From an early age, he liked to talk. He says a nun in the second grade told his mother, Hanky: “That boy is going to make a living with his mouth someday.”
–“Why the irreverent Jonathon Brandmeier is WGN’s hope to skew younger”
by Dirk Johnson. Crain’s Chicago Business. May 21, 2012
Jonathon “Johnny B” Brandmeier is the morning man on WGN Radio 720 AM. His variety talk show features everything from celebrity and newsmaker interviews to audience participation.
He’s won radio’s highest honor, the Marconi Award for Major Market Air Personality of the Year, multiple Billboard Magazine Radio Personality Awards, and was named one of Talker Magazine’s “100 Most Important Radio Hosts in America.”
In addition, he’s the host of late night TV show “Brandmeier” on NBC Chicago.
Johnny B’s Social Network
Johnny B talks politics with Senator John McCain
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