Terry Meiners

Rebecca Fleischaker from Louisville Downtown Partnership has a wide array of activity to amplify for downtown. Listen to our full 840WHAS discussion at the link

Jonah Bevin, the adopted son of former Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin and his (now estranged) wife Glenna, is struggling to find footing after being released from a controversial Jamaican youth facility.  Atttorney Dawn Post, a children's rights activist, has been working pro bono to help Jonah get his life back on track after the Bevins separated themselves from their adopted son. Jonah claims that...

Leslie Broecker from the Broadway Series explains how Louisville gets all of the top notch shows, some of which are still running on Broadway in New York. The 2025-26 season includes Hamilton, Beauty and the Beast, MJ The Musical, The Book of Mormon, The Great Gatsby, Riverdance, THe Outsiders, and more. broadwayinlouisville.com 

March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month and the community will Shine a Light for Anoosh, a fundraising campaign dedicated to raising awareness and supporting colon cancer prevention efforts. Donate $25 to “purchase a bulb,” symbolizing a collective effort to shine a light on the importance of on-time screenings and early detection. The campaign will kick off with the illumination of the Big Four Bri...

Louisville Orchestra principal cellist Nicholas Finch and hsi colleagues are taking music to many pockets of the community this weekend. Music Without Borders hits three Louisville neighborhoods this weekend.  Details: louisvilleorchestra.org  Listen to our 840WHAS conversation about the health of the orchestra, getting out of major theaters for more intimate shows, and upcoming specials.

Kentucky Free is a right-center nonprofit working to advance legislation. Today's conversation centers of a bill to reduce the number of nonviolent parents in area prisons. Sarah Durand says Kentucky's economy would bounce forward if the state legislature would pass alternatives to imprisoning parents whose convictions did not involve violence or child abuse. Kentucky lawmakers in both the house a...

Legendary golf instructor Moe Demling will be inducted into the Catholic Sports Hall of Fame after a brilliant career of playing, teaching, and promoting the game. We had an excellent chat on 840WHAS. This is the 11th induction class for the Archdiocese of Louisville's Catholic Sports Hall of Fame.

My best friend Dr. Henry Sadlo offers sage advice on prolonging life by simple changes to improve heart health. Hey, it's Valentine's Day so let's get focused on making your heart stronger than it was in the 5th grade when you sent a handful of valentines to Mary Jane Cutie Pie.

Kentucky Auditor Allison Ball discusses the alarming report of foster children being housed in the Commonwealth's office buildings, state parks, and hotels. Auditor Ball tells Terry Meiners she is searching for more information to help resolve this potentially dangerous situation for minors. The average age is 13 but some are as young as one year of age. 

Kentucky Venues CEO David Beck talks agriculture's impact on the economic health of our state. Do tariffs impact Kentucky farmers? How many active farms remain in Kentucky? What modern technology is changing the way farmers produce products for the world? The National Farm Machinery Show is back this week, the biggest annual exhibition in Louisville. Mr. Beck has full details on the global partici...

These duPont Manual students, Sohan Sen, Lucy Teng, Aalya Jha, Jilly Choi, and Tejaswin Gontla are philanthropic math students taking their Louisville Mission Math to schools all throughout the area. I have no doubt that these geniuses will own the world within a decade. Thanks to UofL business school professor Dr. Nat Irvin for escorting them to my show. They taught me math and I taught them that...

Kentucky Electric Cooperatives VP of strategic communications Joe Arnold, a former WHAS Radio and television host and news anchor, wants your input on a wide spectrum of nominations for the Best in Kentucky awards. Kentuckians nominate their favorite places, schools, businesses, charities, and personalities to win the Best in Kentucky declaration later this year.

Longtime WHAS Radio traffic reporter Mark Travis passed away after a long illness. He was a radio aficionado, serving as deejay, host, traffic reporter, and dispatcher for several different outlets during his career. Terry Meiners, Paul Miles, and Gus Allen shared funny memories of Mark Travis on WHAS Radio only hours after learning of his passing on February 7, 2025. We can just imagine Mark Trav...

The University of Kentucky basketball team's all-time leading scorer Dan Issel is enjoying life in Colorado. We discussed the Luka-for-AD trade, NBA ratings, and the oddity of hearing UK fans boo Calipari and three former Wildcats. Was that helpful? SCOREBOARD!  

Dr Larry Benz and his Pro Rehab team have been rehabbing me through a torn ligament and ongoing back pains. Larry has solid advice for the care and repair of damaged muscles. I truly appreciate the Pro Rehab process as I prepare for another golf season ahead. More scores in the 70s, baby!

Big league storyteller Pat Kelly is back to lead the Louisville Bats baseball team, the Triple A affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds. Kelly and I discussed the hardest job in baseball, mind games with umpires, negotiating with today's Instagram focused ballplayers, and thee outlook for the Reds. Also talked about the Bats premium game nights with play-by-play announcer Nick Curran and team president...

The Boden triplets are orthopedic surgeons for UofL Health. Lauren, Stephanie, and Allison pursued the family business - mom, dad, grandmothers, and other relatives - are doctors, so it seemed like a comfortable fit. Lauren (spine), Stephanie (sports), and Allison (feet & ankles) often consult each other and occasionally partner up in surgery. Here's their story on how these Georgia athletes s...

Lonnie Ali and media personality John Ramsey created a series of podcast chats with Will Smith, Mike Tyson, Common, Laila Ali, Billy Crystal and others who share how Muhammad Ali boosted their lives through inspiration. In this WHAS Radio chat with Terry Meiners, Lonnnie also shares thoughts on Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift, the upcoming Super Bowl, watching Will Smith re-enact Muhammad's life, an...

University of Kentucky President Dr. Eli Capilouto spoke with Terry Meiners on UK's growth curve, health care expansion, next educational frontiers, DEI pushback, and college affordability to match workforce pay.

New York Times bestselling author Sebastion Junger (The Perfect Storm, In My Time of Dying) returns to Louisville February 2 and 3 for appearances connected to the Kentucky Author Forum. We discussed his harrowing work in war zones, wordsmithing, and his near death encounter where he communicated with his deceased father.  Did it shake him free from atheism? Maybe...but maybe not. See Sebastian Ju...

President Donald Trump was sworn in for his second term to lead the U.S. and there's no shortage of outrage. He even took hits from an Episcopal Bishop, a devoted Never Trumper, delivering her political sermon from the altar while Trump and V.P. JD Vance just had to sit and absorb it. Terry Meiners, Paul Miles, and Dave Jennings pore over the day's news

Cody Patterson used to live and breathe politics, running a successful campaign and consulting other candidates in pursuit of winning an election. He joined me on Inauguration Day 2025 to discuss President Trump's aggressive sttyle, ambitious agenda, and the challenges in implementing it.

Former Kentucky Republican Party Chairman John McCarthy previews the anticipated agenda from the new Donald Trump Administration. Are talks of buying Greenland and controlling the Panama Canal really just red herrings? McCarthy also discusses Kentucky's federal power positions in spite of Sen. Mitch McConnell's choice to step away from his GOP Senate leadership perch.

6 days prior to Inauguration Day, Rep. Andy Barr (KY-6) previews the fast-paced Trump agenda called America First. Fiscal, border, and military priorities will be top of mind for the incoming administration. Rep. Barr visited with President Trump a few days ago at Mar-a-lago and reports on the momentum sweeping into power next week.

Terry Meiners, Tony Vanetti, Dave Jennings, and news anchor Joe Lincoln chop up the day's news. With a deep freeze paralyzing Louisville, Nikki Glaser lit up the Golden Globes, cussin' Joe Biden doesn't care anymore, YOU'RE FIRED FOOL, Calipari whining, and the worn out celebrity cry NOBODY RESPECTS ME.