Terry Meiners

She's a little person with a gigantic personality. I love me some Nachand "Nay" Trabue, the creator of Melannaire, an association of Black owned local businesses. Building generational wealth solidifies a family's future. Great work, Nay! Always fun to visit with Nay and her husband Carlos. Cheers!

It's Pride Month and Kentuckiana Pride vice president Tim Weyrauch reminds all of us about the value of communicating with friends and loved ones. We all want to live authentic lives and be respectful of others who may have differing views. Life is good when tolerance and understanding are kept in the forefront.

Jerry Abramson, a Louisville native, served as Mayor for Life for a zillion years before becoming Kentucky's Lt. Governor and then a Special Assistant to President Barack Obama. He came home from the White House to teach at Splading University and, now 78, will retire at the end of this month. Now he'll be Zaidie to his grandchildren while Madeline has taken the grandmotherly title of Gammy. Love...

A great chat with Racing Louisville midfielder Taylor Flint, a Michigander from an athletic family. She can do it all: soccer, volleyball, tap dancing...wait, what?

Former University of Kentucky assistant coach Vince Marrow is learning how to throw his Ls Up! Coach Marrow activated his option to move to the University of Louisville to work with his good friend Jeff Brohm and the Brohm Squad, one of the hottest football teams in the U.S. Coach Marrow discussed his difficult decision to leave UK, alluding to communications issues with UK head coach Mark Stoops....

Longtime KET host Bill Goodman - now executive director of Kentucky Humanities - sits for a long form interview on today's media challenges, values, and future. Two old media dogs talking shop. Good stuff. Bill will host the Kentucky Book Festival: Louisville Edition this Saturday at Paristown. 

840WHAS morning show host Nick Coffey popped by to discuss Vince Marrow's shift from UK to UofL and the subsequent fallout from angry Cat fans.  Also, how are schools going to split their allotted $20.5 million for athletes? Will there be enough for UofL to maintain football momentum, basketball's resurgence, and still bolster baseball? Looking forward to seeing it all come together.

Norton Healthcare and Norton Children's president and CEO Russell Cox details the forthcoming pediatric health center complex coming to the east side of Louisville. Cox says it should attract medical professionals from throughout the region to serve the medical, physical, and mental health needs of children. Upcoming listening sessions will help shape the full mission of the campus, which will pro...

Lexington Herald Leader sportswriter and columnist John Clay is set to retire at the end of this month. He discussed career highlights and challenges he's encountered over the past 4 decades of serving Big Blue Nation. Is Stoops cooked? Will Pope's players get all of the NIL money?  We also discussed the challenges for other universities dividing $20.5 million for all of their sports teams. How mu...

Kentucky Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) is Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Commision, the launch pad for President Donald Trump's Big Beautiful Bill.  Rep. Guthrie discusses the bill's benefits and necessity while also answering emotional complaints raised by Democrat Governor Andy Beshear and Rep. Morgan McGarvey, both claiming that worthy Medicaid beneficiaries would be stripped of...

Congressman Andy Barr (KY-06) jumped on WHAS Radio to tout the benefits of the Big Beautiful Bill in spite of objections from colleagues Rep. Thomas Massie (KY-04) and Senator Rand Paul. Will the bill pass by the Fourth of July? What about Democrats' claims that the BBB will destroy Medicaid for poor people? Listen for Rep. Barr's insights on a tumultuous afternoon when Elon Musk is using social m...

KET superstar Kelsey Starks schooled Terry Meiners on the new law mandating the teaching of cursive writing in Kentucky schools. Yes...even the teachers must re-learn the newfangled twists of certain letters of the alphabet.  Kelsey also previews the final episodes of season 2 of her hit series INSIDE LOUISVILLE on KET.

Nick Coffey and Terry Meiners sat down for a chat before Nick takes over the WHAS Radio morning show host position following the retirement of Tony Cruise. Thank you, Cruiseman, for 21 stellar years as WHAS morning host. Tony completed 45 total years of radio broadcasting during his career. He and his wife Penny have big travel plans ahead. Nick Coffey and his family are excited to become the Firs...

ESPN fraud Pat McAfee (he completely forgets to use the F word on College GameDay but uses it on his own ESPN show)...what happened to KEEPIN' IT REAL? Flabby McAfee threw derision at prominent New York Knicks fans on the Indianapolis arena microphone ahead of the Pacers vs Knicks NBA playoffs game. He even threw some garbage language in his rant to further the notion that taking your kids to a ba...

Director of the National Economic Council Kevin Hassett clarified mysteries surrounding the Big Beautiful Bill proposed by his boss President Donald Trump. He was asked about the effects of the BBB on Kentucky's Medicaid recipients, rural hospitals, battery plants, and tariff challenges for local products like bourbon, soybeans, etc.

Shannon White and Amy Stephenson are amplifying an upcoming golf tournament to honor the memories of Amy's father Robert Empson and Shannon's friend Dennis Lampley, the incredibly successful Trinity High School head football coach. Coach Lampley's son Brad also joined via phone to discuss the June 16th event at Oxmoor Country Club.

DeVone Holt, CEO of the Muhammad Ali Center, has a wide array of activities for Muhammad Ali Week which starts May 31st. DeVone intends to regenerate the universal feeling of love and respect that embraced Muhammad's hometown and the entire planet after his passing 9 years ago.

There are 6 Chilly Wonton Willy books that will delight your children. Soupville is the home of the best soups in the world.  It is also home to friendship and fun. Chilly’s friends; Silver Spoon, Cheddar Cheese, Rye Bread, Paula Penguin, Walt D. Walrus and Egg Drop Sue work and play together in Soupville. Join them for many tasty adventures.

It's the Memorial Day weekend monologue. God Bless those who gave all. In local news, there could be a new JCPS superintendent...one with an NDA from his previous employer. Shouldn't we know what's in that NDA before we hire him? This weekend launch into summer means swimming. the lake. ribs. cobbler. maniacs on the highways. broken news embargoes. FLASHBACK: MUHAMMAD ALI once went unnoticed by a...

WHAS Radio legend Van Vance hosted Sportstalk84, called University of Louisville basketball and football games for decades, and also did the play-by-play for the Kentucky Colonels of the American Basketball Association. The Kentucky Colonels won the 1975 ABA world championship 50 years ago today! Van is still game ready and shared his memories on WHAS Radio with Terry Meiners on the anniversary.

My friends at Down Syndrome of Louisville visited WHAS Radio. Drew Dever and his mom Susan (my childhood schoolmate), along with DSL executive director Taylor Ingram and development director Tim Curtis explain how they're helping improve lives throughout the region. Their major fundraiser is a pro-celebrity golf tournament at Audubon Country Club on June 2nd. It's sold out but their auction items...

Nate Morris grew up in a union household led by his single mom. He tells his life story and why he now considers himself the best candidate to replace Mitch McConnell in the U.S. Senate. We discussed Mr. Morris' relationship with Vice President J D Vance, his allegiance to President Donald Trump, and how the "big, beautiful bill" will impact America. Does he need a Trump endorsement to win?  When...

Dare to Care food bank CEO Vincent James Sr spoke on the growing needs for families and individuals who are food insecure and how current federal legislation could impact the organization. At the 6:40 mark of the interview, Mr. James responded incorrectly to a question about Dare to Care's overhead costs, claiming that 55% of donated dollars went to administrative costs. Dare to Care director of s...

Dan Issel, the all-time leading scorer for the Kentucky Wildcats, reflects on his 1975 ABA Championship with the Kentucky Colonels. Issel also talks about today's NBA popularity, chances for expansion, college NIL, his favorite teammates from the ABA, and much more. 

Professional squash is rigorous game and the Louisville Colts are up to the task. England's Ben Smith is on our local squad. The Colts' next match is vs Atlanta Tornadoes on Thursday in this National Squash League spectacle. France's Baptiste Bouin is also an international squash star who was drafted by the Atlanta squad. Ben and Baptiste describe the intense challenges of the game and strategies...