Jim Brewer II of Brewer Media dies at the age of 56

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – Chattanooga Media entrepreneur Jim Brewer, II died on Thursday, after a courageous fight with oral cancer.

He was President of the Brewer Media Group, which owns five radio stations in town, the Chattanooga Traffic Network and The Pulse newspaper in town.

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His father, who founded the company, still serves as Chairman and his son works for the company.

Jim Brewer, II began his radio career while still in high school.

He was a DJ, once called Jim Foxx, the Foxx that Rocks!

He became a station General Manager at the age of 28.

The Brewer family moved from Indiana to Chattanooga, where they built their radio kingdom.

But Jim Brewer, II gave the city much more than just music.

He chaired several local charitable organizations.

His company pumped millions of dollars into Chattanooga non-profits.

In 2011, Brewer Media was named the Corporate Philanthropist of the Year.

The Advertising Federation awarded him the Silver Medallion in 2012.

And in an era, when corporations gobbled up local radio stations, Brewer Media kept local ownership here in town.

A viewing will be Friday, Feb. 2 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in downtown Chattanooga.

Visitation will be Saturday, Feb. 3, from 11 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church with funeral services following at 1pm.

There will be a private burial service, arranged by Heritage Funeral Home, Battlefield Parkway.

Memorial donations can be made to the Oral Cancer Foundation Chattanooga or The Partnership for Families, Children and Youth, specifically the Domestic Violence prevention program.