@WHAS11 meteorologist @WxShaw changed his tie 10 times on #GMK - his co-workers did not notice. A viewer caught it. pic.twitter.com/ZAhyMEjVmI— Terry Meiners (@terrymeiners) March 27, 2015
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Go West, young man – It’s WHAS-TV reunion time
Amid the WHAS-TV reunion memories, former news anchor Jean West told a great story from our early days at the station. In 1986, I took an opportunity to shock a Klansman who was to be interviewed about his request to the city for a White Power rally. As Klansman Kenny King (KKK!) sat quietly awaiting reporter John McGrath and a camera operator, I strolled into the lobby holding Jean's hand and leaned down to plant a passionate kiss on her right in front of the stunned racist. McGrath, who enjoyed interviewing societal outcasts, later said Kenny the Klansman needed 10 minutes to compose himself before he could do the interview. The reunion of former WHAS-TV employees is to celebrate the station's
Great Ladies Day Live
I love my Great Day Live teammates. Left to right, Laura Rogers, me, Rachel Platt, and Angie Fenton are all strong women with delightfully humorous personalities. Each one is a treasure in my life. Our weekday morning magazine show has been a joyous ride for the past three years. No changes are expected as we roll into our fourth year. Our team photo from August 22, 2012 A comparison from today to our launch photos from August 2011 And just for fun, enjoy this morning's opening segment where we were not prepared for the start of the show.
Petrino on Great Day Live
University of Louisville head football coach Bobby Petrino visited Great Day Live after his family foundation donated $1 million to Kosair Children's Hospital. Bobby talked of his family's commitment to Louisville, his daughter Kelsey's leadership qualities and his daughter Katie's sporting stardom for the Lady Cards golf team. With the Cardinals moving into the ACC, Coach Petrino said the team is hyper-excited to take on the higher level of competition and that the most important thing is to win every home game as the fans make PJCS the toughest place to play in America.
Peyton & Adolph: your off-season basketball fix
University of Louisville national champion and current Detroit Piston Peyton Siva returned to his adopted hometown to direct a summer basketball camp for kids. He appeared on WHAS-TV's "Great Day Live" and on WHAS Radio and other Clear Channel stations. And to complete this basketball two-fer: WHAS broadcast legend Cawood Ledford (1926-2001), known for decades as The Voice of the Kentucky Wildcats, compiled this terrific profile of basketball coaching legend Adolph Rupp.
Bluegrass Battle in the NCAA Sweet 16: #Twinning vs #Trezzin
Sports talk hosts Matt Jones from Kentucky Sports Radio and Afternoon Underdog Tony Vanetti launched the rivalry week smack talk on WHAS-11's Great Day Live. Hillbillies vs Drunks
And we danced waiting for the Big Dance
Louisville sports talk hosts Tony Vanetti (790KRD Afternoon Underdogs) and Jason Anderson (ESPN680) dissect the 2014 NCAA March Madness paths for Louisville, Kentucky, and other premier college basketball programs
Great Day Naive
Rachel Platt and I occasionally finish an interview segment on our morning TV show Great Day Live and wonder "Did we just get punked?" It happens.
Inaugural PM Louisville show on WHAS-TV
Here are cuts from the very first PM Louisville show that ran on September 7, 1989. WHAS-TV added hosts Ange Humphrey Davidson and me to localize the PM Magazine franchise. Ange and I would shoot all five of the next week's shows on Wednesday mornings at WHAS studios. We would begin at 8 a.m. and change clothes after each show to record the next. We usually wrapped shooting by 1:30 so that I could get to work prepping my radio show. Ange and I hosted PM Louisville for only one year. The show was repackaged as Louisville Tonight Live, which was broadcast live at 7 p.m. nightly. My radio show runs until 7 every night and Ange Humphrey lived
A toast to Tim Wilson, a gentle Southern soul
Tim Wilson passed away on February 26, 2014 of a massive heart attack. He delighted audiences throughout the midwest and southern states with songs and stories about his crazy life. He was 52 and is survived by his treasured wife Deidre "Sweetie" Wilson and two children from a previous marriage. He sold more than 500,000 comedy CDs and DVDs, stuffed full of historical parodies, songs about hard times, and Southern culture. Noting that his wife Deidre is African American and refined him to the ways of the modern world, Tim Wilson claimed to be the only