Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens Opens For The Season

The University of Akron's School of Music Jazz Studies Department is having JazzWeek 25 next week, April 7-11. The festival takes place on and around the University of Akron campus.Theron Brown, School of Music Assistant Professor of Practice , joined Jeane Destro to talk about Jazz, the festival, and more.

Jeanne Destro spoke with Jennie Highfield and Jacob Masters from Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens as their season kicks off today. They discussed the various offerings at Stan Hywet, including musical events, tours, and much more.

As the worst measles outbreak in several years continues to spread throughout the US, including in Ashtabula County; thousands of job cuts at the federal Health and Human Services Department could make it more difficult for local public health agencies nationwide to both gather relevant statistics on the spread of the disease, and obtain all resources they need to deal with it. Because there were ten identified cases of Measles in Ohio as of last Tuesday, March 25; the Ohio Department of Health issued an advisory urging all parents to ensure their children are vaccinated against the disease. In the Akron area; Summit County Public Health has indicated they are getting a number of calls about it, and has information about measles and who should be vaccinated, listed on their website. Listen now, as Jeanne Destro gets an update on the situation with CBS News Correspondent Alexander Tin, who covers federal public health agencies based out of the network's Washington, D.C. bureau.:

The brand new Akron History Center is opening up on April 5th. Dave Lieberth with the Summit County Historical Society joined Jeanne Destro to talk about that new center.

Each week, WAKR's Ray Horner profiles a local business. This week, Ray spoke with Jason Hicks, President of American Wood Reface.

Each Friday, Tim Alcorn joins the Ray Horner Morning Show for 3 questions about the Cavs and the NBA.They talked about the team, the weekend ahead, and more.

Film Study Professor Joe Fortunato joins the Ray Horner Morning Show every Friday to discuss classic films. This week they went back to 1990 with the Romance Comedy, Pretty Woman.

Dan Dauk joins Ray on Fridays to talk golf! This week they discussed which courses may be ready for spring golf and tips and tricks for getting back into the swing of golf.

There's a lot of misinformation circulating about social security. Robert Fenn from Social Security joined Ray Horner to discuss the facts and provide accurate information.

It's opening day for MLB. Ray Horner had a chance to talk with Hall of Fame Broadcaster, Tom Hamilton, live from Kansas City. They looked at the 2025 Cleveland Guardians.