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Bill Berlin on 1240 WKDA Nashville - Part 2 | December 27, 1968

Just to prove that 8pm to Midnight were the ‘rock hours’ on top 40 AM radio, you’ll hear (scoped) hits by the Beatles and even Deep Purple, mixed in with the top Motown sounds. What’s really amazing about this aircheck, while Berlin is a ‘puker’ (weren’t they all back then?), he does a masterful job of getting requests on the air.

Notable here, not many stations were known for airing phone requests in 1968, but there are plenty on this recording. Berlin must have been working up a sweat in a control room with no computers, just manual cueing of carts, 45s and reels. Jocks really WORKED for their pay. Note the sports and even breaking news, all handled professionally by the jock on duty. Gang, this is what we jocks got into the business for in the first place.

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April 30th, 2007 Karl Phillips • Nashville | 9 comments

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9 Responses to “Bill Berlin on 1240 WKDA Nashville - Part 2 | December 27, 1968”

  1. michael berlin on October 12th, 2007 1:18 am

    just thought you’d like to know that bill berlin is my father. i’m so excited to have found this!

  2. Karl Phillips on October 15th, 2007 11:49 am

    So Michael - That would make you a “child of the WILD CHILD”. I had his airchecks posted here and I used to listen to him when I was about 11 years old. He inspired me to spend about 7 years in radio myself. Hope he is doing ok and you too…

    Karl

  3. Michelle on October 22nd, 2007 10:06 am

    Bill Berlin was my dad, too and the greatest man who ever lived.

  4. Michael Dull on October 23rd, 2007 3:36 am

    Karl, I am the grandson of Bill Berlin and nephew of Michael up there. I am so glad to hear that he inspired you to go into radio and he would be thrilled to hear that too. But unfortunately at 1:30am October 22nd he died from lung cancer. He had been battling it for a while but no one knew about it until last year right before christmas.

  5. Karl Phillips on October 24th, 2007 11:19 am

    This is truly a sad day for me to hear of the passing of Bill Berlin. I will pass along the information to all here in Atlanta who are voting members of the Georgia Radio Hall of Fame…some of which knew of Bill and maybe even worked along side of him at WKDA…Sam Hale comes to mind because I just saw and talked with Sam 3 weeks ago. I also have contacts in Nashville who probably already know but I will get in touch with. But I will tell you this….we have this rare aircheck of him here on AIRCHEXX.COM that will remain. I am so glad I saved this priceless recording to share with everyone. All the best to the entire Berlin family.

    Karl

  6. Kevin Batts on October 24th, 2007 3:30 pm

    Michael and Michelle,

    My heartfelt condolences. I worked with your Dad for many years and he was a good friend. Among the wittiest, most humorous radio announcers of all times. I will miss him.

    Kevin Batts
    (WMAK/92Q, WLAC/106, WSM)

  7. Mike "The Duke" Donegan on May 1st, 2008 9:41 am

    Bill Berlin was not only one of my radio heroes but he let me be his teenage disc jockey of the week once. It was the start of a great radio career for me and I am forever grateful to him.

  8. Karl Phillips on May 2nd, 2008 6:14 am

    Hi “Dukey” !!!- I had an aircheck of you on WMAK but I can’t find the doggone thing now. I have an aircheck of you and Carl P on this site of the change on WKDF to country if you haven’t found it. Hope all is well on the satelite side.
    Karl

  9. Karl Phillips on May 2nd, 2008 12:45 pm

    And yes….I grew up in Nashville with WKDA and Bill Berlin. He was a staple on Nashville radio for sure.

    Karl

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