Terry Meiners

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Terry Meiners is a radio personality on WHAS (AM) in Louisville, Kentucky. The Terry Meiners Show has aired weekday afternoons from 3-7 since 1985. Meiners is known for his opinions and satire of news, politics, sports, and local issues. His views are considered socially liberal (pro-choice, pro gay marriage, pro Hillary) to fiscally conservative (reduce the size of government). His show doesn't rely heavily on monologues and listener calls, but rather comedy bits and guest interviews, interspersed with local news, weather, and traffic reports.

Among the many personalities that Meiners spoofs are former college basketball coaches Joe B. Hall and Denny Crum. He typically spoofs Kentucky Wildcats fans, making Meiners unpopular among some Kentucky fans. He is a close friend of University of Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino and hosts Rick's weekly television coach’s show.

Meiners also has other popular radio skits that lampoon current and former Kentucky governors and members of Congress. Coining the term "Mayor for Life" for his friend Louisville Mayor Jerry Abramson in a radio parody, Meiners has been an ardent supporter of the longtime local leader. The radio show also features impersonations of ESPN announcer Dick Vitale; Rev. Jesse Jackson, ABC announcer Keith Jackson, Regis Philbin, Rosie O’Donnell, various pop culture personalities from the day’s news, and a host of imaginary characters.

Several voice impersonators have worked with Meiners over the years, including Jeff Ketterman, Randy Davidson and Chuck Knipp (Shirley Q Liquor).

Meiners' show is easily the top rated afternoon talk show in the Louisville market, and usually ties or beats WAMZ (FM), a local country music station, in ratings.

Meiners has won 19 Best of Louisville Awards as selected by readers of Louisville Magazine.^{[citation needed]} He has won several LEO Readers’ Choice Awards^{[citation needed]}, been picked multiple times as Radio Personality of the Year in Kentucky Monthly Magazine^{[citation needed]}, and has been nominated for the prestigious Marconi Award, broadcasting's highest honor.^{[citation needed]}

Before his move to WHAS in 1985, Meiners worked with Ron Clay as the co-host of “The Show With No Name,” a morning drive-time program on Louisville rock station WQMF-FM. The two were known in Louisville for edgy humor that wasn't to be found elsewhere at the time. Before that, Clay and Meiners hosted "Morning Sickness" for WLRS-FM from 1981-1983.

An avid exerciser, Meiners airs a daily radio segment to reward a listener who has done any form of exercise that day. Meiners preaches the benefits of exercise and healthy eating habits. His fitness campaign called "Walk more, eat less" encourages listeners to lose a pound every month, "and lose 4 more for the people who won’t exercise."

Meiners is also known throughout the area as a commercial pitchman, advertising numerous local companies, many of which are owned by his siblings.

In addition to the Pitino coach's show, Meiners has appeared on WHAS-TV since 1985 as a feature reporter, interviewer, live commentator, and magazine show host. For the past 15 years, Meiners has appeared at different locations every Friday morning on Good Morning Kentuckiana, a news show which airs on weekdays. Along with television news anchor Melissa Swan, Meiners hosts the WHAS Crusade for Children, the long-running annual local telethon benefiting children's charities.

Meiners has two sons from his first marriage, Maxwell and Simon.