Summer 1989. I was interning at #WXRT under #LinBrehmer. Suffice it to say, there's a nonzero chance that I was the worst intern he ever had. Certainly in the bottom five.

Anyway, on my way out the door for the last time, he handed me a copy of Workbook by Bob Mould. Insisted that I take it.

Maybe he thought it would enlighten me or something? Challenge my priors? Elicit some humility?

Whatever he meant by it … well, it took a while, but I think it worked.

RIP, Lin.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jr6VPJgQrwg

I'm so sad about this! https://blockclubchicago.org/2023/01/23/lin-brehmer-mourned-by-chicagos-music-community-there-was-no-difference-between-the-person-and-the-persona/

I met him once in college (~'98), when I was still considering radio as a career and visited XRT. He had just finished his shift, but took the time to show us how he'd assembled his playlist for the day (leaving just enough room in the schedule for playing some stuff on a whim). Then he showed off the big wall of XRT live recordings and we all nerded out. I remember his clear joy at getting to play all this cool music 💙

#LinBrehmer #chicago

Every morning in my 20s the alarm was set to WXRT and Lin Brehmer telling us “it’s great to be alive” before playing some Queen or Talking Heads. His passion for the Chicago Cubs was unmatched no matter how bad the season. Such a shame.

Legendary Chicago radio host, Lin Brehmer, died Sunday after a long battle with cancer.

#chicago #WXRT #LinBrehmer #BestFriendInTheWholeWorld #cancerSucks

https://abc7chicago.com/lin-brehmer-death-wxrt-radio/12726270/