Each week, WAKR's Ray Horner profiles a local business. This week, Ray talked with Jim Duxbury of Lavender Trails in Orville.
Tim Alcorn, voice of the Cleveland Cavaliers, joined the Ray Horner Morning Show. He talked about new head coach, Kenny Atkinson, and free agency.
Film Study Professor Joe Fortunato joins the Ray Horner Morning Show every Friday to discuss classic films. This week they went back to 1984 with The Karate Kid.
Golf Pro, Dan Dauk, joins Ray every Friday with tips and info for golfers. Ray has had some trouble chipping around the green, a struggle among many golfers.
Golf Pro, Dan Dauk, joins Ray every Friday to talk about local golf courses. This week, Coppertop!
It's The End Of Music As We Know It, and AI Don't Mind Featured
Written by Jeanne Destro
The Recording Industry is up in arms again, this time, alleging that two companies using AI to generate music, are illegally using copyrighted material.
The lawsuit was filed in federal court this week in Boston, by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), representing record labels including Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group and Warner Records, against Suno AI and Udio AI.
This lawsuit is just the latest in a series of AI-related legal actions, such as that of a group of eight newspapers suing Open AI, the maker of Chat GPT, and Microsoft for allegedly "purloining millions" of copyrighted news articles, prominent authors, such as John Grisham and Elin Hilderbrand suing Open AI and Meta, and even last year's big actors strike in Hollywood, that was related in part to concerns about generative AI eliminating their jobs.
With all that in play, I thought it would be a good idea to bring in a technology expert who can provide some insight into how AI is not only affecting the lives and livelihoods of musicians, but also; how it could affect creators of all types.
So, let's get into it now, with former CNET Editor and current CBS News Contributor, Ian Sherr. He's our special guest on This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro.
Ian Sherr, Journalist
Dr. McKinney Breaks Down First Presidential Debate
Written by Steffany MurdockPresidential candidates Trump and Biden had their first debate Thursday night. Dr. Mitchell McKinney, professor at the University of Akron, joined the Ray Horner Morning Show to break it down.
Guardians Broadcaster, Jim Rosenhaus, joins the Ray Horner Morning Show every Friday to talk baseball in 'Bases & Balls! This week's topics included Jhonkensy Noel, the team playing well, team needs as the trade deadline approaches, and more.
RubberDucks Gearing Up For "Fourth On The Field" Celebration
Written by Jeanne Destro
Canal Park in downtown Akron is the place to be for fun on the 4th of July!
Gates will open at 7PM, with the movie, "Little Big League" scheduled to play on the Canal Park videoboard, and those in attendance can stay to watch the City of Akron's downtown Fireworks show, which is scheduled to start at 9:45PM.
Tickets are $5, for the event, which is sponsored by the United Way of Summit and Medina.
RubberDucks President and General Manager, Jim Pfander, says they're excited to present the fireworks show, calling ita "big part of the pageantry that is Independence Day in downtown Akron" and a "perfect ending to a great holiday week at Canal Park.”
But that's not the only time there will be fireworks at Canal Park next week.
The RubberDucks will begin a three-game homestand on Monday, July 1 against the Erie SeaWolves. This marks the first Monday game the RubberDucks have played at Canal Park since 2019. Monday and Tuesday’s games start at 6:35 p.m. The homestand concludes on Wednesday, July 3 at 7:05 p.m. with postgame fireworks.
Fans can purchase tickets to the RubberDucks home series July1-3 and Fourth on the Field sponsored by United Way of Summit and Medina by calling 855-97-QUACK or visiting akronrubberducks.com.
Akron Mayor Shammas Malik joined the Ray Horner Morning Show. They discussed six months as mayor, recreational cannabis use, and more.
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An Akron man who was allegedly involved in an ongoing dispute with 38 year old Brandon Daniels, who was killed on June 13th, turned himself in to police yesterday.
Police found Daniels dead in the driver's seat of his car, after he crashed into a pole in the 600 block of Thornton Street. But, they say he had been shot before the crash, and that while they found shell casings on Snyder Street, less than half a mile away from the site of the crash; they did not find the shooter.
Since then, they have been looking for clues, and identified 23 year old 23 Kato Yanzanes as a "person of interet".
He is now charged with murder, and being held in the Summit County Jail.
Summer is here, and with the warmer weather comes more injuries from outdoor activities. Dr. Enyinna Nwachuku, Neurosurgeon and Director of Neurotrauma with Cleveland Clinic Akron General, joined the Ray Horner Morning Show to talk about brain traumas, concussions, and more.
Akron's Butch Reynolds Featured in ESPN's 30 for 30: False Positive
Written by Steffany MurdockAkron Native Butch Reynolds, is a former track and field Gold Medalist. He joined the Ray Horner Morning Show to talk about his career and ESPN's new 30 for 30 "False Positive", a his quest for redemption for the Olypian who was suspended for steroid use.
Each week, WAKR's Ray Horner profiles a local business. Robin Barber, the founder of The Baby Fairy Shoppe, joined Ray to talk about how she came up with the idea and how it works.