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Terry MeinersTerry Meiners details his tense 1985 departure WQMF's "The Show With No Name"When Terry Meiners decided to leave WQMF to do grownup radio on WHAS, it created a lot of hurt feelings from his radio partner Ron Clay, WQMF owners Diamond John Otting and WEBN's Bo Wood, plus a strange period of waiting to be pulled into the WHAS orbit.Terry details the story in a wide ranging interview with KSR's Billy Rutledge on WKRD, July 1, 20252025-07-0141 min
50 years of Terry Meiners radio bitsTerry Meiners details his tense 1985 departure from WQMF's "The Show With No Name"When Terry Meiners decided to leave WQMF to do grownup radio on WHAS, it created a lot of hurt feelings from his radio partner Ron Clay, WQMF owners Diamond John Otting and WEBN's Bo Wood, plus a strange period of waiting to be pulled into the WHAS orbit.Terry details the story in a wide ranging interview with KSR's Billy Rutledge on WKRD, July 1, 20252025-07-0141 min50 years of Terry Meiners radio bitsrepeated insult TERRY MEINERS IS REPULSIVEAn important edit on the greatest hate call Terry's WHAS boss every received. It will forever remain in the WHAS Radio Hall of Fame!2025-06-1700 min
Terry MeinersNick Coffey takes over as WHAS Radio morning show hostNick Coffey and Terry Meiners sat down for a chat before Nick takes over the WHAS Radio morning show host position following the retirement of Tony Cruise.Thank you, Cruiseman, for 21 stellar years as WHAS morning host. Tony completed 45 total years of radio broadcasting during his career. He and his wife Penny have big travel plans ahead.Nick Coffey and his family are excited to become the First Family of WHAS Radio begining on Monday, June 2, 2025.He's set to give it a 30 year run just like predecessors Wayne Perkey and Jim Walton did during...2025-05-3012 min
Terry MeinersVan Vance reflects on calling the Kentucky Colonels 1975 ABA ChampionshipWHAS Radio legend Van Vance hosted Sportstalk84, called University of Louisville basketball and football games for decades, and also did the play-by-play for the Kentucky Colonels of the American Basketball Association.The Kentucky Colonels won the 1975 ABA world championship 50 years ago today!Van is still game ready and shared his memories on WHAS Radio with Terry Meiners on the anniversary.2025-05-2312 min
50 years of Terry Meiners radio bitsVan Vance reflects on calling the Kentucky Colonels ABA Championship game 50 years agoWHAS Radio legend Van Vance hosted Sportstalk84, called University of Louisville basketball and football games for decades, and also did the play-by-play for the Kentucky Colonels of the American Basketball Association.The Kentucky Colonels won the 1975 ABA world championship 50 years ago today!Van is still game ready and shared his memories on WHAS Radio with Terry Meiners on the anniversary.2025-05-2312 min
50 years of Terry Meiners radio bitsWhen the lights went out, WHAS switched to HOSTAGE RADIODuring a heavy storm on April 4, 2025, parts of downtown Louisville suffered a massive power failure. WHAS studios are in the Fourth Street Live entertainment complex so everything went dark at 5:22 PM, the middle of drive time.Some way, somehow, the microphones remained online and connected to the system that feeds the WHAS transmitter in Eastwood, Kentucky.Soooo....Terry Meiners, Paul Miles, Joe Lincoln, and Billy Rutledge carried out our duties in the dark from the WHAS panic room in the back of the building.2025-04-0506 min50 years of Terry Meiners radio bitsWHAS Vocal Shouts goofy phrasesWHAS teammates create goofy shouts to use on the Terry Meiners show (fall 1985)SHHHUUUURRRRREPIPES MEINERSHUP HUP BOOGA BOOGATHE TOOT MONSTERS2025-02-2400 min
50 years of Terry Meiners radio bitsWHAS Vocal Shouts Cards Cats we waited 6 months HEAD BUTTWHAS staffers added their voices to "shouts" that are interspersed during show content. These sports shouts and disappointment greetings got heavy use during Terry's first year on the air.2025-02-1500 min
50 years of Terry Meiners radio bitsWHAS Vocal Shouts deejay names 1985I had to sit out a 6 months non-competition clause before I could appear on WHAS Radio. That gave me plenty time to record pieces ahead of the Terry Meiners Show debut.I assembled about 15 coworkers to help me create customized "shouts" for the radio.Here are the shouts for the WHAS Radio airstaff during the summer of 1985.2025-02-1500 min50 years of Terry Meiners radio bitsTerry's 1984 audition tape 96WQMF track 01Radio and TV personalities always have a highlights reel ready to go in case of (1) being fired, (2) looking for a better job, or (3) contributing to station promos.This is the highlights reel I put together in 1984...just in case!A WHAS representative contacted me in May 1985 to inquire if I'd be interested in applying for the afternoon host job.I am currently in my 40th year of hosting the afternoon show on WHAS Radio.1/22025-02-1510 min50 years of Terry Meiners radio bitsTerry's 1984 audition tape 96WQMF track 02Radio and TV personalities always have a highlights reel ready to go in case of (1) being fired, (2) looking for a better job, or (3) contributing to station promos.This is the highlights reel I put together in 1984...just in case!A WHAS representative contacted me in May 1985 to inquire if I'd be interested in applying for the afternoon host job.I am currently in my 40th year of hosting the afternoon show on WHAS Radio.2/22025-02-1509 min
50 years of Terry Meiners radio bitsWLRS Ron Clay and Terry Meiners just hitting their groove (1982)When Dan Burgess left WLRS to become a news anchor for WHAS, Terry Meiners was pushed into joining the LRS102 morning show with Ron Clay. It was 1981. Clay and Burgess had just begun to get noticed for irreverent comedy and WLRS wanted to heighten the buzz. The combination of Clay and Meiners took a few weeks to gel. Local writers took notice, published a few positive reviews, and then the show became the talk of the town.Here is audio of the early coupling of Clay and Meiners before they started producing recorded bits. Th...2025-02-1212 min
50 years of Terry Meiners radio bitsWHAS Terry Meiners 1st show, December 2, 1985 (part 1)Here's part one of the very first Terry Meiners show on WHAS Radio, December 2, 19852025-02-1230 min
50 years of Terry Meiners radio bitsWHAS Terry Meiners 1st show, December 2, 1985 (part 2)more of the Terry Meiners show on its debut day, December 2, 19852025-02-1229 min
50 years of Terry Meiners radio bitsBill Bailey fills in for Terry Meiners on WHAS (1988)The Duke of Louisville Bill Bailey was coerced out of retirement to fill in for vacationing Terry Meiners. Bailey dominated Louisville radio ratings in the late 60s and most of the 70s on WAKY, WCII, and WKLO.It was exceedingly cool to have the Duke show up for a week at WHAS Radio to spin yarns and reconnect with listeners.2025-02-121h 03
50 years of Terry Meiners radio bitsWayne Perkey interview just 7 weeks before his death from COVID (2022)For the year leading up WHAS Radio's 100th birthday, Wayne Perkey talked about his life, family, and career at WHAS and elsewhere.Wayne was originally asked to lead off the series in the summer of 2021 but he wanted to wait until his birthday week the next January. He would be turning 84 and loved the symmetry with the station's frequency. Perkey came to WHAS in 1970 to jump start it from a middle-of-the-road format to a faster paced talk and rock music format.Here's the interview recorded on January 14, 2021. Wayne was his chipper, vibrant self but was fighting...2025-02-1217 min
50 years of Terry Meiners radio bitsAfter being fired from UofL, Rick Pitino talks to Terry Meiners (Oct 2017)After being fired by the University of Louisville for "cause" related to multiple scandals under his tenure, former basketball coach Rick Pitino opened up to Terry Meiners on WHAS Radio about his firing, legacy, and future.It was riveting radio for a city and region that cherishes its basketball heritage. Pitino, the former coach of the Kentucky Wildcats, stirs raw emotion among fans of both teams.The fired coach tried to keep the October 25th radio interview focused on defending his former boss Tom Jurich, but Meiners pushed Pitino to talk about many other aspects of...2025-02-1227 min
50 years of Terry Meiners radio bitsTerry Meiners interviews Gary Burbank (2007)On the day of his 2007 retirement from WLW in Cincinnati, Gary Burbank did a long form interview with Terry Meiners on WHAS. Burbank hosted the afternoon show on WHAS from 1976-80 before he left for WLW.Gary retold stories from his incredible career and talks mechanics of great radio. Burbank made a zillion friends along the road of his radio career, but still loves Louisville as the city the solidified his unique genius.Burbank remains a hero to radio talent all across America.(It was a thrill to speak with Gary on his retirement d...2025-02-1213 min
50 years of Terry Meiners radio bitsWHAS Terry Meiners Bit Bonanza with The Beasman, Chuck Olmstead, Nick and Rick deejaysMore popular Meiners WHAS radio segments: Cat Calls with overzealous Kentucky Wildcats fans, Chuck Olmstead ACTION NEWS, Terry the babysitter, Greta Van Susteren on missing white girls, Joe B wants Tubby to quit, Katie Couric cries after George W wins, Nick & Rick St. John wildmen morning deejays, T-Bar-V today, more Beasman irritation with U of Smell fans and Tubby2025-02-1231 min
50 years of Terry Meiners radio bitsTerry Meiners bit bonanza from 1993This 1993 WHAS audio collection features the TURN YOUR RADIO ON intro, Elvis impersonator Ronnie O'Brien, Frank Hudson and Newslissas from WHAS-TV, whipped Bill Clinton, Gov. Wallace "weasel" Wilkinson, Mayor for Life Jerry Abramson, Coach Howard Schnellenberger and Denny Crum, Joe B the bank teller waits on Jock Sutherland, cheap boss Bob Scherer, Beavis and Butthead's dads, Ronald Reagan, faded star Patrick O'Neal, Bicker Law Office commercial, Cat Calls with Cawood and Ralph Hacker, Reagan endorses Mitch McConnell, Governor Wallace and Martha Wilkinson attempt to improve their English as they run her to succeed Wally.Plus the legendary ALMA...2025-02-1245 min50 years of Terry Meiners radio bitsTerry Meiners JETSONS THEME INTRO 1985The first sounds of the very first Terry Meiners and Company WHAS Radio show on December 2, 1985 came from this reimagined Jetsons cartoon theme2025-02-1101 min
Terry MeinersMark Travis memories from Terry Meiners, Paul Miles, Gus AllenLongtime WHAS Radio traffic reporter Mark Travis passed away after a long illness. He was a radio aficionado, serving as deejay, host, traffic reporter, and dispatcher for several different outlets during his career.Terry Meiners, Paul Miles, and Gus Allen shared funny memories of Mark Travis on WHAS Radio only hours after learning of his passing on February 7, 2025.We can just imagine Mark Travis' big laughter at the retelling of these anecdotes. RIP, brother!2025-02-0804 min
Kentuckiana's Morning NewsCatching up with JCPSAcademics, busing, PVA and taxes, just a few issues discussed as Tony Cruise caught up with JCPS Super Dr. Marty Polio today on NewsRadio 840WHAS!2024-09-1709 min
Terry MeinersWe celebrate Paul Miles 32nd anniversary at WHASPaul Miles is celebrating his 32nd anniversary at NewsRadio 840 WHAS. We talk about some of the highlights and what we learned along the way from some of his famous cowrokers...2024-08-0913 min
NewsRadio 840WHAS Sports Wake-Up!Talkin' baseballThis just in, people in the media have interests outside what they do for work. You hear him on your morning drive with Tony Cruise on NewsRadio 840WHAS and when when he's not talking weather he's probably talking baseball! Matt is a HUGE baseball fan and sits down with Scott Fitzgerald to talk all things MLB!2024-06-2023 min
Terry MeinersDawn Lee previews the 71st WHAS Crusade for ChildrenCEO Dawn Lee previews this weekend's 71st WHAS Crusade for Children and reminds the public what purpose the Crusade serves...2024-05-3111 min
50 years of Terry Meiners radio bitsVan Vance relives WHAS's coverage of the 1974 tornadoesVan Vance gives us the play-by-play of WHAS's coverage of the 1974 tornado outbreak and what it was like behind the scenes...2024-04-0313 min
Terry MeinersWHAS 1994 Tornado SpecialWHAS News 1974 Tornado 20th Anniversary Special from March 31, 1994 with WHAS' Paul Miles and John Asher.2024-04-0219 min
Terry MeinersWHAS Day of Disaster 1974A few months after the April 3rd 1974 Tornado WHAS News produced a recap special called Day of Disaster. 2024-04-021h 01
Terry MeinersDoug Proffitt talks WHAS's birthdayNews Anchor Doug Proffitt talks the history of of WHAS-TV on this their 74th birthday. He also got into a little hoops talk with all of the craziness surrounding U of L and UK...2024-03-2710 min
50 years of Terry Meiners radio bitsWHAS 100 (and change) with Steve GeorgeWe missed this guy during our 100th birthday countdown. Former WHAS host Steve George talks about coming to Louisville, Joe Donovan's record room, his 70's drip, losing money in the restaurant business, and thinking about writing a book on peoples' "second act"...2024-01-1811 min
NewsRadio 840WHAS Sports Wake-Up!2023 Kentucky High School All-State Football TeamsIt was a great 2023 high school football season in Kentucky! NewsRadio 840WHAS and Kentucky Prep Gridiron.com have partnered up to bring you this year's small school and large school All-State teams! Scott Fitzgerald and Fletcher Long break it down in this year end special!2023-12-091h 02
Terry MeinersDiane Williamson returns to WHAS and wants you to enjoy karakoe while benefitting Lifespan ResourcesFormer radio personaility (and the voice of OnStar) Diane Williamson (and a cutout of her mom JoAnn) talks her WHAS career, the crazy aspects of voice work, and doing a little singing for Lifespan Resources and how you can have a good time and benefit their mission...2023-10-0211 min
50 years of Terry Meiners radio bitsFormer WHAS host Doug McKelvin dropped by for a chatFormer WHAS host Doug McKelvin came by to talk about Milton Metz's Super Bowl parties, more activity in space, the possibility of a UPS strike, and more...2023-07-0715 min