1. Garry Meier was born on December 2,1949 and is a Chicago-based radio personality who has been active in Chicago radio since 1973.
16 Facts About Garry Meier
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Garry Meier spent his childhood in the West Pullman neighborhood, on Chicago's South side, then moved to Oak Forest, graduating from Tinley Park High School in 1968.
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Garry Meier went to pharmacy school but did not receive a degree.
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Garry Meier started out as a DJ at WFYR in 1973, then moved to WYEN in 1974.
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Garry Meier left WYEN in 1977 and joined WLUP in 1977, broadcasting under the pseudonym "Matthew Meier", as their overnight DJ.
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In 1994, Garry Meier left WLUP to join WGN-TV in Chicago as a feature reporter on their morning show.
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Garry Meier left the show in 1995 to join WLS with Roe Conn.
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On Friday, August 18,2006, during a remote broadcast by Dahl, Garry Meier stopped by for an on-air visit on WCKG.
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Garry Meier was eating lunch at the Oak Street Beachstro, the site of the remote broadcast, when Dahl learned of Garry Meier's presence there.
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Dahl invited Garry Meier to appear on the air with him, and Garry Meier accepted.
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On May 21,2014, Garry Meier was reassigned to WGN's freeform Internet radio station, WGN.
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On November 20,2014, Tribune Media announced that it was immediately dropping Garry Meier's afternoon show from their internet stream WGN.
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In December 2015, Garry Meier announced plans for an online radio show and podcast to begin sometime in early 2016.
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Garry Meier announced that Keiling, the traffic reporter for his previous WGN show, would be his news anchor.
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Garry Meier stated that he had to wait until his prior contract with WGN was completed before beginning this new venture.
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In March 2016, Garry Meier launched a premium subscription podcast service for a monthly fee, but stated that he would initially produce three free one-hour shows per week to try to attract subscribers.