From: Kenny
Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2020 8:48 PM
To: MEINERS, TERRY A <TerryMeiners@iheartmedia.com>
Subject: radio broadcastDear sir– I quit listening to your afternoon broadcast two years ago. Today by mistake I tuned in again and there you were with Yarmuth again. 1/2
— Terry Meiners (@terrymeiners) January 22, 2020
One of my favorite recurring guests on 840WHAS is Louisville comedian Raanan Hershberg. He’s been on the radio with me for years and always bring fresh material.
Terry Meiners and Raanan Hershberg, WHAS studios, December 2019
It was fun to see him on CBS the other night delivering a lot of the jokes that he honed on the radio or onstage at The Bard’s Town theater.
Way to go, Raanan. Outstanding job!
Thanks buddy! I Honed all the jokes on your show. See yah soon
— Raanan Hershberg (@Raanancomedy) January 15, 2020
Here’s our most recent radio interview on 840WHAS.
THE BEASMAN cats lose to south caramaliner
HOW COME THEY DINT FIRE YOU WHEN THEY CLEANED HOUSE THE OTHER DAY? I JUST BOUT VOMITED WHEN I HEARED YOUR GUTLESS WEASEL VOICE ON THE WH&S TODAY. WHY IS Y’ALL LAUGHIN BOUT STUFF TODAY? THIS HERE IS A BONER-FIED BIG BLUE NATION TRAGEDY WE GOT GOIN ON AND Y’ALL ON THERE MAKIN JOKES!
MOST KENTUCKY KIDS COULDN’T GO TO SCHOOL DAY CUZ OF DEE-PRESSION. DOCTORS IS HANDIN OUT FREE PROZAC. KENTUCKY IS A DEE-ZASTER ZONE…NO JOY NOWHERE! (cry) THIS IS MORE HORRIBLE-ER THAN LOSIN TO TENNERSEE LASS YEAR. (cry) GO AHEAD AND MOCK ME, YOU SNAGGLE TOOTH, CROSS-EYED, U OF SMELL BOOTLICKIN HAS BEEN NOBODY!
He. Called. Game. @The__Future11 💉 #Gamecocks🐔🏀 // #ForeverToThee pic.twitter.com/5bBMvfHeUA
— Gamecock MBB (@GamecockMBB) January 16, 2020
COME ON, GIMME YOUR BEST SHOT, LARRY MINNER! THE KENTUCKY WILDCATS DONE BLOWED ANOTHER 14 POINT LEAD IN SOUTH CARAMALINER AND SO NOW ALL US GOOD AND CLASSY CAT FANS GOT TO HEAR YOUR UGLY FACE SMIRKIN BOUT IT! LEMME HAVE IT, LARRY! DANCE ON MY GRAVE! (cry)
I CAINT BLEEVE I HEART RADIO DINT FIRE YOUR SORRY ASS WITH THE REST OF THEM CARDINAL LOVERS! YOU MUSTA BEEN HIDIN UNDER MATT JONES’ DESK WHEN THEY COME THRU FIRIN EVERBODY. YOU SHOULDA BEEN THROWED OUT TO PASTURE TWUNNY YEARS AGO WHEN YOU BECAME SLICK RICK BUTEENO’S GAY LOVER UP ON BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN.
I TURNT ON THE RADIO HOPIN TO HEAR MATT JONES HELPIN ALL US SAD CAT FANS START TO HEAL WITH HIS WORDS OF WISDOM BUT INSTEAD I GIT STUPID YOU. SAVE US, MATT JONES! TELL US BOUT HOW COACH CAL AIN’T NO FRAUD AND HOW WE BEAT U OF SMELL SO IT’S STILL A GREAT SEASON. (cry) I’M THINKIN MAYBE WE NEED SOMEBODY TO PUT OL JOHN CALIPARDI OUT TO PASTURE THOUGH. THE GAME DONE PAST HIM BY. WE NEED KINNY SKY WALKER TO STEP IN AND TEACH THESE YOUNG WILDCATS HOW TO BLEEVE IN THE BIG BLUE! COME ON, KINNY! AND BRANG GOOSE GIVENS AND SAM BOWIE WITH YOU.
SAVE THESE CATS BEFORE “COACH CAL-DON’T-CARE-NO” RUINS ‘EM FOREVER! (cry) IT’S BAD ENOUGH TO SEE OUR GOOD AND CLASSY CATS LOSE BUT THEN WE ALSO GOT TO SEE THAT IDIOT SOUTH CARAMALINER FAN DANCIN AND MOCKIN ASHTON HAGAR WHEN HE FOULT OUT.
A hero emerges in Columbia. pic.twitter.com/u0hndoPwEh
— Mike Rutherford (@CardChronicle) January 16, 2020
HOW COME A CAT FAN DINT JUMP DOWN THERE AND PUNCH THAT PUNK GAMECOCK FAN? IS WE GITTIN SOFT, CAT FANS? THERE WAS A TIME WHEN ANYBODY MOCKED U UH KAY WOUNT UP IN A BODY BAG. NOT NO MORE. NOW WE JUST LET ERRBODY MOCK US AND WE JUST HANG OUR HEADS IN SHAME! (cry)
Jermaine Couisnard beats UK at the buzzer, January 15, 2020
DADGUM U OF SMELL WINS ON THE ROAD AGAIN AN U UH KAY LOSES ON THE ROAD SO NOW Y’ALL GONNA JUMP US IN THE PO AGAIN. (cry) AN NOW THE CATS IS #67 IN THE RPI AND THEY IS PICKIN US TO LOSE 5 OF OUR NEXT 8 GAMES! IT AIN’T BEEN THIS BAD SINCE BILLY CLYDE WAS DRINKIN BOOZE IN OUR HUDDLES WHILE SOMEBODY ELSE WAS DRAWIN UP PLAYS! (cry) IF BOBBY PETRINKO CAN GIT HIRED AGAIN THEN MAYBE U UH KAY NEEDS TO GO FIND EDDIE SUTTON AND GIVE HIM ANOTHER SHOT HERE AT KENTUCKY. HIM AND KINNY SKY WALKER COULD GIT THIS THING TURNT AROUND!
John Calipari, Eddie Sutton
I’LL GO GIT A STACK OF EMERY AIR FREIGHT ENVER-LOPES READY SO EDDIE CAN START SENDIN CASH TO REE-CRUITS SO KENTUCKY CAN GIT REAL PLAYERS AGAIN LIKE IN THE GOOD OL DAYS. (cry) BYE BYE, COACH CAL. LET YOUR WIFE DRIVE WHEN YOU LEAVE TOWN CUZ YOU OBVIOUSLY DON’T KNOW NOTHIN BOUT TAKIN CHARGE. (cry) COME ON, IHEART. FIRE LARRY MINNER! FIRE LARRY MINNER! FIRE LARRY MINNER!
PUT MATT JONES ON WH&S! HIRE MATT JONES! HIRE MATT JONES! HIRE MATT JONES! THIS HERE IS A BONER-FIED BIG BLUE NATION TRAGEDY TIME!
THE BEASMAN lynn bowie jr for MVP
LARRREEEEEE! ALMOST EVER-THANG IS BEAUTY-FULL IN WILDCAT COUNTRY, LARRY MINNER! IT’S WILDCAT BLUE FROM SEA TO SHINY SEA! (laffs) COACH CAL AND THE CATS IS CLICKIN ON ALL CYLANTROS, HEADIN BACK TO #1. NOW ALL YOU SNAGGLE TOOTH, SAGGY PANTS, RAP MUSIC, GOLD CHAIN WEARIN, NECK TATTOO LOVIN U OF SMELL LOUDMOUTHS GOT TO SHUT YOUR CAKEHOLES ABOUT LAY-MAR JACKSON! (laffs) I LOVE IT!
BALL HAWK BYARD! @KB31_Era | #TENvsBAL pic.twitter.com/fyBAQroDqh
— Tennessee Titans (@Titans) January 12, 2020
LAY-MAR IS A FAILURE CUZ U UH KAY WILDCAT WESLEY WOODYARD AND HIS TENNERSEE TITANS WHOOPED HIM GOOD! (laffs) BLEEVE ME…LAY-MAR GONNA MEMBER THE TITANS! (laffs) THEM TITANS WEAR BLUE, TOO, NOT NO FUNERAL PURPLE LIKE LAY-MAR THE HAS BEEN! (laffs) CARDINAL FANS IS SAD CUZ THEY CAINT KEEP TAWKIN ABOUT LAY-MAR! NOW EVERYBODY KNOWS HE WAS A FRAUD! (laffs)
Notre Dame can’t seem to put away Louisville, January 11, 2020
AND U OF SMELL BASKETBAW GOT LUCKY AGAINST THEM DRUNK CATHLICK NOTRE DAMERS, SO THAT WAS SAD, BUT THEM CARDINAL CONVICTS CAINT NEVER BEAT U UH KAY, SO THAT’S HAPPY! (laffs) Ls DOWN! Ls DOWN! (laffs) THEM STOOPID DRUNK, FISHBREATH, ROSARY BEAD RUBBIN CATHLICK NOTRE DAME ROCKHEADS SHOULDA WHOOPED BALDY MACK AND THEM CARDINALS BUT THEY FOLDED AT THE LAST SECOND!
US KENTUCKY FANS WAS PULLIN REAL HARD FOR THEM POPE-LICKIN’ CATHLICK BEER-DRINKIN FOOLS BUT THEY LET LOSERVILLE SNEAK OUTTA THERE WITH A WIN. Y’ALL CATHLICKS GOTTA STOP LIGHTIN CANDLES ALL THE TIME! USE YOUR HANDS TO THROW THEM Ls DOWN! (laffs) Ls DOWN MAKES U OF SMELL PANIC AND THEN THEY LOSE! Ls DOWN! Ls DOWN! (laffs) MEANTIME, COACH CAL AND THE CATS GIVE ALABAMMER A BEATDOWN! (laffs)
ERRBODY AFRAID OF THE CATS! COACH CAL SAYS THERE’S 4 MILLION EXTRA U UH KAY COACHES AND OUR PLAYERS IS FINE-LEE UNNERSTANDIN WHAT THAT MEANS. BRING IT, CAT FANS! (laffs) U OF SMELL FANS AIN’T SMART LIKE GOOD AND CLASSY CAT FANS! BALDY MACK CALLED THE COPS CUZ ONE U OF SMELL FAN THREATENED TO KILL A CARDINAL PLAYER!
Jordan Nwora, December 2020
THAT AIN’T NOTHIN! US KENTUCKY WILDCAT FANS WILL TAKE A U UH KAY PLAYER’S EN-TIRE FAMILY HOSTAGE IF HE DON’T GIT A DOUBLE DOUBLE! (laffs) THAT’S HOW US GOOD AND CLASSY CAT FANS ROLL! (laffs) GO BLUE! GO CATS! BLUE GITS IN! COME SEE ABOUT IT! COME SEE ABOUT IT! AWWWWW C-A-T-S CATS! CATS! CATS!
NOW TONIGHT WE ALL GOT TO SET THROUGH A FRAUD FOOTBAW GAME…AIN’T NOBODY IN THEIR RIGHT MIND BLEEVES THIS HERE NATIONAL CHAMPERCHIPS GAME IS LEGIT SINCE KENTUCKY AIN’T ONE OF THE TEAMS PLAYIN. YOU KNOW THAT’S TRUE, LARRY MINNER! KENTUCKY WAS THE BEST FOOTBAW TEAM ALL YEAR!
L.S.U. IS KINDA GOOD BUT THEY OUGHTA BE PLAYIN S.E.C. SUPER-PIRE KENTUCKY WILDCATS FOR THE NATIONAL CHAMPERCHIPS, NOT NO A.C.C. TOY BOWL CHAMP CLEMSON TIGERS WITH A LONG HAIRED, DOPE SMOKIN, HIPPIE FREAK QUARTERBACK LIKE SUNSHINE LAWRENCE! AMERICA’S FAVORITE QUARTERBACK AIN’T SUNSHINE, AIN’T JOE BURNHOLE, AIN’T TOM BRADY…IT’S KENTUCKY WILDCAT LYNN BOWIE JUNIOR!
Lynn Bowden Junior taunts Louisville with Ls down
THE N.F.L. IS GONNA SHOCK THE WORLD THIS WEEK AND GU-NOUNCE THAT THEIR MVP IS LYNN BOWIE JUNIOR WHO AIN’T PLAYED A SNAP YET BUT THEY ALREADY KNOW HE’S THE GREATEST! THAT’S A FACT, YOU BALD HAIRED, U OF SMELL BOOTLICKER! NOW THAT YOUR LITTLE HERO LAY-MAR JACKSON BEEN BUXPOSED AS A FLASH IN THE PAN U OF SMELL FAILURE, THE WHOLE COUNTRY IS WAITIN FOR LYNN BOWIE JUNIOR TO SHOW UP AND SAVE PRO FOOTBAW! IT’S TRUE, DADGUMMIT!
LAY-MAR JACKSON GOT THROWED AROUND LIKE A RAG DOLL – REMEMBER THEM TITANS! REMEMBER THEM TITANS! – AND FORGIT ABOUT LAY-MAR! FORGIT ABOUT LAY-MAR! STICK A FARK IN HIM…HE’S DONE! THE N.F.L.’s GREATEST QUARTERBACK IN HISTORY IS JUST NOW ARRIVIN TO BE BETTER THAN BRADY, BETTER THAN YOUR GAY BOYFRIEND AARON RODGERS, BETTER THAN JOE NAMATH, TERRY BRADSHAW, RUSSELL WILSON, PATRICK MAHOMO, JOHNNY U-NITAS, AND Y.A. TITTLE. LYNN BOWIE JUNIOR IS WALKIN THRU THAT DOOR! COME SEE ABOUT IT! COME SEE ABOUT IT! GO CATS! GO BLUE! Ls DOWN! Ls DOWN! Ls DOWN! US CAT FANS CAINT STOP OBSESSIN ABOUT U OF SMELL! Ls DOWN! Ls DOWN!
Here's @RepJohnYarmuth on risk/reward of killing #Soleimani, slow walking #impeachment, mental state of @realDonaldTrump, and @CNN settlement with @CovCathColonels student Nick Sandmann 🎙️ AUDIO https://t.co/SW75ydyLVS @840WHAS #media #malpractice #Iran #Election2020 pic.twitter.com/UVynsge18U
— Terry Meiners (@terrymeiners) January 8, 2020
Rep. John Yarmuth (KY-3) held nothing back in responding to President Donald Trump’s decision to kill Iranian military leader Qasem Soleimani. Yarmuth is quick to acknowledge that Soleimani was a terrorist but questions the risk because of heightened danger to U.S. military troops around the world.
HE WAS A TERRORIST 🚨 https://t.co/L84eD7kMYZ
— nicole andrea (@gocatsmeow) January 7, 2020
Rep. Yarmuth and I also talked about Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s slow progress on moving impeachment forward. The congressman said there is abundant new evidence since the House impeachment vote to warrant calling witnesses in the upcoming Senate trial.
16-year-old Covington Catholic student Nick Sandmann and Nathan Phillips, January 2019
As for the just announced settlement between CNN and maligned high school student Nick Sandmann, Congressman Yarmuth didn’t want to revisit his peculiar tweet that slammed Sandmann and his Covington Catholic classmates. He pushed the topic aside as irrelevant in the grand scope of things with global upheaval related to Iranian unrest.
Lots of celebrities and media people bullied the Covington high school students following the so-called confrontation. Then came additional video that added context showing that a radical group called Black Hebrew Israelites throwing racist, homophobic slurs at the students and other tourists passing by.
Others have pointed to hypocrisy among media outlets when they’re fawning over liberal teenagers and demonizing conservative teens.
Months ago, Sandmann’s attorneys released a lengthy list of potential lawsuit targets, all thought to have publicly humiliated the 16-year-old before learning the full breadth of the story.
For the record, CNN parted ways with contributor Reza Aslan a few months after the media pundit posted this tweet.
Honest question. Have you ever seen a more punchable face than this kid’s? pic.twitter.com/jolQ7BZQPD
— Reza Aslan (@rezaaslan) January 20, 2019
Nick Sandmann still has lawsuits pending against NBC Universal, the Washington Post, and an expected action against Gannett.
In our new radio interview, Rep. Yarmuth alluded to the dangers of jumping in early on Twitter before a complete story is told, but other people responding to student Nick Sandmann’s settlement announcement tweet still haven’t learned.
This may be my favorite and funniest interview I have ever done with Terry. Take a listen if you want https://t.co/NQNSC8unHw
— Matt Jones (@KySportsRadio) January 3, 2020
Kentucky Sports Radio founder Matt Jones popped by my radio studio today to talk about his upcoming book MITCH, PLEASE. It was more than comedy gold, Jerry! It was a great piece of broadcasting about Kentucky, politics, poverty, and promise.
Matt and I trust each other enough to go deep on lots of subjects that would make other broadcasters squirm. Regardless of school rivalry silliness, I want it stated for the record (again) that I think Matt Jones is one of the smartest, most effective media personalities I’ve ever experienced.
Great media material is always a treat. Enjoy.
LISTEN to our 840WHAS chat with Matt and his co-author Chris Tomlin here.
Chris Tomlin, Terry Meiners, and Matt Jones at WHAS studios, January 2, 2020
Former Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin texted me to ask if I had time to chat with him on WHAS Radio. Of course I would make time since the former chief executive was still the #1 news topic after his recent pardons of murderers, rapists, and other undesirables.
We jumped right into a wide ranging chat about Bevin’s pardons, wealthy donors requesting pardons for others, and his ultimate legacy.
📻 ex-Gov @MattBevin sat down to talk about some of his controversial pardons. He gave graphic details of the medical examinations of child sexual assault victims that led him to disbelieve their claims. We also talked about murderers, donors, and legacy. https://t.co/65fhrQb7e0 pic.twitter.com/DuLneAiyLQ
— Terry Meiners (@terrymeiners) December 19, 2019
The governor shocked many by describing in graphic detail the medical examinations of two young alleged sexual assault victims.
From London’s Daily Mail
Twitter went nuts with people calling Bevin every filthy name in the book, adding medical information that refutes Bevin’s gynecological assumptions.
You’d think as obsessed as these creeps are about hymens, they’d bother to learn something about them. https://t.co/vQK4y9jfZt
— Andrea Welker (@AndreaWelker) December 19, 2019
Matt Bevin and Terry Meiners at WHAS, December 19, 2019
full 840 WHAS audio here:
A law enforcement official sent this letter to me following the interview. Jackie Steele, commonwealth attorney for Knox and Laurel Counties, took exception to Bevin’s claim that convicted murderer Patrick Baker is innocent. Baker was pardoned by Bevin. I asked why he didn’t pardon the two accomplices with Baker that night. Bevin assured me that they were the guilty parties.
Here is Commonwealth Attorney Steele’s complete letter.
In a recent interview, ousted pizza executive “Papa” John Schnatter complained about the current Papa John’s management. Schnatter claims that his replacements provide poor leadership and are making lower quality Papa John’s pizzas.
It is Schnatter’s belief that Papa John’s executives deviously plotted to steal the company from him “using the black community” and “race” issues.
Schnatter promised a “day of reckoning” and pushed aside WDRB reporter Stephan Johnson’s request for more info. Schnatter laughed and said “Stay tuned.”
As Papa John's moves on without its founder, John Schnatter vows for a 'day of reckoning' https://t.co/zvayhxxZVx
— WDRB News (@WDRBNews) November 26, 2019
A rather tepid day of reckoning just passed. Schnatter sued the marketing company that leaked audio of him saying the N-word, the final mistake in a series of damaging public statements that collectively crushed his career and quality of life.
Schnatter is suing for breach of contract, tortious interference with prospective economic advantage, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and several other claims against Laundry Service ad agency and its parent company.
On the same day John Schnatter sued the marketing company, Schnatter’s wife Annette filed for divorce in Oldham County, Kentucky. The couple’s home is in Jefferson County but many wealthy Louisville area divorces land in the next county with the hope of dodging media attention. Documents seem to indicate that the couple’s $500 million in estimated assets are already likely divided.
Papa John's Founder John Schnatter's Wife Files for Divorce https://t.co/yqdaEQEsWP
— TMZ (@TMZ) December 6, 2019
M. Annette Cox (Schnatter) tells me that she is doing well and is surrounded with supportive family and friends. The Schnatters have two grown children, one of whom survived premature birth and cerebral palsy challenges.
The legal papers cite April 1, 2019 as their date of separation. Annette built a new home in Prospect, Kentucky. Their marital home in Anchorage is one of the largest and most expensive homes in the metro area.
“Papa” John (he still wears custom stenciled shirts bearing that name) is not responding to inquiries about either lawsuit. His legal team is also mum about suing the ad agency that shuttled audio of a training session to Forbes.com.
Annette and John Schnatter have been exceedingly generous to the Louisville community and surrounding metro philanthropic pursuits. In a 2013 Courier-Journal profile of John Schnatter, gifts large and small are spotlighted.
Reporter Andy Wolfson included this recollection of mine about an unexpected gesture of kindness to strangers struggling with a sick child and low finances.
The Courier Journal profile also spotlights multiple previously undisclosed financial settlements with women, including graphic details about John Schnatter’s actions with a then-29 year old woman who worked in local media.
Schnatter has had run-ins with many Papa John’s executives, many of whom were reluctant to talk in 2013 but are chirping now that their former boss is in a personal and professional freefall.
A few weeks ago, Schnatter purportedly wrote a scathing piece in the New York Post slamming his former company and its directors. Schnatter (likely dictating to a professional writer) claims that his N-word controversy should have been treated with the same understanding given to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo who also said the N-word in a recent radio interview.
Schnatter and I discussed most of these issues in an exhaustive July 2018 interview on WHAS Radio. I asked why he didn’t use the safe phrase “N-word” instead of saying the actual word while parroting Col. Harland Sanders. (advance recording to 7:15 for Schnatter’s perplexing response) Schnatter also claimed at the time that he didn’t feel like he would sue the marketing agency because of his distaste for lawyers and litigation.
📻 My complete interview with @PapaJohns founder John Schnatter. No topics off limits. N-word, who fired whom, @UofL, @NFL "divorce" #philanthropy Who fired Jurich & Pitino, much more 🎙️ https://t.co/cTbrabOfsZ #Louisville #business #loumedia pic.twitter.com/L1HGzQP0Qe
— Terry Meiners (@terrymeiners) July 13, 2018
Schnatter’s longterm dream of riding out his career with Papa John’s is all in the trash heap. The 2013 Courier Journal profile closed with a timetable of “Papa” John Schantter’s hope to never retire from the pizza company.
The Schnatter divorce also made headlines worldwide, leaving Louisville with a fractured family of prominence and a certain philanthropic void. Best of luck to both of them. It’s been an incredible ride for Louisville’s business community and many lucky charities.
Happy for my broadcast brother @KySportsRadio 🎙 Matt is a quality human being who wants to improve our world. Nonetheless, I’m selfishly delighted to have him stay with @iHeartRadio. Our chat is linked below. 🙌🏾💯 https://t.co/VZpuNaOm9e
— Terry Meiners (@terrymeiners) November 15, 2019
Radio/TV personality Matt Jones popped by my studio today to discuss his decision to stay out of the 2020 senate race. We also talked about the invaluable commitments of family and colleagues in making professional decisions. Eventually we talked about UK’s topsy turvy football season and #1 Kentucky’s embarrassing loss to mid-major Evansville in Rupp Arena.
Everyone wins with the Matt Jones decision. There won’t be a brutal and embarrassing political campaign against Semate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s scorched earth re-election team. Kentucky Sports Radio continues at full strength, and Matt Jones is ready to sign a contract extension with iHeart Radio.
Terry Meiners and Gary Burbank, WHAS studios, October 15, 2009
Congrats to Gary Burbank on his induction into the Kentucky Broadcasting Hall of Fame. We spoke today: AUDIO 🎙 https://t.co/0kdJq6ItzZ
📻 Exactly 10 years ago today, Gary Burbank and I had a long form chat about his life and career 2009 🎙 https://t.co/KQDdNsBNC7 #kymedia pic.twitter.com/H8Jdy47Eqq— Terry Meiners (@terrymeiners) October 15, 2019
WAKY promotional photo circa 1972
From the Facebook page of WAKY/WKLO audio curator John Quincy:
From Bob Moody: “Tonight at the Kentucky Broadcasters awards show. L-R: Bob Moody, Mike McVay, new Hall of Fame inductee Gary Burbank, fellow HOF member Coyote Calhoun, KBA exec Dale Thornhill. Hilarity ensued.”