Kelsey Starks, my longtime colleague at WHAS11, has a new Sunday show on Kentucky Educational Television (KET). "Inside Louisville" examines people, places, and events that make Kentucky's largest city chug along. I was honored to be asked to discuss my family and broadcast career with Kelsey in a freeform conversation. Click here to watch it or hit the link in the tweet below. Thanks to @kelseykstarks and @PubAffairsKET for the invitation to chat! Truly appreciate the honor! 📺 📲 https://t.co/J8hX9Nzm1M #media #loumedia #kymedia #publicTV #broadcasting @840WHAS @WHAS11 https://t.co/6Csp0avKoV — Terry Meiners ™️ (@terrymeiners) September 10, 2023
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Leader Mitch McConnell blasts rival Florida Senator Scott on WHAS Radio 👁️
When Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell joins me on WHAS Radio, people tend to notice. Millions of online impressions followed McConnell's 9 minute phone chat two days after President Joe Biden's State of the Union speech. After discussing the Chinese spy balloon incursion, we jumped into U.S. involvement in the Ukraine/Russia war. And then...the real war started. McConnell BURNS Rick Scott: ✅confirms “that was the Scott plan” to sunset SocSecurity & Medicare 🔥“I think it will be a challenge for him to deal with this in his own re-election in FL: a state with more elderly people than any other state in America” On @terrymeiners @840WHAS: pic.twitter.com/yAIhVLb6LY — Joel Lawson (@JoelLawsonDC) February 10, 2023 McConnell blasted Florida Senator Rick Scott on WHAS after I asked him about Biden's
WHAS11 celebrates 30 years of Good Morning Kentuckiana
Great fun celebrating 30 years of Good Morning Kentuckiana on @WHAS11 📺 Today’s crew keeps that same energy rolling forward‼️ Love to our entire team of camera ops, techs, producers, and news directors ❤️ #loumedia #localmedia #whas11 #GMK #thirtyyears #news #wx #amusement pic.twitter.com/N2UIFj1jOq — Terry Meiners ™️ (@terrymeiners) January 27, 2023
A sit down with Republican Senate Leader Mitch McConnell
I always enjoy a face-to-face chat with political leaders and other newsmakers. There is a comfort level in sitting across the table from an interview subject. Watching their body language, eye contact, and hand gestures adds extra dimensions that a telephone chat cannot provide. LISTEN TO TERRY MEINERS AND MITCH McCONNELL Mitch McConnell is the longest serving U.S. Senate leader and longest serving U.S. senator in Kentucky history. We've done a ton of phone interviews during his 38 years in office. Studio visits produce better content. Arriving 15 minutes early at WHAS' iHeart studios, Senator McConnell and I were able to talk about a few things off air before we opened the mics. He laughed when I asked if "Cocaine Mitch" was planning
YOU GOT CHEESED 🧀 Packers thump Vikings to hang onto playoff hopes
The Green Bay Packers were all but dead a month ago but their January 1st thumping of division leading Minnesota injected new life into Packerland. If Green Bay can beat the Detroit Lions in the final regular season game, an uncharacteristic 9-8 record will earn the Packers a playoff berth. If the Packers lose to Detroit, I don't expect that we'll see Aaron Rodgers play another NFL game. Here are his postgame comments. The most telling are his final thoughts. This boy is all about head trips and spiritual influences in his real life. LIVE: #Packers QB Aaron Rodgers meets with the media following #MINvsGB 🎙️ https://t.co/wTLWnkz4oR — Green Bay Packers (@packers) January 2, 2023 Other Packers got the party started before the Green
As Justin Thomas reflects, St. Xavier receives its greatest recruiting video
Two time PGA Championship winner Justin Thomas recently returned home to Louisville for his Justin Thomas Foundation junior golf tournament at Harmony Landing. Thomas also appeared at the home of Valhalla co-owner Jimmy Kirchdorfer to preview the 2024 PGA Championship to be held at the iconic Louisville course. In a freewheeling interview in front of about 100 guests, Justin and Jimmy touched on the professional golfer's ongoing dedication to Saint Xavier High School. Thomas is a 2011 graduate of the highly acclaimed Catholic high school. School officials had to be thrilled with the words Thomas rolled out in praise of his alma mater. “I’d do anything to have a week back at St. X…it got me prepared for a great place in life.”
#WHAS100 🎧 Celebrating 100 years with Gary Burbank, Leland Conway, Peggy Boeck, Jay Cardosi, Kim Scott, Joe Arnold, and classic media clips
#WHAS100 🎙 Gary Burbank reflects on Earl Pitts, Snow Sharks, Who Shot J.R., creativity, retirement, and life. 🐐 LISTEN 🎧 https://t.co/PMvcXQYaDp#WHAS100years #radio #radiohumor #music #honor @840WHAS pic.twitter.com/8p9XkTEWbZ — Terry Meiners (@terrymeiners) July 17, 2022 #WHAS100 💥 As we celebrate the @840WHAS Radio centennial, here's where to find my interviews, sketches, and special moments. It's been a blast for 37 years so let's keep it rolling! Thanks for listening! LINK 🎧 https://t.co/hFEZplnHHF #WHAS100years #community #Louisville pic.twitter.com/GM536fHfna — Terry Meiners (@terrymeiners) July 15, 2022 #WHAS100 🎙 @LelandShow is loving life in Colorado with wife Tabatha & they still have mad love for Kentucky. The former @840WHAS midday host is still cranking out provocative radio shows on Denver’s @630KHOW Fun catching up‼️ LISTEN 🎧 https://t.co/jYVY0nsLWN#WHAS100years pic.twitter.com/p6QzexZ5DC — Terry Meiners (@terrymeiners) June 24,
#WHAS100 🎙 Credo Harris laid down the code at WHAS Radio and it still applies 100 years later
Thanks so much to Rick Loader for sending a few WHAS items in honor of the station's 100th birthday. "Microphone Memoirs" was written by Credo Fitch Harris, who was hired in 1922 by Courier Journal owner Judge Robert Worth Bingham to manage the launch of WHAS Radio. This 1937 book by Credo Harris reflects upon the many innovations achieved during the first 15 years of WHAS, Kentucky's first radio station. Here are a few samples of Credo's notes.
#WHAS100 🎧 Angelic Angie, Flyboy Bill DeReamer, Bubbly Bobby Frazier, and Principled Paul Miles + newsmakers Lucy Westlake, Rand Paul, and David Novak
It's party time at WHAS Radio. We are 100 years old and show only two varicose veins on the broadcast tower! Looking good, old friend! Meet some more of our peeps! #WHAS100 🎙 @AngieFenton is the purest soul in local media. She is an excellent interviewer, writer, on air personality, mom, wife, and bestie. Angie and Jason created @EXTOLMagazine and never slow down on their public service.LISTEN 🎧 https://t.co/Dy6dfLKmd0#WHAS100years pic.twitter.com/JcOjsYD0ph— Terry Meiners (@terrymeiners) June 4, 2022 #WHAS100 🎙 @PaulMiles840 has a front row seat for the biggest news and sports stories throughout the region…on the job 24/7 always delivering a fair, fully verified report. A consummate pro, every day, every time. LISTEN 📲 https://t.co/MXCAwYV6cs#WHAS100years @840WHAS pic.twitter.com/xzMU5fkfhK— Terry Meiners (@terrymeiners) May 27,
#WHAS100 🎙️ The 50,000 watt blowtorch that amplifies newsmakers, citizens, celebs, and the most prominent personalities. Here are profiles of WHAS News, Kevin K-Ned Harned, Scott Jennings, Jody Demling, Tom Leach, Scott Goettel, John Shumway, Lizzy Neutz, and more
My boy @Tony840Cruise is obviously overjoyed to work with me‼️😂 Cap’n Herb Hurst is our #aviation analyst on @840WHAS 🚀 stream https://t.co/EMYwUGhNZA Join our entire team starting at 3 for #ThunderOverLouisville #airshow #fireworks #kyderbyfestival pic.twitter.com/3g0qXsNTFM— Terry Meiners (@terrymeiners) April 23, 2022 WHAS Radio is the mothership for Kentucky broadcasters. The biggest newsmakers sit for interviews with WHAS Radio hosts for lengthy chats about current issues. "That's quite creative but not very convincing." -- @LeaderMcConnell on Quintez Brown's lawyer claim McConnell spurred the federal indictment of his client. "(It's) really is quite laughable." LISTEN 📲 https://t.co/rOUSbxXbV7 Also: #inflation #violence #KYGA22 @840WHAS pic.twitter.com/3VNLtALoxK— Terry Meiners (@terrymeiners) April 14, 2022 Top ranked WHAS Radio is a full service radio station that offers news, weather,