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Garry Meier is a Chicago-based radio talk show host, although he has been off the air since January of 2004.

Meier started out as a DJ at WFYR in 1973, then moved to WYEN in 1974. He left WYEN in 1977 and was out of radio until joining the Loop in 1979 as their overnight jock, where he eventually was teamed up with morning man Steve Dahl to be his sidekick and years later they were billed as "Steve & Garry". During their tenure at the Loop (1979-81), the team was number one and continued that success at WLS AM & FM from 1981 through 1986 in afternoon drive. In 1986 they returned to WLUP the Loop AM 1000 and then FM 97.9. They later shifted back to mornings on WLUP until Garry quit the show in 1993 upon returning from his honeymoon. This was due to Steve's negative comments about Garry's new wife. One of Steve and Garry's most famous events was Disco Demolition July 12, 1979.

In 1994, Meier hosted middays at the Loop for three months before being fired due to low ratings and he was an occasional feature reporter at WGN-TV for a short time. In 1996, after nearly two years of unemployment, WLS AM forged a partnership with Roe Conn. Both shows with Dahl and Conn were highly rated, the latter topping the ratings for seven straight years. Garry quit the Roe & Garry show due to a contract dispute. It has been reported by both former partners that Garry Meier's wife (who is now his agent) is responsible for the demise of the partnerships, something Garry denies. He instead blames the behavior of Steve Dahl in the first case, and Disney/ABC Management in the second. Garry wouldn't accept WLS's offer $12 million over 10 years, claiming that WLS was a "toxic environment". It should be noted that Garry has not worked since he left WLS in a contract dispute in January of 2004. Many people blame his wife, who became his agent, for some of his difficulties, and believe that had he kept his previous agent, he would still be on the air with Roe Conn today.

External links

• WLS's Official Web Site for Roe Conn
• Biography from Disco Demolition 25th Anniversary: The Real Story documentary site

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