Terry Meiners

Legendary photographer Dan Dry has a special exhibition on Wednesday, October 29th at Hop Atomica, 1318 McHenry Street in Germantown.Hop Atomica is the city's only distillery-brewery-restaurant combo. Its owner Paul Berrier is hosting the party to help Apron Inc care for restaurant wait staff who've fallen on hard times.Plus we get a special appearance from Paul's daughter (who is hopped up on Halloween candy!...MY BAD!!)Come join the party this Wednesday!

Louisville Housing Authority director Elizabeth Strojan came home from living in New York City to help Mayor Craig Greenberg improve the city's affordable housing shortage. It's a massive job but Elizabeth discusses the many ways that housing situations are improving for the area's low income residents.

Dr. Daniel McCue has been teaching and coaching at St. Xavier High School for 22 years, and now has been elevated to school principal.Listen to his chat with Terry Meiners about the state of education at St. Xavier, A.I.'s role, student advancement, and much more.

Superstar jockey Donna Brothers popped by to talk Breeders Cup 2025 with Terry Meiners. It's this weekend in California with an incredible lineup of thoroughbred talent.Donna brought along Chief Entertainment Officer Tim Laird to promo the upcoming Brain Alliance of Kentucky fundraising party that is always a huge celebration.Party details are enclosed in this interview.

Steve Macy with the new Louisville Kings UFL squad popped by to chat with Terry Meiners on what the franchise brings to the city's sports offerings. They discussed talent levels, local connections, ticket pricing, and game day tailgating for the season that begins in March 2026.

Ned Pillersdorf is running for Congress to replace longtime Representative Hal Rogers. Pillersdorf, the "Atticus Finch of Eastern Kentucky," says Rep. Rogers has done some good things over the years but his vote for the BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL will harm generations of people in District 5.Mr. Pillersdorf explains how Kentuckians are more drastically affected by the BBB downside than any other state. He also explains how scant WIFI availability rains down daunting challenges for the region.Ned does pass out a bit of praise for Senator Rand Paul for voting against President Trump's wishes on multiple occasions.WEBSITE nedforcongress.com

University of Louisville athletics director Josh Heird chats with Terry Meiners on the post-Miami victory buzz, other schools chasing Jeff Brohm or other Cardinal coaches, upheaval from UofL's G League standout commit, NIL, Kansas Jayhawks showcase exhibition, 2013 banner status, and special tailgating hours for Saturday's ACC Network show THE HUDDLE broadcasting live from THE ALLEY. 

To help fund the University of Kentucky's football NIL bag, Lexington's Bespoken Spirits offers Club Blue Bourbon. "The White Label ($39.99) bottle originates from a Kentucky high-rye barrel-aged bourbon whiskey, specifically finished with twice toasted oak staves for richness and flavor. The second of the two bourbons – developed as a more premium bourbon, can be identified by its Blue Label ($99.99) and is marked at a bold 106 proof."Jared Bickel and Terry Meiners discuss both flavors of Club Blue and the easy delivery process to have a bottle in your home soon.Here's blue in your eye!

Indiana Governor Mike Braun jumped back onto WHAS Radio to discuss the Hoosier state's burgeoning business numbers, government shutdown messaging, tariff hysteria, A.I. data center values, tightening CDL grants, and IU football retaining Coach Cignetti.LET'S GO HOOSIERS!

Representative Brett Guthrie (KY-02) weighs in on the long Democrat holdout during the government shutdown. Republicans say they are for extending government service so as to continue negotiating the healthcare issues that have locked down Democrat participation.Who'll blink first?Congressman Guthrie and WHAS Radio's Terry Meiners also discussed the SCOTUS case involving gerrymandering in Louisiana and how the ultimate decision could impact elections across America.

Rabbi Shlomo LItvin, president of the Kentucky Jewish Council, celebrates the release of Israeli hostages from capitivity by Hamas after a ceasefire has been reached.Rabbi Litvin says the only international voice that matters at this time is that of United States President Donald Trump, the only world leader who is feared by those who would otherwise continue to wreak havoc on Israel.

Newly sworn in Jefferson County Sheriff David James and Chief Deputy Sheriff Steve Healey are now in office and ready to modernize the office.Both visited Terry Meiners at WHAS Radio to discuss their vision for the office in order to enhance the myriad of services provided throughout Louisville Metro/Jefferson County.

Glenn Fisher joined the U.S. military at age 16 in 1943. He ultimately landed at Utah Beach in France in September 1944.Mr. Fisher and Terry Meiners discuss his WWll memories and his amazing life of service back home in Bedford, Kentucky.There's a huge celebration for Mr. Fisher on Saturday, October 11 at the Bedford Volunteer Fire Department, co-founded by Glenn Fisher.

Dr. Ajmal Zemmar and Kentucky to the World present ECHOES OF LIFE, Thursday, October 16 at the Kentucky Science Center. "Lessons from the Dying Brain" is the topic where neurosurgeon Zemmar discusses brain activity at the time of death.On WHAS Radio today, Dr. Zemmar and Terry Meiners discuss the "movie of your life" that plays in a person's mind even after the human heart ceases activity. Dr. Zemmar encourages everyone to "be the director of your own movie" in the remaining time you have remaining on earth.

Louisville businessman Denis Frankenberger brings receipts to illustrate why the city is needlessly sending $10.8 million annually to help fund the KFC Yum Center.On its 15th birthday, we are told that only 5.3% of the principle of the Yum Center has been paid. Frankenberger says that under the current lease agreement with the University of Louisville, taxpayers will ultimately cough up a BILLION DOLLARS to pay off the arena.The original construction costs were estimated to be approximately $275 million, with various bonding strategies sending the cost north of $400 million.In 2025, Frankenberger contends that the Louisville Arena Authority has multiple financial accounts that hold over $68 million so he questions why the city of Louisville must continue pumping nearly $11 million in annual subsidies while the arena is flush with cash.

It's time for the Louisville Ad Federation LOUISVILLIAN OF THE YEAR AWARD.  Board chair Monica Bischoff has details.

Dr. Larry Benz is founder of Confluent Health (Pro Rehab) and chairman of the University of Louisville board of trustees.We talked with Larry about the year end push for people to get surgeries instead of taking the path of physical therapy. Larry's got the pros and cons of either path.Also, where should exercisers commit to stretching...pre or post workout?  Larry has insights on preserving your body with the proper dose of stretching every day.

U.S. Senator Rand Paul on the shutdown, early prison release of Kentucky child murderer, bombing drug cartel boats, tariff drama, taking Mitch McConnell's perch as the commonwealth's senior senator next year, more

UofL football's perfect record has been dashed by the Viginia Cavs. Ouch. The Beasman loved every minute of Louisville's troubles and predicts a beatdown for the Cardinals against Mark Pope's Kentucky Wildcats.And the Beasman is certain that UK football was THIS CLOSE to pounding Georgia, they simply ran out of time.

Brain Manzella, a highly respected PGA teaching professional, analyzes the pairings for Friday morning's opening foursomes at the 2025 Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black.Brian has incredible insight on the pairing of personalities for both the USA and European players.

Comedian Mark Klein has traveled near and far to sling jokes for nearly 50 years. His parents were proud of him for 12 minutes.Mark is headlining a special benefit show on Thursday, September 24 at The Caravan in Mid-City Mall. All proceeds go to help brother comedian Mike Armstrong, a longtime performer on the comedy circuit, who is now battling cancer.Come laugh with Mark to help Mike!(part one of two segments on WHAS Radio)

Comedian Mark Klein has traveled near and far to sling jokes for nearly 50 years. His parents were proud of him for 12 minutes.Mark is headlining a special benefit show on Thursday, September 24 at The Caravan in Mid-City Mall. All proceeds go to help brother comedian Mike Armstrong, a longtime performer on the comedy circuit, who is now battling cancer.Come laugh with Mark to help Mike!

Rob Holmes and Rocco Jerome reveal details on the October 4 induction into the Seneca High School Hall of Fame.

The University of Kentucky's #1 fan The Beasman can't get enough of UK volleyball coming into the Yum Scum Arena and whoopin' up on them pathetic U of Smellers.That's #1. Then Mark Pope is going to smash Pat Kelsey for #2. And the third strike comes when Stoops' Troops ruin Loserville's Thanksgiving weekend.Plus, The Beasman wants Trump to fire Larry Minner like he done to ol Jimmy Kimmel on late night TV. "Y'all both suck!"

Indiana Governor Mike Braun popped on WHAS Radio with Terry Meiners to discuss his administration's reshaping of state government, crime abatement, gerrymandering, tariffs, negotiating for businesses against Kentucky, and the Jimmy Kimmel suspension.

A thousand people have asked me about the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel on ABC-TV. I don't like it but I understand the business of media. ABC/Disney weighs countless moneymaking opportunities and sheds content that does not produce profits.Once Nexstar and Sinclair pulled Kimmel's show after he made caustic comments after the assassination of Charlie Kirk, ABC/Disney had a business decision to make.Nexstar, Sinclair, Gray, and other television operators have to seek approval from the Federal Communications Commission on license renewals, station ownership clustering, and duopoly opportunities.The public owns the airwaves. The government has control.Streamers, cable, and a plethora of alternate messaging companies have much less scrutiny than do over-the-air broadcasters. Jimmy Kimmel's voice isn't silenced from the public, only from ABC broadcast television. He can say whatever he wants on podcasts, social media, or start his own digital platform.Stephen Colbert's CBS contract is not being renewed but he's on the air every night punching Donald Trump and all other conservatives in the face. Trump didn't get Colbert "removed" from TV, he's still on the air on CBS until the completion of his contract term. ABC has the ultimate decision of whether to bring Kimmel back and/or renew his contract next year. It's all about business. Either he's worth the risk to earn profits or he's not.

Meet Valley Station native Joel Willett. He joined the military after 9/11 and eventually worked for the FBI and CIA.He's now back home and running for the U.S. Senate in Kentucky.Joel and Terry Meiners discussed a variety of issues on WHAS Radio. Click to listen to their conversation.

The Louisville Cardinals volleyball squad is 7-1 and ranked #3 with #6 Kentucky coming to the Yum Center this THursday night for the rivalry matchup. Louisville's Dan Meske is in his first year as head coach after 8 prior seasons as associate head coach.He talks team focus, prep, and communication skills, some of which he took away from his visit to the Navy Seals in San Diego during the summer.Dan's love of all things Louisville runs deep for his entire family.Click to hear his chat with WHAS Radio's Terry Meiners ahead of the UK vs. UofL rivalry match, knotted at 4-4 since Dan Meske has been with the Cardinals. 

The Beasman swore that he'd never call Terry's WHAS Radio show ever again after Kenny Payne was fired. But Louisville's successful basketball coach Pat Kelsey just referred to UofL as POINT GUARD U in an interview and Joe was triggered into reaching for the phone.He loves yammering at Larry Minner for being a bald-haired, backstabbin' traitor turncoact U of Smell bootlicker who don't got the good sense God give a minnow! Come on, Larry! Wake up and smell the dommer-ation of U UH KAY, you snaggle tooth fraud!Go Bowling Green! Beat Brohm's Cardinal Crybabies this Sa-ur-dee at the bird simmer-terry!!! The stadium built by shame pizza!!!

Dr. Henry Sadlo, celebrating a birthday today, joined Woodford Reserve master distiller emeritus Chris Morris and America's favorite farmer Gary McGruder to discuss a wide variety of honors and healthy lifestyle advice.Happy birthday, Hank!

Louisville Downtown Partnership executive director Rebecca Fleischaker sat down to throw one back with Terry Meiners and talk about the city's bourbon trail magic!

Jefferson County Clerk Bobbie Holsclaw passed suddenly this week, leaving a grieving husband and sons. Her husband Edward and son Brad Holsclaw dropped by WHAS Radio to share stories about their beloved mom.

Longtime Louisville radio/TV host John Ramsey popped by WHAS Radio to chop it up with Terry Meiners so they could laugh about their arduous broadcast paths. Both have been in some wild situations throughout their prominent media careers.John now works for Mayor Greenberg's administration and has plenty to share about local positive energy and the upcoming NULU bluegrass showcases. 

First Hour Grief Recovery helps people crawl through the toughest moments in their lives. Lisa Schardein and Karen Buchanan Meyer are co-founders of this group that helps people put one foot in front of the other during their darkest moments.Learn more at FirstHourGrief.org

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Senate candidate Nate Morris hosted conservative influencer Charlie Kirk at the Morris campaign rally launch on June 30th in Shepherdsville, Kentucky.Charlie Kirk was assassinated yesterday at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah. Mr. Morris spoke with Terry Meiners about Charlie Kirk's legacy, his visit in June, Kirk's Kentucky roots, and the battle for the soul of America.

So many voters are fatigued to see judges releasing violent criminals onto our streets. Many of the judges are elected without much knowledge about their personal views and biases.Iris Wilbur Glick wants to change this information deficit.Her new organization Louisville Judges Watch, is an independent campaign to spotlight information on judicial candidates before voters go to the polls.Iris Glick and Terry Meiners discussed the need for accountability for people in positions of power: judges, police, social workers.

Here's 81-year-old Father Ron Knott in a wide ranging conversation with Terry Meiners on Heaven, humor, the impact of prayers, sin, loneliness, and living life as a Catholic priest.bio from his website at fatherknott.comI am a priest of the Archdiocese of Louisville, Kentucky. Ordained May 16, 1970, I have served as a home missionary, college teacher, campus minister, pastor, cathedral rector, traveling evangelist, homiletics instructor, archdiocesan vocation director, founding director of the Saint Meinrad Seminary Institute for Priests and Presbyterates and a weekly columnist for 15 years.I have given major addresses at national conventions on church renovation, parish revitalization, homiletics, presbyteral unity and vocations. I have presented more than 80 parish missions and retreats and led more than 150 presbyteral convocations around the US and nine countries abroad.I have a Master of Divinity degree from Saint Meinrad School of Theology in Indiana and a Doctor of Ministry degree from McCormick Presbyterian Seminary in Chicago. I have authored several books for clergy and published several collections of my homilies and fifteen volumes of my For the Record book series. A few of my books for clergy are available in Spanish, Vietnamese and Swahili.In my retirement, besides the things listed above, I had been volunteering in the Diocese of Kingstown in the island country of St. Vincent and the Grenadines and serving as the founder of the Catholic Second Wind Guild (a volunteer organization for retired priests and lay people wanting to volunteer their time, expertise, connections in the Caribbean missions). After six years and twelve trips, I recently ended that organization due to COVID and travel restriction. With a major volcano eruption, it has become obvious that I need to make a wise and timely decision to find a cause closer to home. Long distance travels seem to be a “thing of the past” at least for the foreseeable future.In April of 2021, I decided to focus my attention on my home parish of Saint Theresa of Avila an hour away from where I now live. I have the dream of turning my old grade school building, Saint Theresa School which was closed in 1993, into a new Saint Theresa Family Life Center to serve the whole area.  My third cousin, Father Bob Ray, another priest from the same parish, is partnering with me by founding the Saint Theresa Heritage Partners, an alumni organization of the parish and school, to support this effort. I will lead the remodeling project of the Saint Theresa Family Life Center. Click on St. Theresa Heritage Partners and St. Theresa Family Life Center in the menu bar for more information. 

With several local stations being bought by larger companies, some media newsrooms and production staffs are being downsized.Terry Meiners on the rapid changes that are overtaking the media universe all across America.

Former NBA and University of Kentucky basketball national champion Tony Delk has assembled an incredible group of former Wildcats and Louisville Cardinals to play golf with friends and fans on Monday, September 15 at Big Spring Country Club in Louisville.Lots of prominent basketball and football players from the Cats and the Cards will compete and you can be on their team(s).Full details on the UK vs UofL Celebrity Golf Challenge are available from Mike Vine 502-639-1519 or Bryan Hudson 502-821-3045

New Albany High School broadcast star Lydia Cosper and WaterStep founder Mark Hogg dropped by to tell the amazing story of water purification saving lives around the world. Lydia and Mark have organized a special 5k on September 20th at Lynn Family Stadium to raise money for more WaterStep projects.Full details in the WHAS interview with Terry MeinersWaterStep is an NGO based in Kentucky, USA, that focuses on sustainable solutions to the world's WASH crisis. Since 1995, WaterStep has evolved from a small service organization to a global leader in safe water solutions and innovation.WaterStep has developed simple tools, patented technology, and effective training to empower people and communities to solve their own water and sanitation needs. We provide expert solutions for places where infrastructure is fragile and execution challenges are particularly difficult, especially in slums, rural villages, and in communities responding to natural and manmade disasters. WaterStep combines safe water and disinfectant technology, and health and hygiene education because safe water in a dirty cup is no longer safe, and dirty hands spread disease.Our technology offers scalable safe water and disinfectant access during disasters because no one should have to worry about whether their water is safe during an emergency. No other safe water NGO in the world does what we do.

The Louisville Historical League is not pleased with the Omni Hotel's announced plans to raze the classic Odd Fellows building and recreate the area as a pickleball complex.Architect Steve Wiser speaks on behalf of the Louisville Historical League.

St. Mattthews Dental Care's Dr. Jennifer Brown has details on this Saturday's FREE DENTISTRY DAY where anyone can receive a free cleaning, filling, or extraction. It's part of a national program where dentists across the USA offer free services to those who can't afford dental care or are perhaps a bit skittish about going to the dentist.Dr. Brown and two other dentists will offer their services for free this Saturday, September 6 between 8 AM and noon for any walk-in patients. If under age 18, a patient must be accompanied by an adult guardian.St. Matthews Dental Care100 Marshall Drive (next to Shelbyville Road)Louisville, KY 40207more details: freedentistryday.org