Akron native Brandon Meeker loves Akron and he loves voicing Archie the Talking Snowman, a uniquely Akron holiday icon.

Archie the Talking Snowman has been a beloved or feared holiday tradition for countless generations of Greater Akron residents. And now the giant snowman that once towered over children at the former ...

As a child, Greg Brumbaugh made holiday visits to Chapel Hill Mall to see not just Santa Claus, but also a big-time Akron celebrity, Archie the Talking Snowman. “I remember him scaring the crap out of ...