Legendary Chicago Radio Host Lin Brehmer Dies at 68 After Long Cancer Battle - NBC Chicago

Legendary Chicago vigor property Lin Brehmer has passed distant astatine the property of 68 aft a agelong conflict with cancer, officials astatine WXRT said Sunday morning.

WXRT's Terri Hemmert revealed successful a statement that Brehmer had passed distant aboriginal Sunday morning.

"It is with a dense bosom that we indispensable pass you that we each mislaid our champion friend," she said. "Lin Brehmer fought crab arsenic agelong arsenic helium could. He passed aboriginal this morning, peacefully, with his woman and lad by his side."

Hemmert says that the presumption volition grant Brehmer with a peculiar artifact of programming opening astatine 10 a.m. Monday, the clip that Brehmer's amusement regularly started.

"We'll clasp each different up done this heart-breaking time," she said. "Lin would privation that. Take thing for granted."

Brehmer, a fixture astatine WXRT since 1991, had taken a permission of lack successful July 2022 amid an ongoing combat against prostate cancer, which had dispersed and forced the legendary DJ to question much assertive treatment.

He had precocious returned for shows connected the station, but had been absent successful caller days.

Brehmer had hosted shows connected WXRT since 1991, endearing himself to thousands of fans with his infectious enthusiasm, signified by his catchphrase “it’s large to beryllium alive."