American Awakening presents the “Better Together” Event with music and timely messages
On July 28, American Awakening invites you to join their “Better Together” event. Join for King & Country, Lecrae, Crowder, Jonathan McReynolds and The New Respects as they come together and blur the lines of politics, race and genre for an amazing moment of music. This FREE concert stream starts at 8pm. Register for free at
Please join our team of Marcy Rinehart,
Xander DeVault, Josiah Pletcher and Eric Brown from 6am – 9am each weekday morning.
Monday
Marcy and Xander
Join us on Monday for Meet the Staff Monday! Each Monday in the 6am hour we will introduce a new staff member at WNZR. We have 13 NEW Voices joining us during spring semester! On Monday, you will meet Naomi Kinne. (She is not new to our staff. She has been serving as our Graphic Designer since last summer. She has now joined our On Air Staff!)
We also have exciting news to share from the Knox County Foundation. We will talk with Senior Program Director, Lisa Lloyd and get a 2026 Grant Update.
AND…we are kicking off another NEW Giveaway. Tune in at 7:30am for your chance to win tickets to see Danny Gokey and We Are Messengers in concert in Archbold, Ohio.
At 7:20am, we’ll play Movie Quote Monday. Listen to the quote, correctly name the movie title, and win a $5.00 gift card to The Southside Diner.
At 7:20 - Movie Quote Monday
At 7:45 – Focus on the Family’s Plugged In – DVD/Streaming Movies
Tuesday
Eric
Don’t miss the 6am hour. We will bring you an important update on the United Way of Knox County. Marcy shares a conversation with Executive Director, Katie Ellis.
We will also share a conversation with Darren Mulligan of We Are Messengers. They are getting ready for a concert stop in Ohio. Don’t miss your chance to win TWO tickets at 7:30am! They will be with Danny Gokey on stage in Archbold, Ohio.
At 7:20am, don’t miss The Morning Thing Game of the Day.
Trivia Tuesday gives you a chance to win a $5.00 gift card to The Southside Diner.
At 7:20- Trivia Tuesday
At 7:45 – Focus on the Family’s Plugged In – Pop Culture Remix (Music and MORE)
Wednesday
Eric
Join us on Wednesday for some life encouragement. Eric will share ways to fall in love with your life!
This week for Wayback Wednesday, We are going into the WNZR Vault to play the Top 10 Songs from WNZR from 2010. These were WNZR's TOP 10 songs from that year.
At 7:20- Wayback Wednesday Trivia – we have a trivia question that fits our Wayback Wednesday theme for the week. You have a chance to win a $5.00 gift card to The Southside Diner!
At 7:45 – Focus on the Family’s Plugged In – Screens in your Teen’s Pocket
Thursday
Eric
On Thursday, we will share more encouragement for your life. Eric has a list of 10 things we don’t talk about enough. This show will be encouragement for better communication!
At 7:20am, don’t miss The Morning Thing Game of the Day.
We will play Throwback Thursday SONG. We’ll play a short section of a chart-topping song from another decade. If you can guess the title, you win a $5.00 gift card to The Southside Diner.
At 7:20am – Throwback Thursday SONG
At 7:45 – Focus on the Family’s Plugged In – TV Reviews
Friday
Marcy and Josiah
Join us on Friday for a morning focused on Music! We will share the stories behind some of the best songs on WNZR!
For our Friday Favorites, The Morning Thing hosts will share their favorite song that is playing right now on WNZR.
At 7:20 it’s the Morning Thing Game of the Day – What’s That Sound!
Be the first person to Name the Sound and you win a $5.00 gift card to The Southside Diner.
Tune in for our regular Friday features:
- New Music Friday debuts
- At 7:20am – What’s That Sound?
- At 7:45 – Focus on the Family’s Plugged In – Movie Reviews
- Plus The Morning Thing Friday Favorites
MT Friday Favorites
3/6/26
The Morning Thing Friday Favorites - we celebrate Spring Break!
Today, we wrapped up the first of 2 weeks of Spring Break at Mount Vernon Nazarene University. For our Friday Favorites, The Morning Thing hosts shared how they are celebrating break.
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