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Is Johnny B making Sirius plans for his future? (Vocalo 5.21.10)

  • Ever since he was released as morning personality at Emmis Communications classic rock WLUP-FM (97.9) last November, the mere sighting of Johnny B. at a radio station has been enough to send the rumor mill into overdrive — and bloggers into a frenzy.

WGN Radio rolls out welcome mat for Johnny B. (Vocalo 1.18.10)

  • Adding high-octane fuel to speculation that Johnny B. might indeed be headed for WGN-AM (720), the veteran Chicago radio personality was spotted being given a grand tour of the Tribune Co.-owned news/talk station Saturday.

Jonathon Brandmeier lashes out at radio industry (Urban Radio Nation 12.17.09)

  • He's ready to just sit back and let the ship sink. Morning man Jonathan Brandmeier plays the part of a rapper named “Johnny B. The Unemployed Radio Mo Fo.” The video is laced with attacks on the radio industry and the decisions radio executives make to cut cost.

Johnny B is the unemployed radio mofo (Radio-Info 12.17.09)

  • His satirical four-minute video just became a classic – not because it’s bitter, but because it’s funny and creative (with an undertone of bitter). Former WLUP, Chicago morning personality Jonathan Brandmeier casts himself as a rapper in the Winter snows of Chicago, cast off by “the suits” who don’t want to pay for the best talent.

Fired Chicago DJ slams bosses in profanity-laden rap video (Radar Online 12.16.09)

  • Chicago radio personality Jonathan Brandmeier, who was let go November 30 by classic rock station WLUP, has struck back with a scathingly-profane video called "Johnny B. The Unemployed Radio Mo Fo," in which he blasts his ex- bosses with gusto. Lyrics in the song are dripping with venom over the impromptu release.

Jonathon Brandmeier fires back at those who fired him (About Radio 12.16.09)

  • We all deal with unemployment differently. Some of us sulk, some of us try to keep ourselves busy so we don't think about it. Jonathon Brandmeier, recently let go from WLUP-FM/Chicago, just posted a rap video which takes shots at the radio suits who fired him along with his current predicament.

Johnny B records video, still making treble (Chicago Tribune 12.16.09)

  • Jonathon Brandmeier, whose most recent exit from Emmis Communications' WLUP-FM 97.9 was announced a little more than two weeks ago, posted a darkly comic music video online Tuesday taking stock of his career, making light of his current situation and taking pointed aim at the corporate mentality pervasive in radio today.

Johnny B really lets loose in unholy video (Vocalo 12.15.09)

  • It’s Jonathon Brandmeier as you’ve never seen him before — angry, profane and rapping like a mother...It’s good to see he’s making us laugh again — even if he does have to apologize to his mother (and to “Baby Jesus”) for his dirty mouth.

Johnny B good and gone (Chicago Tribune 12.1.09)

  • Johnny B.'s on the loose again. One of the few remaining big-money radio personalities in this market, Brandmeier spent the last four years at the Loop, his broadcasting home from 1983 to '97. Where the long-popular funnyman will land once he's a free agent is anyone's guess for now.

Losing Johnny B won't restore the Loop's luster (Vocalo 12.1.09)

  • Brandmeier’s dwindling shares were largely the fault of the station, which did next to nothing to promote him or market his show. Losing Johnny B. may enhance the Loop’s bottom line temporarily, but it will render the station irrelevant in the long run. The sad fact is that without talented personalities who know their market and know how to entertain an audience, local radio as we know it is doomed.

Johnny B leaves Loop, looking for new radio home (WGN 12.1.09)

  • Longtime local radio favorite Jonathon Brandmeier is leaving WLUP-FM 97.9, his Chicago outlet for the last four years and 17 of the last 26... Brandmeier told fans Monday night in a note that he had "no idea" he had done his final WLUP show when he left for Thanksgiving vacation.

Brandmeier out at the Loop (CBS 11.30.09)

  • Contract negotiations broke down between Brandmeier and WLUP-FM. Brandmeier's biography was removed from the WLUP Web site after what would have been his shift. "It was a true honor to work with him for the last four years. Whatever he does in the future, I hope I can either watch or listen or read it, " said Emmis Chicago boss Marv Nyren.