Chicago radio’s Lin Brehmer has died at 68
Longtime Chicago radio host Lin Brehmer has died. He was 68. WXRT, where Brehmer was a disc jockey and hosted morning programs, reported the news that Brehmer died early Sunday.
Brehmer announced last summer that he was taking a leave of absence from the station for treatment for prostate cancer. Fellow WXRT DJ Terri Hemmert informed listeners of his death at the end of her “Breakfast with the Beatles” program and made a statement, in part, 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.
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