WHAS11 news anchor Doug Proffitt took nearly the same path that I trudged. He loved WHAS, Inc. even as a young kid and knew that he wanted to eventually work here. Being part of the WHAS Crusade for Children remains a strong attraction for both of us. Proffitt has won major awards for his reporting and anchoring WHAS11 news for over three decades. His younger colleagues cherish working with him and are thrilled that he has no intention of leaving anytime soon. Proffitt is the pillar of WHAS11 and a revered voice of the Louisville community. I appreciate his continuous support of me and the giant signal of WHAS Radio, some 38 years after it was torn away from its sister station WHAS11
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The 71st WHAS Crusade for Children collects $5.7 million for special needs kids
The 71st WHAS Crusade for Children concluded on Sunday, June 1, 2024 with a final tote board of $5,700,525.71. Since 1954, the WHAS Crusade for Children has raised more than $216 million. One hundred percent of those donations have been returned to the community in the form of grants to schools, hospitals and agencies that make life better for children with special needs. At the heart of this effort are the thousands of people who come together each year to make the Crusade a success. From individual donors who drop pocket change into boots at firefighter collection sites to children with lemonade stands to corporations that offer payroll deduction, it all comes together during this annual miracle on the first
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
A chat at Kelsey’s KET studio
Kelsey Starks, my longtime colleague at WHAS11, has a new Sunday show on Kentucky Educational Television (KET). "Inside Louisville" examines people, places, and events that make Kentucky's largest city chug along. I was honored to be asked to discuss my family and broadcast career with Kelsey in a freeform conversation. Click here to watch it or hit the link in the tweet below. Thanks to @kelseykstarks and @PubAffairsKET for the invitation to chat! Truly appreciate the honor! 📺 📲 https://t.co/J8hX9Nzm1M #media #loumedia #kymedia #publicTV #broadcasting @840WHAS @WHAS11 https://t.co/6Csp0avKoV — Terry Meiners ™️ (@terrymeiners) September 10, 2023
Leader Mitch McConnell blasts rival Florida Senator Scott on WHAS Radio 👁️
When Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell joins me on WHAS Radio, people tend to notice. Millions of online impressions followed McConnell's 9 minute phone chat two days after President Joe Biden's State of the Union speech. After discussing the Chinese spy balloon incursion, we jumped into U.S. involvement in the Ukraine/Russia war. And then...the real war started. McConnell BURNS Rick Scott: ✅confirms “that was the Scott plan” to sunset SocSecurity & Medicare 🔥“I think it will be a challenge for him to deal with this in his own re-election in FL: a state with more elderly people than any other state in America” On @terrymeiners @840WHAS: pic.twitter.com/yAIhVLb6LY — Joel Lawson (@JoelLawsonDC) February 10, 2023 McConnell blasted Florida Senator Rick Scott on WHAS after I asked him about Biden's
WHAS11 celebrates 30 years of Good Morning Kentuckiana
Great fun celebrating 30 years of Good Morning Kentuckiana on @WHAS11 📺 Today’s crew keeps that same energy rolling forward‼️ Love to our entire team of camera ops, techs, producers, and news directors ❤️ #loumedia #localmedia #whas11 #GMK #thirtyyears #news #wx #amusement pic.twitter.com/N2UIFj1jOq — Terry Meiners ™️ (@terrymeiners) January 27, 2023
#WHAS100 🎧 Celebrating 100 years with Gary Burbank, Leland Conway, Peggy Boeck, Jay Cardosi, Kim Scott, Joe Arnold, and classic media clips
#WHAS100 🎙 Gary Burbank reflects on Earl Pitts, Snow Sharks, Who Shot J.R., creativity, retirement, and life. 🐐 LISTEN 🎧 https://t.co/PMvcXQYaDp#WHAS100years #radio #radiohumor #music #honor @840WHAS pic.twitter.com/8p9XkTEWbZ — Terry Meiners (@terrymeiners) July 17, 2022 #WHAS100 💥 As we celebrate the @840WHAS Radio centennial, here's where to find my interviews, sketches, and special moments. It's been a blast for 37 years so let's keep it rolling! Thanks for listening! LINK 🎧 https://t.co/hFEZplnHHF #WHAS100years #community #Louisville pic.twitter.com/GM536fHfna — Terry Meiners (@terrymeiners) July 15, 2022 #WHAS100 🎙 @LelandShow is loving life in Colorado with wife Tabatha & they still have mad love for Kentucky. The former @840WHAS midday host is still cranking out provocative radio shows on Denver’s @630KHOW Fun catching up‼️ LISTEN 🎧 https://t.co/jYVY0nsLWN#WHAS100years pic.twitter.com/p6QzexZ5DC — Terry Meiners (@terrymeiners) June 24,
#WHAS100 🎙 Credo Harris laid down the code at WHAS Radio and it still applies 100 years later
Thanks so much to Rick Loader for sending a few WHAS items in honor of the station's 100th birthday. "Microphone Memoirs" was written by Credo Fitch Harris, who was hired in 1922 by Courier Journal owner Judge Robert Worth Bingham to manage the launch of WHAS Radio. This 1937 book by Credo Harris reflects upon the many innovations achieved during the first 15 years of WHAS, Kentucky's first radio station. Here are a few samples of Credo's notes.
#WHAS100 🎙️ The 50,000 watt blowtorch that amplifies newsmakers, citizens, celebs, and the most prominent personalities. Here are profiles of WHAS News, Kevin K-Ned Harned, Scott Jennings, Jody Demling, Tom Leach, Scott Goettel, John Shumway, Lizzy Neutz, and more
My boy @Tony840Cruise is obviously overjoyed to work with me‼️😂 Cap’n Herb Hurst is our #aviation analyst on @840WHAS 🚀 stream https://t.co/EMYwUGhNZA Join our entire team starting at 3 for #ThunderOverLouisville #airshow #fireworks #kyderbyfestival pic.twitter.com/3g0qXsNTFM— Terry Meiners (@terrymeiners) April 23, 2022 WHAS Radio is the mothership for Kentucky broadcasters. The biggest newsmakers sit for interviews with WHAS Radio hosts for lengthy chats about current issues. "That's quite creative but not very convincing." -- @LeaderMcConnell on Quintez Brown's lawyer claim McConnell spurred the federal indictment of his client. "(It's) really is quite laughable." LISTEN 📲 https://t.co/rOUSbxXbV7 Also: #inflation #violence #KYGA22 @840WHAS pic.twitter.com/3VNLtALoxK— Terry Meiners (@terrymeiners) April 14, 2022 Top ranked WHAS Radio is a full service radio station that offers news, weather,
#WHAS100 Farewell to Wayne Perkey, plus updates on Bill Cody, Van Vance, Mark Pfeiffer, Ken Schulz, Matt Jones, Denny Nugent, and Dan Burgess
We are sad to report that WHAS morning legend Wayne Perkey has passed due to COVID complications. Here is the Courier Journal profile on Wayne's incredible life story. Many of Wayne's colleagues joined me today on 840WHAS to reflect on their time working with Louisville's energetic morning man. 🎙️ @840WHAS colleagues reflect on Wayne Perkey's life and legacy. Thank you Ken Schulz, @KimSowinski, Van Vance, Denny Nugent, and Jack Fox. 🙏 LISTEN 📲 https://t.co/o7DyoleR0J #WHAS100 #WHAS100years #WaynePerkey #Louisville #loumedia #localradio pic.twitter.com/DEFsvkwihx — Terry Meiners (@terrymeiners) March 7, 2022 WHAS11 also profiled Perkey's phenomenal broadcast career of radio, television, and philanthropic work. Here is the radio interview I conducted with Wayne just a little more than a month ago. He was delighted to tell me that he