MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST:
Radio host Lin Brehmer was a Chicago institution. He died earlier this week.
ARI SHAPIRO, HOST:
For decades, Brehmer was the voice many Chicagoans woke up to.
(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)
LIN BREHMER: Well, I, for one, am glad you could join us this morning on 93-XRT. I’m Lin Brehmer, your best friend in the whole world.
CATHLEEN FALSANI: It was Lin who got me out of bed and sent me on my way.
KELLY: Writer Cathleen Falsani first heard Brehmer’s show on rock station WXRT as a student at Wheaton College.
FALSANI: He wasn’t just the guy putting on the records or reading an advertising spot, he was a lot more than that.
SHAPIRO: Falsani and Brehmer became friends. She says his thoughtfulness was on full display during his frequent segment, “Lin’s Bin.”
FALSANI: “Lin’s Bins” were these essays that started with a…
