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 Premium Episode 4-3-25
4/3/2025
Garry discusses how much trash is around the country and about the Friday Cocktail Show guest who is helping clean up in the Chicago suburbs. Plus, doctors are looking to grow human body parts.
Duration:01:02:16
GarrForce Episode 1401 - April Showers Brings Craziness
4/2/2025
Garry discusses a woman who got a health day MRI that saved her life. Plus, a doctor tries to drug and throw his wife off a cliff.
Duration:00:35:07
GarrForce Episode 1400 - Spring Time Aliens
3/31/2025
Garry shares the states that you are most likely to get abducted by aliens in. Plus, Idaho may have a new law that is cracking down on nudity.
Duration:00:37:09
GarrForce Cocktail Hour Live 3-28-25
3/28/2025
March out like this on The Garry Meier Show Cocktail Hour LIVE! on March 28, 2025, starting at 6 p.m. Eastern/5 Central: Official GarrForce Bartender Jenna Duddleston will be mixing up an Irish Lemonade and our Gen Z Reporter Caitlin Sheridan will be aboard to share her latest generational insights. The usual assortment of yappetizers and plenty of other nonsense will be served up too. The Cocktail Hour streams LIVE! LIVE! LIVE! on the GarrForceLIVE YouTube channel. Subscribe now, please! It’s free and can be found at " / garrforcelive " Once subscribed, you can also click the bell icon to be notified when the show is LIVE! Every one of the cocktail hour shows can be replayed there on demand too. The GarrForceLIVE YouTube channel is also the only place you can share comments that we may see in our virtual studio, and it is the only place you can play along for Leslie’s giveaway. Comments shared while we are live streaming may be shown on the screen and/or we may talk about them. You can always text or leave voicemail at: 1.773.888.2157 (regular charges apply).
Duration:01:34:21
GarrForce Episode 1399 - Pre-Flight Ready!
3/28/2025
March out like this on The Garry Meier Show Cocktail Hour LIVE! on March 28, 2025, starting at 6 p.m. Eastern/5 Central: Official GarrForce Bartender Jenna Duddleston will be mixing up an Irish Lemonade and our Gen Z Reporter Caitlin Sheridan will be aboard to share her latest generational insights. The usual assortment of yappetizers and plenty of other nonsense will be served up too.
Duration:00:11:25
GarrForce Episode 1398 - March Madness
3/26/2025
Garry discusses why some pickles have ridges on them. Plus, a goat lets out a pet kangaroo out of the pen.
Duration:00:34:48
GarrForce Episode 1397 - A Magic Monday
3/24/2025
Garry discusses the days when comedians could be comedians. Plus, advances in VR headsets uses they are now being used in prisons and on farms
Duration:00:31:49
GarrForce Cocktail Hour Live 3-21-25
3/21/2025
Longtime GarrForce tech reporter Dan Fedor returns to chat about getting charged up on The Garry Meier Show Cocktail Hour LIVE on Friday, March 21, 2025. The show goes wheels up at 6 p.m. Eastern/5 Central, and we’ll also have our usual assortment of yappetizers and nonsense too. Like all editions of the Cocktail Hour LIVE, the show streams live on the GarrForceLIVE YouTube channel. Please subscribe! It’s free and can be found at " / garrforcelive " Once there and subscribed, click the bell icon to be notified when the show is LIVE! All episodes of the show can be replayed there on demand. The GarrForceLIVE YouTube channel is also the only place you can share comments that we may see in our virtual studio, and it is the only place you can play along for Leslie’s giveaway. Comments shared while we are live streaming may be shown on the screen and/or we may talk about them. You can always text or leave voicemail at: 1.773.888.2157 (regular charges apply).
Duration:02:21:19
GarrForce Episode 1396 - Pre-Flight Charge
3/21/2025
Longtime GarrForce tech reporter Dan Fedor returns to chat about getting charged up on The Garry Meier Show Cocktail Hour LIVE on Friday, March 21, 2025. The show goes wheels up at 6 p.m. Eastern/5 Central, and we’ll also have our usual assortment of yappetizers and nonsense too.
Duration:00:12:25
GarrForce Episode 1395 - West Coast Traveling
3/19/2025
Garry discusses his recent trip to LA.
Duration:00:35:09
GarrForce Episode 1394 - Interview with Larry Schechter
3/17/2025
Garry talks with Larry Schechter about the history of fantasy sports.
Duration:00:20:03
GarrForce Cocktail Hour Live 3-14-25
3/14/2025
The Garry Meier Show Cocktail Hour LIVE goes wheels-up on Friday, March 14, 2025 at 6 p.m. Eastern/5 Central. Yappetizers and nonsense will be served up as per usual. The show streams live on the GarrForceLIVE YouTube channel. Please subscribe! It’s free! Once there and subscribed, click the bell icon to be notified when the show is LIVE! All past editions of the show are there too, and you can replay any of them at your convenience. The GarrForceLIVE YouTube channel is also the only place you can share comments that we may see in our virtual studio, and it is the only place you can play along for Leslie’s giveaway. Comments shared while we are live streaming may be shown on the screen and/or we may talk about them. You can always text or leave voicemail at: 1.773.888.2157 (regular charges apply).
Duration:02:25:49
GarrForce Episode 1393 - Preflight Shamrocks
3/14/2025
The Garry Meier Show Cocktail Hour LIVE goes wheels-up on Friday, March 14, 2025 at 6 p.m. Eastern/5 Central. Yappetizers and nonsense will be served up as per usual. The show streams live on the GarrForceLIVE YouTube channel. Please subscribe! It’s free! Once there and subscribed, click the bell icon to be notified when the show is LIVE! All past editions of the show are there too, and you can replay any of them at your convenience.
Duration:00:11:19
GarrForce Episode 1392 - Spring Break!
3/12/2025
Garry discusses the missing person in the Dominican Republic. Plus, man in Florida is under arrest for attacking a man with a Pringles can.
Duration:00:34:36
GarrForce Episode 1391 - Happy Daylight Saving Time!
3/10/2025
Garry discusses the effects of the time change on pets and how close a guy's new wife and ex-wife are. Plus, NPR is publishing a newsletter to help people adjust to the time change.
Duration:00:29:00
GarrForce Cocktail Hour Live 3-7-25
3/7/2025
The first Garry Meier Show Cocktail Hour LIVE of meteorological spring goes wheels-up on Friday, March 7, 2025 at 6 p.m. Eastern/5 Central. Yappetizers and nonsense will be served up as per usual. The show streams live on the GarrForceLIVE YouTube channel. Please subscribe! It’s free and can be found at " / garrforcelive " Once there and subscribed, click the bell icon to be notified when the show is LIVE! All past editions of the show are there too, and you can replay any of them at your convenience. The GarrForceLIVE YouTube channel is also the only place you can share comments that we may see in our virtual studio, and it is the only place you can play along for Leslie’s giveaway. Comments shared while we are live streaming may be shown on the screen and/or we may talk about them. You can always text or leave voicemail at: 1.773.888.2157 (regular charges apply).
Duration:03:03:00
GarrForce Epsidoe 1390 - Pre-flight Spring Cocktails
3/7/2025
The first Garry Meier Show Cocktail Hour LIVE of meteorological spring goes wheels-up on Friday, March 7, 2025 at 6 p.m. Eastern/5 Central. Yappetizers and nonsense will be served up as per usual. The show streams live on the GarrForceLIVE YouTube channel. Please subscribe! It’s free and can be found at " / garrforcelive " Once there and subscribed, click the bell icon to be notified when the show is LIVE! All past editions of the show are there too, and you can replay any of them at your convenience.
Duration:00:13:48
GarrForce Episode 1389 - Ash Wednesday
3/5/2025
Garry discusses when Leslie will being going to mass to get her giant ash cross on her forehead. Plus, car plowed through the Damm Pub in order to steal the ATM.
Duration:00:34:34
GarrForce Episode 1388 - Mardi Gras Week!
3/3/2025
Garry discusses taking an ambulance ride and what he thinks about the upcoming Oscars. Plus, a woman locks hers boyfriend in a storage unit for several days.
Duration:00:33:19
GarrForce Cocktail Hour Live 2-28-25
2/28/2025
The February 28, 2025 Garry Meier Show Cocktail Hour LIVE goes wheels-up Commando-style (that’s without scheduled guests if you’re new here) at 6 p.m. Eastern/5 Central. One of the GarrForce crew is celebrating a birthday, so bring along your favorite gifts, tell your friends and family, and we’ll supply ample nonsense and yappetizers. And for those born on February 29, you might as well celebrate along with us too, since that date is missing from the calendar until 2028...
Duration:02:25:05