Jonathon began his career in 1973 at Fond du Lac, Wisconsin radio station WFON. He joined WOSH at the age of 18 and afterward worked as a DJ at WYNE. In addition, he worked as a morning DJ at WYBR-FM. He was hired in as a morning DJ on KZZP in 1981, where he participated in prank phone calls and ridiculous song parodies. Later that year, in 1982, he published his debut album, Just Havin’ Fun.
Despite this, he joined WBBM-TV in 1986 and began his unique show “Johnny B.” In addition, he co-hosted Friday Night Videos with Phil Collins. In addition, in 2015, he joined Westwood One’s nationwide discussion radio program. However, he left in 2016. On April 3, 2020, an email with the subject “You’re not dreaming, we’re streaming” with Johnny and Buzz on April 4 at 10 a.m. was sent to Jonathon Brandmeier fans.
