Drury University Athletics

Originally from Orchard Farm, Missouri, Ray Meyer came to Springfield in 1981 as the Sports Director for KMTC-TV and it wasn’t long after that that his association with Drury University began.
 
Meyer took over as the play-by-play voice for the Drury Panthers on radio in the 1984-85 season and has stayed connected to Drury Athletics since. In his first season behind the mic, the Panthers won 26 games, were the District 16 champions, and he called a last-second win over Wisconsin-Steven Point and future NBA star Terry Porter in the NAIA National Tournament. Meyer also served as the play-by-play broadcaster for the first four games of the Lady Panthers when the program started in 2000-01.
 
In addition to his broadcasting work for Drury, Meyer became the Director of Production and Programming for Ozarks Public Television, which was housed at Drury at the time. During his 10 years in that role, Meyer did on-air work for pledge drives, and one year, was on the air for a live Red Green Show that aired nationwide and in parts of Canada. He was also an adjunct faculty member for Drury’s Communications Department.
 
Meyer worked as a general assignment reporter for KOLR-TV in Springfield for two years and filled in doing weather and sports on the station’s newscasts. He shifted his career to commercial real estate in 2004 but maintained his ties with Drury.  
 
Meyer continues to serve Drury Athletics in several capacities. He remains a color analyst and play-by-play broadcaster for Drury men’s and women’s basketball. In the last 15 years alone, he has helped broadcast for Drury fans the 2013 men’s basketball national championship and the Lady Panthers run to the 2021 national title game.
 
In addition, Meyer has also performed public address duties for Drury baseball, wrestling, and a variety of other sports. He has even served as a public address voice for Great Lakes Valley Conference hosted by Drury.
 
He and his late wife, Melissa, had one son, Drew, who lives in Springfield and works for Expedia. Now fully retired, Meyer continues to lend his talent, insight, and personality to Drury broadcasts on radio in addition to a variety of public address roles.