WMAH Radio (1450 AM/104.5 FM) An interview in Springfield, Illinois., with MWAH! troupe member Landon Ballard by News Director Shawn Balint of Radio Station WFMB in Springfield, Illinois may be heard here. The interview aired April 25, 2015, the day before the troupe's appearance at Glenwood High School in Chatham, located on the south edge of Springfield.

KMAQ Radio (am 1320/fm 95.1) in Maquoketa, Iowa, on February 6, 2015
Segment of news broadcast on KMAQ Radio in Maquoketa, Iowa on February 6, 2015 regarding MWAH! troupe's planned appearance at Central High School in DeWitt, Iowa on February 9 – broadcast by Cody Barnes, KMAQ News Director.

 

    

MWAH! troupe member Landon Ballard speaking at Annawan High School on September 22, 2014 about the heroin–induced death of teenager Keenan Clousing.
(photo by Scott Harrington)

• MWAH! troupe member Landon Ballard, age 15, being interviewed on
  October 2, 2014 by Patty Adamson for broadcast on several Big Radio Network stations, including WFPS (92.1 FM) and WFRL (1570 AM) in Freeport, Illinois. The focus was the troupe's planned appearance on October 6 at Lena–Winslow High School in Lena, Illinois, located northwest of Freeport, Illinois.

• A radio news interview here with MWAH! artist Jake Smith by Jason Thompson of WCMY (1430 a.m.) in Ottawa, Illinois about plans for a troupe performance at Marseilles Elementary School in Marseilles, Illinois on September 10, 2012

  

WKEI Radio

  

• MWAH! troupe member Landon Ballard being interviewed Here on WKEI Radio (104.3 FM and 1450 AM) in Kewanee, Illinois on September 19, 2014.
  
  The interview by News Director Bob McKee focused on the planned performance by the troupe three days later at Annawan High School.

MWAH! Performed Songs

Lead vocals: Jacob Metoyer (keyboard and vocals)
Background viola: Sarah Saltiel
The song 'Sticks and Stones' as performed November 17, 2012 by MWAH! at the Homewood-Flossmoor High School Operation Snowball retreat at Camp Manitoqua in Frankfort, Illinois.
(photo by Jeremy Reed from MWAH! performance on September 10, 2012 at Marseilles Elementary School in Marseilles, Illinois)
Copyright: 2012

Lead vocals: Brandi Spencer and Tara Stutes
Background vocals: male members of MWAH! Performing Arts Troupe
Lyrics: Ray Moffitt LYRICS
Production: C Major / Chris Robinson for Last Laugh Productions and Kilo / Jemell
Moore for P.O.E.T. Productions
Mix: Steve Watkins
Copyright: 2003

Vocal: Michael Todd Emery
Lyrics: Michael Todd Emery and Ray Moffitt LYRICS
Production: Angello Sound Studio - Nashville, TN
Mix: Kilo / Jemell Moore for P.O.E.T. Productions and Horse- Drawn Productions
Copyright: 2006

Lead vocals: Morgan ('Moe') Pitney at Creekside Middle School in Woodstock, Illinois -10/21/2008 (MWAH! artist)
Lyrics: Jason Michael Carroll LYRICS
Copyright: 2006

Vocals: Holly Pitney, and Whitney McDermott joined by Sydney Ives
Lyrics: By Martina McBride LYRICS
Copyright: 2006

Lead vocals: Michael Todd Emery
Background vocals: Various other MWAH Performing Arts Troupe members
Lyrics: Garth Brooks LYRICS
Copyright: Garth Brooks in 1992

Vocals: Holly Pitney sang lead vocals.
Background vocals: by her brothers Morgan ('Moe') and Blake, on the bass guitar. And Sydney Ives at Creekside Middle School (Woodstock, IL)
Lyrics: by Tabitha Pitney LYRICS
Copyright: 2007

Lead vocals: Michael Todd Emery and Holly Pitney
(MWAH! artists)
Background: Morgan Pitney on acoustic guitar and Blake Pitney on bass guitar
Performed at: ROWVA High School in Oneida, IL on November 5, 2007
Lyrics: Garth Brooks LYRICS
Copyright: Garth Brooks

'Alyssa Lies' sung by Alex Oechsel accompanied by Shawn Conerton on guitar on November 21, 2011 at Prairie Central Junior High School in Forrest,Illinois
(photo by Scott R. Harrington of performance on August 19,2011 at Mannheim Middle School in Franklin Park, Illinois)
Lyrics: Jason Michael Carroll LYRICS
Copyright: 2006

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AUDIO INTERVIEWS AND NEWS CLIPS

AUDIO INTERVIEWS AND NEWS CLIPS

May 9, 2007 four radio stations in Macomb, Illinois, including WLMD (104.7 country)
News Director - Mike Weaver

• Michael Todd Emery He explains the meaning behind his song "Wait Awhile" …

• Max Kreps, a teacher in the Macomb School District said...
• A radio interview with Michael Todd Emery prior to the MWAH! performance on November 5, 2007, at ROWVA High School in Oneida, Illinois. The interview was aired November 1, 2007, on WGIL, Galesburg Radio 14 and FM 95 - The Country Station in Galesburg, Illinois. The radio show host is Terry Cavanaugh.

Radio interview with MWAH! performer Whitney McDermott by News Director David Kuharski of WALL and WGLC in Peru, Illinois, as aired December 4, 2008

• News Director David Kuharski He talks to Whitney about...

WRMJ Radio (102.3 FM) in Aledo, Illinois, on November 7, 2011
An interview by News Director Jim Taylor with Stacey Day, Student Council advisor at Mercer County High School in Aledo, following a MWAH! performance in the high school auditorium. Included was a segment about a car crash on August 10, 2011, that killed Dustin Frazier and Quinn Dombrow (shown in photo), who were best friends and sophomores at Galesburg High School.

• WJEZ Radio (98.9 FM) Interview November 21, 2011 WJEZ Radio (98.9 FM) interview on November 21, 2011 by Kent Casson, WJEZ news and program director, with Tonya Dieken, principal of Prairie Central Junior High School in Forrest, Illinois

   An interview (link below) on WRMJ Radio (102.3 FM) with MWAH! troupe member Justin Smusz regarding the troupe's scheduled appearance on Monday, November 2, 2015 at Mercer County High School in Aledo, Illinois, located south of the Quad Cities. Justin is interviewed by Jim Taylor, WRMJ News and Sports Director. Shown is a group photo of the troupe following its performance on August 24, 2015 at Abingdon–Avon High School in Abingdon, located south of Galesburg in western Illinois. Included in the photo is Illinois State Representative Norine Hammond, whose legislative district includes the Abingdon and Avon communities and who spoke during the troupe's performance about some recently enacted laws in Illinois impacting young people.
(photo by Scott Harrington)

Please click Here for an advance story in The Times Record of Aledo regarding the MWAH! appearance at Mercer County High School.