There's nothing quite like broadcasting at the Kentucky State Fair. Fun people, great food, sweet farm animals, and constant noise. Plus, you get to meet namesakes who sell knives and stun guns...always good to have on standby! Our broadcast teams are terrific. We love getting out of the usual studio environment and interacting with listeners. The pandemic limits up close conversations but a friendly wave is better than nothing. Conversations with some vendors are downright hilarious. Meet Dave Taylor from Sivori foods. Listen to "A taste of the Kentucky State Fair" on Spreaker. Fully vaccinated peeps like Miss America Heather French Henry are always welcome for up close and personal interaction! Our crew is not shy about wolfing down Kentucky Pork Producers pork chop
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“I’ll hang up and listen to your answer!” 🎧🎙 Happy #NationalRadioDay
It was fun seeing all of my deejay buddies post their photos and career trajectories for #NationalRadioDay last week. Here are a few that I snatched from their social media pages. And then there's the program director's memo that kept 19-year-old me on the part-time payroll. NOTE: he used bad math. I was being paid $40 per MONTH, or $480 per year to do some radio promotion work on the University of Kentucky campus. Had they cut me, I would more than likely have found a different career path. 😢 Happy #NationalRadioDay 🎧 Here's the 1976 @WKQQLexington program director's memo that saved my job and kept me in the business. I had only been working there for two months when Dick Hungate suggested that
Gun-tucky Wildcats arrested, Beasman begs U of Smell to take the blame
THE BEASMAN six wildcats arrested I AIN’T HAD A WINK O SLEEP WORRYIN IF ANY MORE KENTUCKY WILDCATS GONNA GIT SENT TO THE POKEY! (cry) I BOUT HADDA STROKE WHEN THEY SAID 6 U UH KAY FOOTBAW PLAYERS POINTED A GUN AT A LOYAL TRUE BLUE KENTUCKY WILDCAT FAN. I MEAN, IF THEY WAS PISTOL WHIPPIN A LOSERVILLE CARDINAL FAN, I COULD TOTALLY UNDERSTAND. BUT NAW…WE GOT US A BONER-FIED BIG BLUE BOO HOO! US GOOD AND CLASSY CAT FANS LOVE TAUNTIN OTHER SCHOOLS WHEN THEY’S IN TROUBLE. BUT CATS POINTIN GUNS AT OTHER CATS AIN’T GONNA WIN US THE NOBEL PRIEST PRIZE. (cry) OUR CLASSY CAT PLAYERS DONE BEAT UP SOME FRATERNITY PUNK BUT HE IS A WILDCAT FRATERNITY PUNK SO WE
#tbt ❤️ country crooner Ange Humphrey, a Louisville media legend and abuse survivor
It's already been 6 years since I sat down for a reunion with my first TV wife on WHAS11's Great Day Live! I was lucky enough to work alongside Ange (pronounced Angie but, yes, that's how she spells it) Humphrey on my first regular TV show in the fall of 1987. It was a locally packaged version of PM Magazine called PM Louisville. By that time, Ange was an established media personality from her 1973 launch as the WLKY-TV "weather girl." She was also a country singer, emcee, interviewer, and storyteller. I was a TV novice but Ange was patient, kind, and thoughtful as my learning curve sharpened. Her positivity elevated the entire studio. Total pro. Prior to our stint at WHAS-TV, Ange had
PGA star Justin Thomas raises hometown money for children’s charities
JT is home to host his Justin Thomas Junior Championship at Harmony Landing. ⛳️ Justin’s foundation expects to raise over $100,000 for children’s charities. That would push the cumulative total beyond $350,000 in just a few years of this tournament. Lots of immensely talented juniors are playing Wednesday through Friday. Spectators welcome. 🏌🏾♀️🏌🏽🏌🏾♂️ #Kygolf #juniorgolf #Kentucky If the city of Louisville had a Mt. Rushmore of sports, Justin's status would certainly earn him a spot. He's a major winner with 14 PGA Tour victories, a Fed Ex Cup championship, and two time PGA Player of the Year. Three Saint X Tigers. KT and I couldn't resist; we're fanboys. 🐯 #GoTigers Sacred Heart Academy senior Abigail Sutherland is expected to lead
Red, White, and Big Blue Nation dominates Olympics
Congratulations to the University of Kentucky's associated athletes for earning an incredible 12 medals in the Tokyo Olympics. Former UK track star Sydney McLaughlin collected another 🥇 in the 4x400 meter relay. Three UK basketball alums won 🥇 to keep the USA's streak alive. #Kentucky #BBN 🇺🇸 With 206 countries competing, UK's total of 8 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze would place Kentucky at position #18 on country medal count!
After another police officer is assassinated, Mayor Fischer proclaims Louisville safe
26-year-old Brandon Shirley, a Jefferson County Sheriff's Deputy, was shot to death while working security at a Shively car lot. Deputy Shirley's assailant has not been apprehended although Louisville Metro Police Chief Erika Shields says they have identified potential suspects. Chief Shields said the victim was targeted. “If someone is really determined to kill you, they will kill you. And that was the case here,” she said during the news briefing. “We will make an arrest,” Shields said. Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer joined me on 840WHAS radio today to discuss the decorated officer's death and answer questions about protection of law enforcement and the overall safety of the city. The interview became a bit contentious as I pressed the mayor on the perception that
American hero Tamyra Mensah-Stock is completely hilarious!
CIAO BELLA 🇮🇹 Cuomosexual New Yorkers run away from the Love Gov
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is defiantly ignoring calls for his resignation by President Biden, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, and other fellow Democrats after a damning report outlines his sexual harassment and abuse of at least 11 women. New York's Attorney General Letitia James, also a Democrat, released the comprehensive report detailing 179 interviews with people familiar with Governor Cuomo's behavior toward female staffers. Cuomo answered with a prerecorded video declaring his innocence. Governor Cuomo Responds to Independent Reviewer Report: https://t.co/sgPuPEDXRU — Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) August 3, 2021 Former Cuomo aide Charlotte Bennett ain't having it. EXCLUSIVE: “I feel vindicated,” former Gov. Cuomo aide Charlotte Bennett tells @NorahODonnell after New York’s attorney general said she believed the women who came forward
🎧 A parade of WHAS personalities leads to the radio station’s 100th birthday 🎙
#WHAS100years #WHAS100 #LouisvilleMedia #loumedia With the 100th anniversary of WHAS Radio arriving in July 2022, Terry Meiners is featuring chats with former WHAS personalities, news anchors, and regular contributors. Most of the weekly interviews air Fridays at 4:35 PM. Here's the series so far, beginning with the best radio personality Louisville has ever heard. 🎙 Louisville's greatest all-time radio entertainer Gary Burbank is about to turn 80. We had some big laughs on @840WHAS Radio today! LISTEN 🎧 https://t.co/xF2GRtheIK#Louisville #media #radio #airpersonalities #deejays #WHAS #WAKY #WLW #CKLW pic.twitter.com/mL9MTsmOdb — Terry Meiners (@terrymeiners) July 16, 2021 🎧 #WHAS100years 🎙 Liz Curtis Higgs ruled the midday airwaves on @840WHAS in the 80s. She is happy, healthy, and doing God's work today. It was a delight having her back on