Beginnings
Garry Meier spent his childhood in Oak Forest and graduated from Tinley Park High School in 1968. He went to pharmacy school but did not receive a degree. Meier started out as a DJ at WFYR in 1973, then moved to WYEN in 1974. He left WYEN in 1977 and joined WLUP (FM) in 1977, broadcasting under the pseudonym "Matthew Meier", as their overnight DJ. Here, he met morning DJ Steve Dahl and the two were teamed up in the morning slot in 1979.
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