker, a captain, a shooter, and has a positive, encouraging voice and character,” he said.

As a sophomore she was named second team all city and through three games this year, she averages 14 points, 1 assist, and two steals.

Off the court, she does the school announcements for WVOB and she says she enjoys it because of the creative aspect.

“It’s fun to do it every day in the morning,” she said.

She also does some volunteer work for the Ladies First program which she was a part of as a youngster.

She says that most of her teammates were part of that program and having that camaraderie and chemistry leads to success at the high school level.

“We all knew each other from Ladies First and you build the chemistry, keep going up, and it helped us out in high school,” she said.

Our next Male Student Athlete is Ronnell “Tae” Perie, a junior basketball player from Buchtel High School.

He said that getting into the sport of basketball came easy to him at an early age.

“My dad put the ball in my hands as soon as I was born,” he said. “He was a basketball player and that’s what got me started,” he said.

Away from the court, he’s a student ambassador at Buchtel and is also involved with youth basketball clinics, Fallen Fathers, and YBPC.

His coach, former Buchtel Griffins alum and former UA Zips basketball player Matt Futch says that the junior gives his best both on and off the court.

“He has a leadership quality to him, and we’ve been working to have him bring that out and lead the group,” he says.

“He’s got a good sense of humor, good kid to be around, he’s responsible, and takes care of his business.”

He says the bond with his teammates is one that will extend long beyond their playing days.

“I just know they got my back andI got their back forever no matter what it is on or off the court,” he explained.

We wish Amiyah and Tae the best in all of their future endeavors.

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Tuesday, 03 December 2019 14:58

Jasen Sokol Show Podcast 12.3.19

On the Tuesday edition of the Jasen Sokol Show Podcast:

James Hardy, Deputy Mayor for Integrated Development, joined Jasen to discuss Akron's plan to improve and grow the City of Akron.

Executive Ilene Shapiro updated us on the jobs report, where we stand with the opioid lawsuit, and how Summit County is continuing the fight against infant mortality.

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Monday, 02 December 2019 17:13

Browns Still Searching For Identity: Who's To Blame?

After the Browns had another wasted trip to Western Pennsylvania in losing to the Steelers, Sam and Brad took a look at the loss.

They also spoke with the play-by-play voice of the Browns Jim Donovan.

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Monday, 02 December 2019 14:40

Jasen Sokol Show Podcast 12.2.19

On the Jasen Sokol Show Podcast Monday edition:

Dr. Karl Kaltenthaler joins Jasen to talk about the terrorist attack in London. (0:18)

CBS's Larry Magid talks to Jasen about Cyber Monday deals and safety. (11:46)

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Wednesday, 27 November 2019 06:20

Student Athletes of the Week: Leah Ungashick and Reese Brunson: Coventry HS

This week our 1590 WAKR Female Student Athlete of the Week is Leah Ungashick, a senior volleyball player from Coventry High School.

She says it's been an amazing ride being a Comet student athlete.

"Being an athlete here, I've met some of my best friends, and it's been an amazing feeling," she said.

Leah was named as the Player of the Year and an all-conference first team member. She was also named a scholar athlete and a team MVP. She says those honors are attributed to the work that she puts in on and off the court.

Her coach Breanna Caslow said that she is the model of a student athlete at Coventry.

"Leah is a true leader, she was my starting setter for the past 3 seasons and she knew exactly how to run an effective offense," she said.

"She is one of the hardest working players I have ever coached and would always go the extra mile and help her teammates on and off the court."

Away from the volleyball court, she is the vice president of the National Honor Society and a member of the Key Club.

Upon graduation in the spring of 2020, Leah is undecided on where she will attend college, but plans to major in psychology.

She says that helping people is the aspect of psychology that grabbed her attention when looking at possible careers and majors.

"I'm just very interested in the counseling aspect of it, I really like helping people and figuring out what's going on with them," she explained.

Our next Male Student Athlete of the Week is Reese Brunson, a senior football player from Coventry High School.

He says it’s been a great experience being a student athlete at Coventry throughout his four years.

“I love playing for the school, we have great staff, teachers, and it’s a good family atmosphere at Coventry,” he said.

Reese is a two-sport athlete playing both football and baseball for the Comets. He had some adversity this season missing half of his senior season with a broken collarbone.

He talked about that experience, saying it was tough, but he drew some positives from it.

“It was real hard, but it gave me a chance to get closer to the younger guys and help them through the season,” he said

His coach Ed Egan spoke about Brunson's dedication and work ethic.

"He's super intelligent, he's a true leader, a leader in the classroom, hallways, lunch room, playing fields & locker room," he said.

"He plans on teaching and coaching, so he's helping coach in the Thanks4Giving all star game in Barberton.”

In addition to being an athlete, he's a part of the yearbook staff and works on producing the senior video for the class of 2020.

Upon graduation in the spring of this coming year, he plans on majoring in Secondary Education and History where he looks to be a teacher and a football coach.

We wish Leah and Reese the best in all of their future endeavors.

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Tuesday, 26 November 2019 17:16

Browns & Steelers Go At It Again

The Browns and Steelers will play each other again for the second time in 13 days and there's a lot on the line for the first time in a long time.

Browns beat writer Dan Labbe weighed in on the game on Sunday.

Steelers play by play voice Bill Hillgrove also talked about it from the Steelers perspective.

Sam and Brad offered their thoughts on what has been going on leading up to the game.

The guys also talked about the greatest rivalries in team and individual sports with callers and each other.

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Tuesday, 26 November 2019 16:08

Jasen Sokol Show Podcast 11.26.19

On the Tuesday edition of the Jasen Sokol Show Podcast:

This week's People of Akron featured artist Amy Mothersbaugh, who is responsible for painting murals at the Akron Zoo.

We also got good advice from Dr. John Nicholas of The University of Akron about safe online practices. Very timely with all the shopping we expect to do in the next few weeks.

Summit County Sheriff Steve Barry dropped by to warn us about the sophisticated techniques phone scammers use, and what to do about it.

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Monday, 25 November 2019 17:43

Sam and Brad Talk OSU vs That Team Up North

After their tough win over Penn State this past Saturday, Sam and Brad spoke with Bill Landis of the Athletic to talk about their matchup against That Team Up North Thanksgiving weekend.

They also caught up with The Voice of the Browns Jimmy Donovan to talk about a winning Browns weekend over the Dolphins.