Terry Meiners & WQMF leaders both lied to Louisville Times in 1985

Terry Meiners & WQMF leaders both lied to Louisville Times in 1985

Author: NewsRadio 840 WHAS (WHAS-AM) February 4, 2026 Duration: 4:57
When Terry Meiners quit his job at WQMF in 1985, he had already worked a deal with WHAS Radio. His bosses at WQMF new right away what was up. One of the WQMF owners called Terry just as he arrived home after resigning. Frank "Bo" Wood screamed at Terry "You're going to W-F'n-H-A-S and they'll fire you in 6 months. They're just trying to bust up our momentum (at WQMF)."

I wasn't allowed to say anything about my future radio job because WHAS management feared a tortious interference lawsuit from WQMF.

In a 1985 Louisville Times article just re-posted on social media in 2026, it is obvious the both Terry Meiners and WQMF management are both lying to reporter Vince Staten. Terry was legally handcuffed and WQMF had to put a positive spin on things.

Terry claims this is the only bit of FAKE NEWS that he ever generated to the public. Yeah, buddy. Sure!

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50 years of Terry Meiners radio bits
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