Terry Anne Meeuwsen Friedrich (born March 2, 1949) is an American television personality, author, and singer.
[5] At De Pere High School,[6] Meeuwsen was selected homecoming queen,[7] and was also a cheerleader for three years.
Following her reign as Miss America, Meeuwsen began television work at WTMJ-TV in Milwaukee in 1978, co-hosting (with Pete Wilson) a daily morning news and feature program, "A New Day."
[11] In 1981, Meeuwsen accepted a position at The Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN) in Virginia Beach, VA, as co-host of United States Mornings ("USAM"), a proposed news and features program, with veteran newsman Brian Christie joining her as co-host.
(At the time, affiliates typically aired color bars from the previous night's sign-off until the morning network feed began; offering high-profile personality programming to early morning viewers soon led to networks developing their own proprietary lead-ins.
In her time at The 700 Club, Meeuwsen has covered a range of interviews, especially stories of women such as death row inmate Karla Faye Tucker[14] and Barbara Bush.
[15] On September 12, 1995, Meeuwsen released the pop recording, Eyes of My Heart with Star Song Productions.
In 1999, Meeuwsen toured with the Aspiring Women Conference, featuring speakers Twila Paris, Lisa Bevere, Stormie Omartian and others.
[18] The organization operates in 69 countries around the world, including in Ukraine, from where Meeuwsen and her husband adopted three children.