Still in his 20s, Meader was suddenly famous, rich, and in constant demand. He was profiled in "Time" and "Life" magazines, appeared on network television variety shows such as "The Ed Sullivan Show," "The Jack Paar Program", "The Andy Williams Show" and "Hootenanny". Meader also made a couple of game show appearances, first as a mystery guest on "What's My Line" on December 30, 1962, The following week, Meader and Naomi Brossart (who played Jackie Kennedy on the "First Family" albums) appeared on "To Tell The Truth" in which the panel had to guess who the real Naomi Brossart was amongst the three lady contestants.