R.I.P.: Legendary Top40 Radio Personality Don Berns

Don Berns
Legendary radio personality Don Berns passed away in Toronto on Sunday.

Originally from Hartford, Ct, Berns'  radio career included stops at some of the greatest stations in the country. WICE in Providence, WDRC in Hartford, WTRY in Albany, WKBW in Buffalo, KLIF in Dallas, KFMB-FM in San Diego are just some of the stops in America and in Canada.

In a Rock Radio Scrapbook interview, Berns commented that of all the stations where he's worked "WKBW (1970-75) was probably the best in terms of personalities because of the completely difficult styles of the people who were on the station, as well as the expert guidance of the man I still consider to be the most innovative and creative I have ever worked for - Jeff Kaye. When you consider that 'KB had such diverse personalities as Dan Neaverth (homespun/warm/funny/Buffalo-born and bred); Sandy Beach (not a jock; an entertainer who is most likely the funniest, quickest person I have ever worked with on the air), Jack Armstrong (the fastest mouth in the world; not all of his bits worked, but they went by so fast you never noticed.. It's no wonder that the station was a winner, although we never did beat WBEN, the old-line MOR that totally dominated the market."