Johnny B

From today's Robert Feder column, this info about my former Loop colleagues...

When Jonathon Brandmeier gets inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame, he’ll be introduced by Jimmy deCastro, senior vice president and market manager of Entercom Chicago. It’s only fitting, since deCastro was the Chicago radio exec who brought Brandmeier to The Loop in 1983. (Thirty years later, deCastro cut Johnny B. from Tribune Broadcasting news/talk WGN 720-AM, but that was just a bump in the road of their long friendship.) Syndicated radio host and Hall of Famer Scott Shannon will emcee this year’s induction ceremony November 15 in New York. Other inductees include syndicated hosts Nanci “The Fabulous Sports Babe” Donnellan, the duo of Mike Golic & Mike Greenberg, Kid Kelly, Mark Levin and Dr. Laura Schlesinger; local hosts Mike Francesa, Joan Hamburg and Jim Kerr; and consultant Fred Jacobs.