RADIO STATION TEAM:

Meredith Teplitz

Affiliate Relations Associate

Background

• Air talent, Morning Show Host, Co-Host, Executive Producer, Talk Show Host, coffee and smoothie maker on various formats around the country including: KSTP-FM and WFMP-FM – Minneapolis, MN; KZPT-FM – Tucson, AZ; KQBT-FM - AUSTIN, TX; WTMX-FM – Chicago, IL; WXLC-FM – Waukegan, IL; WCIL-FM – Carbondale, IL; WLUM-FM – Milwaukee, WI.
• Worked in TV with The Oprah Winfrey Show, CBS 2 Chicago and many various production houses and live sports events.
• Experienced gift wrapper.

What Did You Want to Be When You Were Little?

I wanted to be DJ or a professional baseball player. I narrowed it down to a DJ when I realized I didn’t have the right equipment to PLAY BALL.

Career Highlight

Sitting on Oprah’s couch in the middle of the night when no one was in studio. We would be working in late night edit sessions. And, the geek that I am…I would sneak away hoping I might be able to channel some of Oprah’s talent. The only thing I managed to accomplish was being put on the "security watch" list.

Favorite Thing to Do on the Weekend

You can find me at the coffee shop catching up on my magazine and self-help books, going to Movie Day, and just spending the lazy day with my man.

Have You Ever Won Anything From a Radio Station?

Never. But, I used to be that kid who would call the radio station. And, when the DJ answered, I would get VERY nervous and hang up! Ooopsies.

Memorable Radio Moment

Any of my near death experiences for the morning show. Here are a few: “being suspended” on a cherry picker next to the busiest highway in Austin, TX. We slept suspended for 2 days in a lightning storm trying to raise money for Breast Cancer. Having to wear a protective suit and having police dogs bite me. Very scary. Getting carried up 3 flights of stairs by firemen (mmmm), and having to drink 1 shot every 15 minutes just to prove the affects of alcohol.