I hate it when they mine old tweets. May 22, 2019 pic.twitter.com/iSY4MGiqTa — Dean Skuza (@DeanSkuza) September 22, 2021 Information evolves. Science evolves. Changes are applied. Please stop with the gotcha police, people. Masks became necessary to stem the spread of COVID. Face masks have become the MAGA hat of the Left. — Isabella Riley (@isabellarileyus) September 22, 2021 Remember when medical practitioners applied leeches? Yeah, that information evolved, too. Human brainpower leads to life improvements. A century ago, life expectancy was almost half of what modern medicine provides today. Don't listen to conspiracy theorists or fake news slingers. They'll get you killed long before your true expiration date. Politicians and professionals who don’t call out misinformation and lead people with the truth are part of the problem, not part
Author: terrymeiners
dad. husband. observer. media personality. pathological flyer.
Boomer heroes are fighting off The Grim Reaper
The recent passing of Charlie Watts shines a spotlight on the inevitable closing of the lives of the world's original rock and roll generation. It's a sad reality that a relatively small group of people created a collection of music that still thrives more than a half century later. And within the next 20 years, most of them will be dead. Before we catch up, let's look back. Just after Woodstock in June 1969, young music heroes Joni Mitchell, David Crosby, Stephen Stills, Grace Slick, Paul Kantner, and other members of Jefferson Airplane appeared on The Dick Cavett Show. Young stars fueled by idealism. So cute. It's now 52 years later. Let's check in on some of these same performers to see
WE’LL DO IT LIVE! 😲 Lighten up, Francis!
I've seen it all during TV live shots. Sometimes people grab you or shout obscenities while you are either on the air or preparing to be. You just have to roll with it. Some people are completely unfazed by pandemonium. Absolutely elite focus and execution here by this reporter pic.twitter.com/ZsfM9KEXP1 — Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) September 6, 2021 Others are not. After the first guy touched me I started rolling... this isn't even all of it. So uncomfortable. Can we please respect people's space pic.twitter.com/1r0VQVoBoq — Lyndsey Gough (@LGonTV) September 5, 2021 It's usually the social media know-it-alls who create a false narrative that gains steam. In this case, Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly tried to be funny in a postgame interview with Katie George but it fell
Focused on restoring city safety, David Nicholson jumps into the race for Louisville mayor
The race for Louisville mayor just took a major swerve with the addition of David Nicholson, the Jefferson County Circuit Court Clerk. Sound familiar? His signature in on your driver's license. Nicholson is well-connected to the judicial and law enforcement systems with over 40 years of public service. A grieving family spoke at today's campaign launch, asking Nicholson to end the scourge of gun violence that has taken their 19-year-old son. Nicholson's campaign is based on the restoration of safety on Louisville's streets as the city suffers from the worst homicide rates in its history. Current Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer was elected as an outsider with no government experience but success in business funded by his family. He seems to have few answers as
With Charles Booker jumping to the big leagues, who’ll be the next mayor of Louisville?
Former state representative Charles Booker built an energized following during 2020's racial reckoning protests by telling his story of struggles and hopes. But once he steps outside Jefferson County, people wonder if he is just howling to a smattering of lefties. So why is he running for the U.S. Senate instead of sliding directly into the Louisville mayor's office? Hard to tell. Mr. Booker's plan is to continue growing his base "from the hood to the holler" to unseat Senator Rand Paul. Pundits claim a Booker victory is a real long shot in Trump loving Kentucky, but Charles claims "we proved them wrong." No one has been proved wrong yet. A Booker victory would become that proof but can it actually happen? The voters will
My ill-advised shot! 🏀 20 years ago, Courier-Journal editor David Hawpe taught me a valuable lesson
Courier-Journal legend David Hawpe has passed away at age 78. We had lots of laughs over the years talking media, politics, and all things Kentucky. We both served on advisory boards for the College of Communications and Information at the University of Kentucky. Hawpe, the editor of Kentucky's Pulitzer Prize winning newspaper, taught me a valuable lesson in January 2002 by ripping my ass on the editorial page of the Sunday morning Courier-Journal. I wrote a blog post mocking livid UK fans in eastern Kentucky who were heaping scorn on Rick Pitino for taking the Louisville head coach job. A few days after I posted the sketch, the Lexington Herald Leader wrote a scathing front page piece entitled "Web site parody
#WHAS100years 🎧 Spotlighting prominent voices from WHAS Radio’s century of broadcasting
Our celebration continues as we roll toward the 100th birthday of WHAS Radio, Louisville's 50,000 watt blowtorch. Each week, I profile a former personality or station leader to reflect of the incredible history of Kentucky's first licensed radio station. Visit this link for my interviews with Gary Burbank, Liz Curtis, Doug McElvein, Cindi Sullivan, and Mark Levin. Now on to more great conversations with WHAS Radio legends! We will continue these visits every Friday at 4:35 PM until the 100th birthday of WHAS on July 18, 2022. 🎧 #WHAS100 🎙 The brainiest of all @840WHAS colleagues is likely Barry Bernson. We chatted about his media career as a master storyteller, anchor, reporter, actor, narrator, and happy dad + grandfather. LISTEN https://t.co/xqH3Fuv48H #WHAS100years #radio #TV
🎢WHAS🎡Day🌭at🍕the🍔Kentucky🍗State🍦Fair🎪is🥇always🎸a🐖hoot🐓
There's nothing quite like broadcasting at the Kentucky State Fair. Fun people, great food, sweet farm animals, and constant noise. Plus, you get to meet namesakes who sell knives and stun guns...always good to have on standby! Our broadcast teams are terrific. We love getting out of the usual studio environment and interacting with listeners. The pandemic limits up close conversations but a friendly wave is better than nothing. Conversations with some vendors are downright hilarious. Meet Dave Taylor from Sivori foods. Listen to "A taste of the Kentucky State Fair" on Spreaker. Fully vaccinated peeps like Miss America Heather French Henry are always welcome for up close and personal interaction! Our crew is not shy about wolfing down Kentucky Pork Producers pork chop
“I’ll hang up and listen to your answer!” 🎧🎙 Happy #NationalRadioDay
It was fun seeing all of my deejay buddies post their photos and career trajectories for #NationalRadioDay last week. Here are a few that I snatched from their social media pages. And then there's the program director's memo that kept 19-year-old me on the part-time payroll. NOTE: he used bad math. I was being paid $40 per MONTH, or $480 per year to do some radio promotion work on the University of Kentucky campus. Had they cut me, I would more than likely have found a different career path. 😢 Happy #NationalRadioDay 🎧 Here's the 1976 @WKQQLexington program director's memo that saved my job and kept me in the business. I had only been working there for two months when Dick Hungate suggested that
Gun-tucky Wildcats arrested, Beasman begs U of Smell to take the blame
THE BEASMAN six wildcats arrested I AIN’T HAD A WINK O SLEEP WORRYIN IF ANY MORE KENTUCKY WILDCATS GONNA GIT SENT TO THE POKEY! (cry) I BOUT HADDA STROKE WHEN THEY SAID 6 U UH KAY FOOTBAW PLAYERS POINTED A GUN AT A LOYAL TRUE BLUE KENTUCKY WILDCAT FAN. I MEAN, IF THEY WAS PISTOL WHIPPIN A LOSERVILLE CARDINAL FAN, I COULD TOTALLY UNDERSTAND. BUT NAW…WE GOT US A BONER-FIED BIG BLUE BOO HOO! US GOOD AND CLASSY CAT FANS LOVE TAUNTIN OTHER SCHOOLS WHEN THEY’S IN TROUBLE. BUT CATS POINTIN GUNS AT OTHER CATS AIN’T GONNA WIN US THE NOBEL PRIEST PRIZE. (cry) OUR CLASSY CAT PLAYERS DONE BEAT UP SOME FRATERNITY PUNK BUT HE IS A WILDCAT FRATERNITY PUNK SO WE