In a recent Courier Journal profile of my radio career, a 1992 photo of Howard Schnellenberger pretending to punch me reflected a real life incident from a few years earlier. The photo was staged at a golf tournament awards dinner, but only Coach Schnellenberger and I understood and chuckled at the backstory. I ran frequent radio sketches where Schnellenberger would drive his loaner Cadillac right through the glass doors of my studio, a nod to his frequent driving mishaps behind the wheel of a local dealer's car. The parody Schnellenberger would scream DISC JOCKEY (instead of learning my name) and demand that I drop down and give him 5 pushups for being a sissy, spineless, "poor excuse for a man." The
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Courier Journal profiles Terry Meiners ahead of 50th radio anniversary
Louisville Courier Journal features writer Kirby Adams crafted a reflective view on the radio and television career of Terry Meiners, set to cross the 50 years mark in a few months. Meiners launched his radio career in June 1976 at WKQQ in Lexington. The expansive retrospective on Meiners' career ran online on December 22, 2025 and appeared on the Courier Journal’s front page four days later. The feature included a photo gallery of 37 images, most of which were owned by the newspaper. Terry's mom Norma Jean Reasor Meiners was featured in 1980s newspaper articles about raising 14 children with husband Mel Meiners in a tight economy, and another profile after she graduated from college to obtain her teaching degree in
Louisville’s new police chief on keeping citizens safe while rebuilding LMPD’s image
America's challenging relationship with police departments varies from rage to undying support for the thin blue line. The current presidential campaign offers a variance in views regarding police funding and power. In Louisville, Kentucky, the metro police department has been slowly rebuilding since the 2020 shooting of Breonna Taylor, who was shot to death when police returned fire after Taylor's boyfriend Kenneth Walker shot at officers who broke through the front door to serve a warrant. A Kentucky judge recently dropped core charges against two Louisville police officers who advanced a falsified warrant. The judge ruled that Taylor's partner Walker was responsible for her death by firing the first shot. Walker claimed that he didn't know the people who broke down the
SUMMER CHOP: sparkling WHAS radio interviews
Summer broadcasts sometimes offer extended time for longer interview segments. Here are a few chats that earned bonus broadcast time. Please enjoy! Courier Journal and Louisville Times columnist/reporter Bob Hill Writer. Husband. Dad. Gentleman farmer. Giant Santa Claus. Bob Hill delivered over 4,000 columns in the @CourierJournal & Louisville Times. We unpacked a lot of his joyous and challenging stories on @840WHAS LISTEN: https://t.co/9zRqQIlsVY #loumedia #bookauthor order the… pic.twitter.com/KK0JsbPSVT — Terry Meiners ™️ (@terrymeiners) August 14, 2024 flight instructor Laura Benson Jones I asked @MorganMcGarvey to handicap the race to become Kamala Harris' @VP. We're on the homestretch. Where is @GovAndyBeshear among the other contenders?@840WHAS audio 🗣️ https://t.co/M7GIMhrRJq Also: should the @SecretService director resign?#Election2024 @TheDemocrats pic.twitter.com/w7x77YucxT — Terry Meiners ™️ (@terrymeiners) July 22, 2024 Louisville basketball national champion Peyton Siva Just spoke with @PeypeySiva3
Scottie Scheffler’s attorney: NEVER TALK TO THE POLICE 👮♂️ they’re trying to coerce self-incrimination
Louisville's embarrassing saga surrounding the arrest of world #1 golfer Scottie Scheffler has reached its conclusion. Attorney Steve Romines defended Scheffler from the outset, declaring that the county attorney had better dismiss the charges or that "we will go to trial. We are not interested in any settlement." Romines joined me on WHAS Radio one day after Scottie Scheffler's legal case was dissolved by local prosecutors. NEW: Scottie Scheffler's attorney issues a fiery response to the charges being dropped against Scottie Scheffler. Listen to what Romines told @NataliaWAVE3 when she asked why Scheffler originally agreed with the claim that he dragged Det. Gillis: @wave3news pic.twitter.com/TP01669eIH — Ward Jolles (@wardjolles) May 29, 2024 Cooler heads prevailed. There was no incriminating police video to verify a
Pro-Hamas college encampments…comedy or dramady?
A few recent radio interviews have examined the issue of pro-Palestine (aka pro-Hamas) encampments on college campuses. 1) Are the majority of participants just protest puppets playing the role of useful idiots? Do the majority of these kids know why they are protesting? pic.twitter.com/cT4uHxQ0Sb — Gabby Klein (@GabbyKlein1) May 3, 2024 2) "The opposition (is) so disgusting." This college protester compares herself to civil rights leaders who were shot in the 1960s. After listening to this video, I honestly don't think our country can survive this young generation. What are your thoughts? pic.twitter.com/YDQ1nXqewB — Vince Langman (@LangmanVince) May 3, 2024 3) "This isn't ending until our demands our met...we are paying your paycheck so it's your responsibility to figure it out." The school must meet the demands of these
The Terry Talk: Senator Mitch McConnell one-to-one on domestic and global events
"This is the most dangerous time since the fall of the Berlin Wall." Here is my wide ranging conversation with Senator Mitch McConnell, the longest-serving Senate Party Leader in American history (4/1/24) 840WHAS audio 🗣 https://tinyurl.com/ms668czr I've appreciated Senator McConnell's annual visits for one-on-one conversations. We usually make national news for various statements he makes on my show. One guy that Senator McConnell can't be persuaded to mention is the fellow pictured below. Senator McConnell wouldn't say much in our interview when I asked why fellow Senator Rand Paul has been trashing him as an out-of-touch Liberal sympathizer. Senator Paul recently claimed on Fox News that if McConnell was up for reelection today that he would lose to Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear. #Kentucky #USsenate #globalpowers #economy
Metro Councilman Anthony Piagentini joined me after being cleared of ethics charges
"Mayor Greenberg called me... (we're) putting this behind us and moving forward." @CMPiagentini after he was cleared of all charges in an ethics trial ⚖️@LouisvilleMayor had previously claimed "unethical actions" by Piagentini@840WHAS audio https://t.co/EOVMBNeq3K— Terry Meiners ™️ (@terrymeiners) March 19, 2024
Still picking people’s brains for a living: more WHAS Radio interviews
Here are a few recent interviews from my WHAS Radio afternoon show. I never tire of learning incredible personal stories, floating into current events, and promoting tales of personal service. 2-time Oscar winner Hillary Swank plays #Louisville hairdresser Sharon Stevens Evans in @OrdinaryAngels, a true story about helping a family in crisis. 🧵Here's my radio chat with Sharon last month on @840WHAS 🗣 https://t.co/5ZwY398V3f #organdonation @wave3news @TODAYshow https://t.co/uqeGbh4opN pic.twitter.com/LSwqaQnP9x— Terry Meiners ™️ (@terrymeiners) February 19, 2024 Joyful @wave3news meteorologist @TawanaAndrew on incredible #BlackHistoryMonth + fitness boxing🥊 loud hubby gaming 🗣️love of weather forecasting ⛈️☔️@840WHAS audio 📣 https://t.co/8OrmgvcGHp#media #history #loumedia pic.twitter.com/Ypgm5iKms1— Terry Meiners ™️ (@terrymeiners) February 19, 2024 UK radio voice, national champion, and former NBA player @goosegivens has lived at the
My WHAS Radio contract has been extended through December 31, 2029
IHEARTMEDIA AND TOP ON-AIR PERSONALITY TERRY MEINERS ANNOUNCE NEW LONG-TERM CONTRACT Louisville, KY – December 4, 2023 – iHeartMedia today announced an exclusive long-term agreement with Louisville personality Terry Meiners to renew and expand his relationship with the company. Under the new 5-year agreement, Terry Meiners will continue his current role as host of “The Terry Meiners Show” on NewsRadio 840 WHAS. Terry Meiners is a 38-year radio veteran at NewsRadio 840 WHAS. “The Terry Meiners Show” has aired weekday afternoons since his first shift on December 2, 1985. Prior to his on-air success on NewsRadio 840 WHAS he worked at WKQQ-FM in Lexington (1976-1980), WLRS-FM in Louisville (1980-1983), and WQMF-FM in Louisville (1983-1985). “iHeartMedia Louisville is thrilled to extend our relationship