Chicago Radio Host Lin Brehmer dies at 68.
Legendary Chicago radio personality Lin Brehmer has passed away at the age of 68. Let’s see How did Lin Brehmer die and Lin Brehmer cause of death in detail.
How did Lin Brehmer die?
Lin Brehmer, a longtime host of WXRT-FM (93.1), passed away early on January 22, 2023. He was 68.
WXRT’s Terri Hemmert announced the devastating news on Facebook.
It read,
“It is with a heavy heart that we must inform you that we all lost our best friend. Lin Brehmer fought cancer as long as he could. He passed early this morning, peacefully, with his wife and son by his side.”
Hemmert says that the station will dedicate a special block of programming to Brehmer beginning on Monday at 10 a.m., the time when Brehmer’s show typically started off.
Lin Brehmer cause of death
We’re sorry to have to inform you that Lin Brehmer has passed away.
Lin Brehmer was regarded as having a friendly personality. Many people must be curious to know the Lin Brehmer cause of death in light of the recent news.
Lin Brehmer cause of death was Prostate cancer.
On July 12, 2022, Brehmer announced on the radio that he had been battling prostate cancer and would be taking a leave of absence from WXRT beginning on July 15 in order to receive chemotherapy.
He said,
“Starting Monday, I will begin a long period of chemotherapy,”
“It is necessary for me to take a leave of absence from my radio show.”
“I have the full support of my family and friends and WXRT to see me through this medical sabbatical. What can you do? Only this. Afford me the kindness you have always shown me. I will missing spending time with you every day, but hopefully, this too will pass and one day down the road, I will announce brightly on the airwaves of 93XRT,” It’s Friday. It’s Great to be Alive.”
He had been battling prostate cancer for a while. He underwent several radiation treatments, biopsies, CT scans, MRIs, and medication therapy. Although the cancer was discovered and treated early, it did spread to places where it should not have.
Unfortunately, On January 22, 2023, he passed away from cancer.
Lin Brehmer, Our Best Friend in the Whole World, 1954-2023. https://t.co/f7ejAF6viy pic.twitter.com/X9FXdJRa51
— WXRT Chicago (@93XRT) January 22, 2023
Lin Brehmer cause of death has left the community inconsolable.
Who was Lin Brehmer?
Lin Brehmer was a disc jockey and radio personality at WXRT in Chicago.
Brehmer studied at Colgate University, where he got his start in the industry by filling in at the school’s student-run WRCU-FM radio station during a summer semester. In 1976, he earned his Colgate degree. In January 1977, Brehmer started a career in radio.
At WQBK-FM in Albany, New York, he worked as a disc jockey for the first time, earning the nickname “The Reverend of Rock and Roll.” Brehmer quit his job at WQBK after seven years and relocated to Chicago to work as the music director of WXRT starting in October 1984.
Brehmer spent six years at WXRT, three of which FMQB named “Music Director of the Year.” Brehmer won the title of “Music Director of the Decade” in 1989, according to Hard Report readers. He departed WXRT in October 1990 and relocated to Minnesota to work as the program director of KTCZ-FM.
Brehmer replaced Terri Hemmert as the morning DJ at Chicago’s WXRT after finishing a one-year deal with KTCZ-FM. He has been conducting a yearly remote broadcast for The Chicago Cubs’ home opening day at WXRT for the past 20 years. And he was the first non-Cleveland DJ to broadcast live from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s newly opened radio station on September 1, 1995.
“It’s great to be alive”
Brehmer’s name was used in a mass email from WXRT in 2009 that urged subscribers to lobby Congress on the issue of music royalties. He used Facebook to deny authorship of the bulk email and to withdraw his endorsement.
Brehmer said,
“It’s just something they do. Send out e-mails and sign my name to them without my knowledge. I will always be on the side of the musicians.”
He calls himself “your best friend in the whole world” and is on-air from 10:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. His catchphrase, “it’s great to be alive,” was taken from the 1972 Frank Zappa and The Mothers album, Just Another Band from L.A.
Lin’s Bin
Brehmer started publishing and broadcasting writings under the name Lin’s Bin in 2002. The writings were created in response to messages from listeners and continued as emails.
Brehmer writes just under 100 essays a year. He claimed to have completed roughly 1800 pages of Lin’s Bin. With producer Peter Crozier, the essays are written and recorded in advance. The essays have not yet been collected into a book.
Tributes to Lin Brehmer
Many people expressed their profound sympathies to his family and expressed how much they loved him. The news of this occurrence has upset his supporters and fans.
| Terri Hemmert just told us at the end of Breakfast with the Beatles that @LinBrehmerdied this morning. I’m broken-hearted. I’ve been so glad to hear him on @WXRT off & on lately. Sending love & love & love to all who loved him. Take nothing for granted; it’s great to be alive. -Emily Hauser. |
| This is heartbreaking. I don’t even really have the words. I’m angry. I’m sad. It’s unfair. Lin Brehmer was the best kind of person. Infinitely kind, happy, humble, positive. Someone who loved what they did more than anyone I can imagine. I used to joke about how no matter how late at night the XRT show was, Lin was there with a massive smile on his face introducing the band and loving the show. One of the great honors of my life was him telling me I had good taste in music. RIP to a Chicago icon. -Jay Zawaski. |
Heartbreaking news, our best friend in the whole world, Lin Brehmer, passed away this morning. Sending prayers and strength to his wife Sara, son Wilson and all of Lin’s family, friends, and the fans he has touched over the years. As my wife Megan McCord Jones said “I can’t imagine a world without Lin!” #93xrt #chicagoradio #igtba -Christopher Jones. |
I just learned that our best friend in the whole world, Lin Brehmer lost his battle to cancer this morning. With shock and the deepest of sadness we must carry on with positive memories of his time with us. He was a blessing. Peace be with you our brother.   -Shelly Howard. |
| It has been a really tough week for Rock & Roll with the passing of Jeff Beck & David Crosby. But now the saddest of all, the passing of my friend and colleague, and one of the greatest radio legends to ever grace the airwaves, WXRT’s Lin Brehmer. HIs talent is unparalleled. Having had the pleasure to know him as a friend, I can tell you that what you heard on the air, is who he was in life. With his passing, there is a void on Chicago’s airwaves that can never be filled. He was truly, Chicago’s best friend in the whole world. Rest in peace Lin. You will never be forgotten. -Steve Dowens. |
One of the worst things anyone can go through in life is losing a loved one. Any journey must have a destination at the end. The person’s time on earth has regrettably come to an end now that they have died.
We wish him eternal peace and send our thoughts and prayers to his loved ones, family, friends. May he rest in peace.
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