Garry Meier Show
Comedy
Garry's wit and absorbing energy keeps Chicagoans entertained day after day. Garry will tell you that his career in radio all began with a dead butterfly. One day he walked out of his house and saw a beautiful dead Monarch butterfly lying on the ground. He scooped up the lifeless harbinger of things to come and sent it to his then favorite disc jockey, Larry Lujack, the biggest jock in Chicago at the time. Larry was always talking about reincarnation and he claimed he was going to come back as a butterfly. In a note accompanying the butterfly Garry said, "I think I found your dead uncle. Sorry for your loss". Larry read the note on the air. For Garry it was a "flashpoint" moment. Fascinated with radio, he knew what he was destined to do in life when he heard his material on the air. Meier rose to prominence in Chicago as part of one of the most successful number one radio duos in the country, the Steve & Garry Show. The fifteen-year run garnered international publicity, as well as an Emmy for the TV show Greetings From Graceland. Meier also gained renown for his highly successful eight-year run on the Roe & Garry Show. In addition to these accomplishments, Meier has displayed his wit and energy as a solo host and as a feature reporter for WGN-TV's morning show. He loves what he does, carrying all of his inventory in his head and feels that even with all of his success, the best is still yet to come.
Location:
Chicago, IL
Description:
Garry's wit and absorbing energy keeps Chicagoans entertained day after day. Garry will tell you that his career in radio all began with a dead butterfly. One day he walked out of his house and saw a beautiful dead Monarch butterfly lying on the ground. He scooped up the lifeless harbinger of things to come and sent it to his then favorite disc jockey, Larry Lujack, the biggest jock in Chicago at the time. Larry was always talking about reincarnation and he claimed he was going to come back as a butterfly. In a note accompanying the butterfly Garry said, "I think I found your dead uncle. Sorry for your loss". Larry read the note on the air. For Garry it was a "flashpoint" moment. Fascinated with radio, he knew what he was destined to do in life when he heard his material on the air. Meier rose to prominence in Chicago as part of one of the most successful number one radio duos in the country, the Steve & Garry Show. The fifteen-year run garnered international publicity, as well as an Emmy for the TV show Greetings From Graceland. Meier also gained renown for his highly successful eight-year run on the Roe & Garry Show. In addition to these accomplishments, Meier has displayed his wit and energy as a solo host and as a feature reporter for WGN-TV's morning show. He loves what he does, carrying all of his inventory in his head and feels that even with all of his success, the best is still yet to come.
Twitter:
@garrymeiershow
Language:
English
Website:
http://www.garrymeier.com/
Episodes
GarrForce Episode - No Cocktail Show 1-10-25
1/10/2025
Garry explains why there will be no cocktail show tonight.
Duration:00:17:01
GarrForce Episode 1366 - Free Airplane Ride
1/8/2025
Garry talks about his recent battle with the flu. Plus, more people were found dead in an airplane wheel well.
Duration:00:32:18
GarrForce Episode 1365 - Monday Monday Monday!
1/6/2025
Garry discovers a website that shows his old high school and the people who attended it. Plus, a toilet maker is telling customers to stop wiping down toilets with toilet paper.
Duration:00:31:08
GarrForce Cocktail Hour Live 1-3-25
1/3/2025
Happy New Year, GarrForce! Friday, January 3, 2025, 6 p.m. Eastern/5 Central is wheels up for The Garry Meier Show Cocktail Hour LIVE! in 2025! Garry’s starting off the new year's cocktail hour commando-style -- around here, that means no scheduled guests on the show. What it means elsewhere is up to your imagination. The show will definitely serve up our best nonsense and yappetizers of 2025 (so far). The cocktail hour show streams LIVE exclusively on the GarrForceLIVE YouTube channel.
Duration:01:02:59
GarrForce Episode 1364 - Bring on 2025!
1/3/2025
Garry’s starting off the new year's cocktail hour commando-style -- around here, that means no scheduled guests on the show. What it means elsewhere is up to your imagination. The show will definitely serve up our best nonsense and yappetizers of 2025 (so far). The cocktail hour show streams LIVE exclusively on the GarrForceLIVE YouTube channel.
Duration:00:13:50
GarrForce Episode 1363 - Happy New Year!!
1/1/2025
Garry recaps NYE and some of the uses for the Planet Fitness hats in Times Square. Plus, some drama around a 4H animal poisoning to eliminate the competition.
Duration:00:29:06
GarrForce Episode 1362 - Closing in on 2025
12/30/2024
Garry and Leslie discuss a recent pickleball fun. Plus, a missing dog returns in a big way by ringing the doorbell.
Duration:00:35:06
GarrForce Cocktail Hour Live 12-27-24
12/27/2024
Duration:01:09:54
GarrForce Episode 1361 - Pre-Board Mixers
12/27/2024
The End is near! The End is near! In the not too distant future, folks will look back on Friday, December 27, 2024, and say "‘twas The End of 2024!" The Garry Meier Show Cocktail Hour LIVE! goes wheels up for the final time in 2024 on December 27th, at 6 p.m. Eastern/5 Central. Our Gen Z Reporter Caitlin Sheridan will be aboard to share some generational insights as the GarrForce marks the final days of the year. Yappetizers and nonsense aplenty will be served up too.
Duration:00:12:12
GarrForce Premium Episode 12-26-24
12/26/2024
Garry and Leslie talk about bad scotch tape and what big box store does not sell it scotch tape at all. Plus, now Jeff Bezos is back peddling on his upcoming wedding and its cost.
Duration:01:00:19
GarrForce Episode 1359 - Merry Merry Merry
12/23/2024
Garry discusses the weird around the CEO shooter. Plus, a man is feeling much better after the live cockroach was removed from his small intestine.
Duration:00:34:01
GarrForce Cocktail Hour Live 12-20-24
12/20/2024
Tis the show before... Christmas... and Hanukkah... and lots of other stuff! The Friday, December 20th, 2024 edition of the Garry Meier Show Cocktail Hour LIVE! has three scheduled guests! Dieter Sturm, Academy Award winning special effects artist who could be called “The Snowfather” will be back on the show. Jenna Duddleston, our official GarrForce Bartender will be aboard to mix up a Sparkling Momegranate Moscow Mule. And, earlier this week, Garry reunited with his former “operator” (a/k/a stylist), Pascal, following his participation in the most recent season of TV’s The Golden Bachelorette, and we’ll share that conversation!
Duration:01:13:58
GarrForce Episode 1358 - Pre-Flight Merriment
12/20/2024
‘Tis the show before... Christmas... and Hanukkah... and lots of other stuff! The Friday, December 20th, 2024 edition of the Garry Meier Show Cocktail Hour LIVE! has three scheduled guests! Dieter Sturm, Academy Award winning special effects artist who could be called “The Snowfather” will be back on the show. Jenna Duddleston, our official GarrForce Bartender will be aboard to mix up a Sparkling Momegranate Moscow Mule. And, earlier this week, Garry reunited with his former “operator” (a/k/a stylist), Pascal, following his participation in the most recent season of TV’s The Golden Bachelorette, and we’ll share that conversation!
Duration:00:20:57
GarrForce Episode 1357 - Ho Ho Ho
12/18/2024
Garry discusses what to expect on TV and radio over the holidays. Plus, a weird hunting mishap involving a falling bear happened in Virginia.
Duration:00:35:53
GarrForce Episode 1356 - Hot Hot Hot!
12/16/2024
Garry discusses the new record 2025 travel numbers. Plus, a pet crocodile is dead after two brothers got into a argument.
Duration:00:30:00
GarrForce Cocktail Hour Live 12-13-2024
12/13/2024
No bad luck here because Tom Skilling is back with the GarrForce on the Friday, December 13th, 2024 edition of the Garry Meier Show Cocktail Hour LIVE! Stream along to see where in the world he is enjoying being the retired chief WGN-TV Meteorologist while occasionally submitting special reports to the big ol’ Channel 9 Chicago. And, speaking of WGN, we also have a pre-recorded special report from our very own Friday live show producer Alan Dalinka together with Marcus Leshock from WGN Morning News during the Disney Cruise Line’s invited media preview cruise in the Bahamas aboard the brand new ship in the fleet, “Disney Treasure” earlier this week. If that’s not enough, we have an encore performance by Oh Yes! to keep with Garry’s holiday mood.
Duration:01:07:07
GarrForce Episode 1355 - Mix Tape Friday
12/13/2024
No bad luck here because Tom Skilling is back with the GarrForce on the Friday, December 13th, 2024 edition of the Garry Meier Show Cocktail Hour LIVE! Stream along to see where in the world he is enjoying being the retired chief WGN-TV Meteorologist while occasionally submitting special reports to the big ol’ Channel 9 Chicago. And, speaking of WGN, we also have a pre-recorded special report from our very own Friday live show producer Alan Dalinka together with Marcus Leshock from WGN Morning News during the Disney Cruise Line’s invited media preview cruise in the Bahamas aboard the brand new ship in the fleet, “Disney Treasure” earlier this week. If that’s not enough, we have an encore performance by Oh Yes! to keep with Garry’s holiday mood.
Duration:00:25:30
GarrForce Episode 1354 - A Great Way To Start Your Day!
12/11/2024
Garry shares a great way to start each day. Plus, there is new research on letting dogs verbally express themselves.
Duration:00:32:32
GarrForce Episode 1353 - Snow Snow Snow
12/9/2024
Garry discusses how crazy most days have become on the planet Plus, a 74 year old bird lays an egg.
Duration:00:31:57
GarrForce Cocktail Hour Live 12-6-24
12/6/2024
From The Buddy Rich Band, Drummer Gregg Potter and Cathy Rich return to The Garry Meier Show Cocktail Hour LIVE, Friday, December 6, 2024. We are back to our usual Friday live schedule with ample nonsense and yappetizers too.
Duration:01:08:28