{"id":6979,"date":"2015-02-26T16:30:45","date_gmt":"2015-02-26T22:30:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.robertfeder.com\/?p=6979"},"modified":"2015-02-26T18:05:05","modified_gmt":"2015-02-27T00:05:05","slug":"wls-to-air-jonathon-brandmeier-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/2015\/02\/26\/wls-to-air-jonathon-brandmeier-show\/","title":{"rendered":"WLS to air Jonathon Brandmeier"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Culminating a day of Chicago radio bombshells, Cumulus Media has signed Chicago radio veteran Jonathon Brandmeier to a partnership agreement that will bring his show to WLS AM 890 <\/a>and syndicate it nationally, the company announced Thursday.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Jonathon Brandmeier Show\u201d will air from 9 to 11 a.m. Monday through Friday on the Cumulus Media news\/talk station, starting sometime in March. It will replace John Kass and Lauren Cohn, whose final show<\/a> aired on WLS Thursday.<\/p>\n

Brandmeier\u2019s show will be syndicated nationally by Westwood One, the distribution unit of Cumulus Media. It will replace Dennis Miller, who is stepping aside from radio. In Chicago, Miller's show airs on Salem Media news\/talk WIND AM 560,<\/a> which will not be carrying Brandmeier.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is extremely exciting for all of us at \u2018The Jonathon Brandmeier Show,\u2019\" Brandmeier said in a statement. \u201cWe look forward to continuing to entertain audiences in Chicago and expanding our reach nationwide. Fasten your seat belts, it\u2019s going to be a wild ride!\u201d<\/p>\n

Word of Brandmeier\u2019s deal comes hours after it was reported that he had turned down <\/a>an offer to host mornings on WJMK FM 104.3, <\/a>the CBS Radio classic hits station known as K-Hits. Sources described it as a \u201ccontent partnership deal\u201d that would have included revenue-sharing tied to Brandmeier\u2019s digital platform.<\/p>\n

Brandmeier, 58, has been off the air since December when his morning show was dropped by Tribune Media, which carried him on an Internet outlet at WGN.fm and a low-power sports\/talk station at 87.7 FM.<\/p>\n

John Dickey, executive vice president of content and programming for Cumulus Media, said in a statement: \u201cJonathon is one of the most versatile performers in radio today, and we know audiences will enjoy his lively humor and take on each day\u2019s topics. We\u2019re thrilled to add Johnny B to the Westwood One roster of relevant and relatable talk programming.\u201d<\/p>\n

Here is the text of a statement from Cumulus Media:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jonathon \u201cJohnny B\u201d Brandmeier is bringing his incomparable brand of talk radio back to the Chicago airwaves on 89 WLS starting in March, 2015.\u00a0The Jonathon Brandmeier Show will air locally 9:00-11:00 CT.\u00a0Westwood One, the national facing arm of Cumulus, has signed a partnership with Brandmeier and will syndicate the show nationally.<\/em><\/p>\n

Chicago radio listeners are extremely familiar with the popular Brandmeier, whose show generates a legion of devoted fans.\u00a0The Jonathon Brandmeier Show is an entertaining, offbeat look at news, pop culture, and sports--from the big trending topics to the stories about to fall through the cracks--combined with celebrity interviews and free-wheeling audience interaction. The topical conversations seamlessly gel into dynamic and unpredictable radio. Brandmeier has amassed an army of awards and accolades that cement his powerful industry reputation, including multiple Billboard Magazine Radio Personality Awards, TALKERS \u201c100 Most Important Radio Hosts in America,\u201d and Gavin Report\u2019s \u201cAir Personality of the Year.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Please note that this will replace\u00a0The Dennis Miller Show,\u00a0which will be going off the air on March 27th.\u00a0 Dennis noted: \u201cI\u2019m stepping aside from radio at the moment,\u201d adding \u201cIt\u2019s been a great run and I\u2019ve had a phenomenal time interacting with my guests and audience. But with so many other commitments right now, it\u2019s hard to maintain a daily talk show. \u00a0It\u2019s time to pass the torch as I move on to explore other opportunities. I wish Johnny B lots of luck.\u201d
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Here is an email Brandmeier sent to fans Thursday:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cWHAT did I say?!\u201d Nothing is over until we decide it is.<\/em><\/p>\n

We\u2019ve got some news for you about our new radio homes. Yes, homes \u2013 it\u2019s plural.<\/em><\/p>\n

It\u2019s been a crazy few months, trying to figure out the next move. There were options we were seriously considering, but life (or Baby Jesus and Hanky) had another plan:<\/em><\/p>\n

We\u2019re still \u201cliving in the future\u201d \u2013 we\u2019ll be expanding our digital platforms and the show will be available online \u2013 stay tuned for more details about where to stream, download podcasts, etc. closer to the launch.<\/em><\/p>\n

THANK YOU all for your patience.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Culminating a day of Chicago radio bombshells, Cumulus Media has signed Chicago radio veteran Jonathon Brandmeier to a partnership agreement that will bring his show to WLS AM 890 and syndicate it nationally, the company announced Thursday. \u201cThe Jonathon Brandmeier Show\u201d will air from 9 to 11 a.m. Monday through Friday on the Cumulus Media... Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6979"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6979"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6979\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6988,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6979\/revisions\/6988"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6979"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6979"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6979"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}