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
Weekdays from 6 a.m. – 9 a.m.
Monday
Marcy and Xander
Join us on Monday as we kick off WinterJam Week on The Morning Thing.
Each day we will talk with an artist on the WinterJam 2025 lineup.
On Monday, we will talk with John Cooper from Skillet.
Also, at 7:30am, we have WinterJam Artist Trivia. Tune in for your chance to win passes to the show!
We will also share a Cougar Conversation with Teresa Maggio from the MVNU Women’s Basketball Team. Cougar Conversations is brought to you by Western and Southern Life.
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 and Xander
It is WinterJam Week on The Morning Thing.
Each day we will talk with an artist on the WinterJam 2025 lineup.
On Tuesday, we will talk with Russ Lee of Newsong.
Also, at 7:30am, we have WinterJam Artist Trivia. Tune in for your chance to win passes to the show!
We will also talk about how to stay healthy in 2025. We have some tips from Advanced Life Skills.
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 and Shawn
It is WinterJam Week on The Morning Thing.
Each day we will talk with an artist on the WinterJam 2025 lineup.
On Wednesday, we will talk with Micah Tyler.
Also, at 7:30am, we have WinterJam Artist Trivia. Tune in for your chance to win passes to the show!
We will also talk about some powerful words to tell yourself before you go to bed. Words of encouragement are powerful!
Don’t miss Wayback Wednesday in the 8am hour. This week, we are featuring artists from the WNZR Vault that have been on past WinterJam tours.
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
Marcy
It is WinterJam Week on The Morning Thing.
Each day we will talk with an artist on the WinterJam 2025 lineup.
On Thursday, we will talk with Colton Dixon.
Also, at 7:30am, we have WinterJam Artist Trivia. Tune in for your chance to win passes to the show!
We will also share a special Cougar Conversation. We will talk with MVNU Baseball Coach Keith Veale and Mike Cheek, MVNU Executive Director of Major Gifts. We will talk about the On Deck Campaign for the baseball team.
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 Shawn
It is WinterJam Week on The Morning Thing. Each day we will talk with an artist on the WinterJam 2025 lineup.
On Friday, we will talk with Anne Wilson.
We will also share some reminders to spend the weekend with loved ones and how important those moments are to you and your family.
Friday is Global Belly Laugh Day. For our Friday Favorites, The Morning Thing hosts will share one of their favorite clips from a comedian.
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 7:20 – 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
1/17/25
The Morning Thing celebrates National Pizza Week
with our Friday Favorites.
The hosts shared their favorite pizza toppings.
Click HERE to hear from the crew.