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Tuesday, March 24, 2015

Chicago Radio: WLS-AM Launches New Johnny B Show

Jonathan Brandmeier
Popular Chicago radio personality Jonathon “Johnny B” Brandmeier debuted his new talk radio show Monday on WLS 890 AM.

The show marks the return of Brandmeier’s incomparable brand of talk radio to the Chicago airwaves. The Jonathon Brandmeier Show airs live weekdays from 9:00-11:00 a.m. Central on WLS-AM. Westwood One, the national facing arm of Cumulus, has signed a partnership with Brandmeier and will syndicate the show nationally.

Chicago radio listeners are extremely familiar with the popular Brandmeier, whose show generates a legion of devoted fans. .Brandmeier has amassed an army of awards and accolades that cement his powerful industry reputation, including multiple Billboard Magazine Radio Personality Awards, TALKERS “100 Most Important Radio Hosts in America,” and Gavin Report’s “Air Personality of the Year.”

Peter Bolger, Program Director/Operations Manager for 89 WLS-AM said: “Chicago loves its personalities. With a line up including “Big” John Howell, Rush Limbaugh, Steve Dahl, and now Jonathon Brandmeier, WLS-AM can rightfully claim the position as “Chicago’s Talk Leader.”  

Brandmeier said: “This is extremely exciting for all of us at The Jonathon Brandmeier Show. Chicago listeners are the best—intensely spirited, animated, and opinionated. And, personally, I finally get to say the radio call letters I’ve been practicing to say since I was a kid growing up in Wisconsin—W-L-S!”

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