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Relive the greatest fight in the history of celebrity boxing: Danny Bonaduce vs. Donny Osmond – The Vanilla Thrilla! According to ESPN, the January 17, 1994 fight “came to fruition thanks to some inspiration and goading from WLUP host Jonathon Brandmeier.”. Play.
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On Sept 6 2012, Jonathon Brandmeier & Buzz Kilman renewed their radio magic after a decade apart. An Edwardo - Squire Hogg production.
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He started in radio as the public service director for WBUS-FM, "The Magic Bus" in Miami Beach, Florida. Kilman remained there until station management discovered many of his late night interviews were spoofs. In 1974, he was at WSHE in Ft. Lauderdale, where he did morning news and a weekend public service talk show that had many comedic spoofs. On...
When Kilman came to Chicago, he brought his harmonica and a predisposition to the blues. In 1988 he formed the All Bubba Blues Band and played around the area for the next five or six years until the band broke up in the mid 1990s. In 2001, he formed the Blues Rocket Scientists and continues to play.
As a result of his friendship with director Jonathan Demme, Kilman has appeared in a number of bit parts in Demme's films. For instance, he played a paramedic in The Silence of the Lambs. In the scene where Hannibal Lecter, impersonating a wounded guard, is taken away to an ambulance, one paramedic can be heard referring to the other as "Buzz."
Always a movie fan and occasional critic, he and noted artist Tony Fitzpatrick did a weekly radio segment on WLUP called Drive In Reviews in which they coined the phrase "quality kill." In October 1993 they took the show to television for a two-season run on Comedy Central, during which they featured particularly gruesome film clips from their favo...
Kilman is widowed and resides in Chicago with his daughter, Piper. His lost his wife Aimee died due to breast canceron November 20, 2018.
May 28, 2020 · Brandmeier, who ruled the local airwaves during a 14-year run at WLUP-FM in the 1980s and ’90s, is streaming a live podcast on Saturday mornings. The podcast of the show, which, at least for now, is commercial-free, includes his longtime sidekick Buzz Kilman.
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The legendary Buzz Kilman, who spent decades on air with Jonathan Brandmeier and Steve Dahl, returns to WGN Radio to fill in for Dave Plier, this Friday Night at 11pm! Will it be the return of Buzz’s Porn Emporium?
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The last episode of the year is here! JB and Buzz weigh in on some headlines from the week, read your emails, and reflect on the ride that’s been The Sh*t Show. Plus: it’s a semi-holiday special with classics from the archives (toy store calls, Santa live, and Johnny’s mom Hanky), a sneak peek inside a Brandmeier Christmas party, and more.
