Who is Lin Brehmer?
Lin Brehmer was a recognized disc jockey and radio personality at WXRT in Chicago. He hosted mornings on WXRT from 1991 to 2010, and middays from 2020 until taking a leave of absence to undergo chemotherapy in 2022.
Lin Brehmer Career
He started working professionally in radio in January 1977. Brehmer’s first disc jockey job was in Albany, New York at WQBK-FM, where he got the nickname, ”The Reverend of Rock and Roll.” Following 7 years at WQBK, he exited the position and moved to Chicago to work for WXRT as music director starting in October 1984.
WXRT
In the 6 years at WXRT, he was named ”Music Director of the Year” by FMQB three of those years. Hard Report’s readers voted him as ”Music Director of the Decade”, in 1989. Brehmer exited WXRT and moved to Minnesota for a job as program director of KTCZ-FM in October 1990. Following completing a one-year deal at KTCZ-FM, he went back to Chicago’s WXRT to work as the morning D.J., taking the place of Terri Hemmert. For the past 20 years at WXRT, he has been hosting a yearly remote broadcast for The Chicago Cubs’ home opening day. He was also the first non-Cleveland D.J. to broadcast live from the radio studio of the newly opened Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on September 1, 1995.
Brehmer’s catchphrase, ”it’s great to be alive”, was taken from the 1972 Frank Zappa and The Mothers album, Just Another Band from L.A. He describes himself as ”your best friend in the whole world” and is on-air between 10:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Lin’s Bin
Lin started writing and broadcasting essays entitled, Lin’s Bin in 2002. The essays were developed from responding to listeners’ letters and continued as responses to emails. Every year, he writes just under a hundred essays. Brehmer said that he has written around 1800 pages of Lin’s Bin. The essays are written and pre-recorded with producer Peter Crozier. However, they have not been published as a book to date.
Illness and death
On July 12, 2022, he revealed on air that he had been battling prostate cancer and was taking a leave of absence from WXRT, beginning after July 15, 2022, in order to undergo chemotherapy. Brehmer died on January 22, 2023.
How old is Lin Brehmer?
Lin Brehmer was aged 68 as of his death on January 22, 2023, of cancer. He was born on August 19, 1954, in New York, New York, U.S. Brehmer shared his birthday with famous people including Tony Lopez, Tayler Holder, Kirk Cousins, Ethan Cutkosky, John Stamos, Matthew Perry, Bill Clinton, Erika Christensen, Laura Bozzo, and many others.
Lin Brehmer Family
Who are Lin Brehmer’s parents?
Lin Brehmer was born in New York, New York City to his parents. Brehmer did not share any information with the media about his parents and family and kept it very private.
Does Lin Brehmer have siblings?
Brehmer had not shared information about his family with the media and his siblings are not known.
Lin Brehmer Education
Brehmer attended Colgate University, where he graduated in 1976. There he got his start in radio at the student-run WRCU-FM radio during a summer semester.
Lin Brehmer Wife
Brehmer was married to his beautiful and long-time spouse Sara Farr. The couple met while at Colgate University and was married to his death.
Lin Brehmer Kids
Brehmer and Farr have been married for a long time but have not shared any information about their children with the media.
Lin Brehmer Measurements
Brehmer had a well-built, muscular, and physically fit body but had not shared his measurements.
Lin Brehmer’s Net Worth
American D.J. and radio personality Brehmer worked for WXRT in Chicago before his death. He was active from 1977 to 2022 and had a net worth of approximately $5 million as of 2023.