Buzz Kilman
Newsman/Bluesman

Buzz Kilman was born in Detroit, Michigan, but left almost immediately thanks to the quick thinking of his mother Bette. His father, Julian, was in public relations and Buzz spent his formative years moving from city to city as his Dad partied his way to the top of his field; ultimately winding up in Miami. Buzz remained in Miami where he attended Coral Gables High School and went on to the University of Miami.

While attending the University of Miami, Buzz became the Editor of the campus newspaper and worked as a copy boy at The Miami News. Soon after, Buzz became Entertainment Editor at the Coral Gables Times and, later, Editor of the Daily Planet, an alternative paper devoted to harassing the establishment.

In 1972 Buzz got his first radio job as public service director for one of the first FM rock stations in the country, WBUS-FM "The Magic Bus" in Miami Beach. He remained there for almost two years before management discovered most of his late night interviews were comic spoofs.

In 1974 he took his first full time radio job with WSHE-FM in Ft. Lauderdale. In addition to doing morning news, he also did a weekend public service talk show, which, once again, revolved around comedic spoofs. This time, however, station management valued his comedic approach.

In 1980 Buzz came to Chicago and went to work for WLUP-FM, "The Loop," doing news for the Steve Dahl Show.

Buzz spent the next several years doing news for a series of morning personalities including Mark McEwen, who left to do the weather for CBS, and was replaced by Jonathon Brandmeier in 1983.

Buzz came to WCKG in 2001, initially do the mid-day “showgram” for Brandmeier. When contract negotiations stalled between CBS and Brandmeier, Buzz was left alone to host the Buzz Kilman Show. Soon after, Wendy Snyder was brought on as a co-host for the show.

On April 1, 2002, Buzz moved to afternoons with the Steve Dahl Show. He can now be found on the Steve Dahl Show weekday mornings on WJMK-FM (104.3) from 5:30 a.m. until 10:00 a.m.

Buzz also appears in movies made by his high school buddy Jonathan Demme, having played a devoured paramedic in Silence of the Lambs. Therefore, Buzz unfortunately did not appear in the sequel Hannibal.

Buzz can currently be seen performing with his band the Blues Rocket Scientists at various blues venues across Chicago.

Buzz Kilman has never won a major award and he does not dance.

Buzz is married and resides with his wife, Aimee, and daughter, Piper, in Chicago.

You can hear Buzz, alongside Steve Dahl on WJMK-FM (104.3) weekday mornings from 5:30 a.m. until 10:00 a.m.