T E R C E S P O T Magnificent Magoo Steve Kostelac www.great88.de
Rik De Lisle the fans, and the DJs who, through their music
a documentary about AFN-Berlin 88 FM, the music, and on-air personalities, helped destroy the Berlin Wall.
the coolest heroes of the cold war The Great 88 Dan Simmons T O P S E C R E T
T E R C E S P O T
the coolest heroes of the cold war The Great 88 T O P S E C R E T T E R C E S P O T
THE BACKGROUND cold war geography THE FILM THE DJs THE DIRECTOR THE CREW THE PRODUCERS AND CONTACT THE PREVIEW DVD MORE 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 1 The Great 88the coolest heroes of the cold war TABLE OF CONTENTS T O P S E C R E T T E R C E S P O T
‘Red Sea’. Sea’. ‘Red and of its Western part (known as West Berlin) and the AFN are are AFN the and Berlin) West as (known part Western of its state of and particular a of memory the to belong and a by inseparable surrounded island an as existed which city a of being, Western zone, as well as in Soviet-occupied areas which were were which areas Soviet-occupied in as well as Berlin zone, of Western division the of stories The GDR. the become to later city and became the free voice of Berlin and of the free world world free the of and Berlin of voice free the became and countries. city 54 over to programme remarkable its the in broadcast public and Berlin the of darlings the became presenters Its The AFN, which had actually been produced exclusively for for exclusively produced been actually had divided which a as AFN, The situation particular Berlin’s in advanced G.I’s, the sector of the divided city; bringing Berliners (in the West as (in the West sector of the divided city; bringing Berliners roll and soul and later other well as the East) swing, rock ‘n’ popular musical styles. Network) had long since been established in (West) Berlin in (West) Network) had long since been established American in the and in 1945 began recording programs Germany’s division marked the division of the world as it division marked the Germany’s or spheres was into two political and economic ‘blocks’ AFN (American Forces The West and East. of influence: World War with the division of Germany into occupied with War World face to face with Allies ended up The Western zones. Stalinism. consequently, the Soviet Union and cold war geography of the Second started to be felt after the end The Cold War the coolest heroes of the cold war
THE BACKGROUND The Great 88 T O P S E C R E T T E R C E S P O T
that gave birth to an unforgettable spirit, that captured the imagination and connected people across borders. And the DJs did did DJs the And borders. across people connected and imagination the captured that spirit, Berlin. unforgettable West an to city: birth frontier gave a in that duties regular their to addition in this of all owed or able to live the dream. And both these rivers fused to re-kindle the Old-school style of R & B and jazz, and fuelled the the fuelled and jazz, and B & R of style Personalities Old-school the personalities. re-kindle to radio fused fantastic rivers and these music both And special dream. city, the live special to a of able or story A owed music. this played first who DJs the of rise would have ever been otherwise. And despite everything, it was always special. a always was was This it again. everything, real became despite And moment, a just otherwise. for been DJs, all- its ever and have never AFN were would by who out sent Berliners, feeling East the special all for this of and era the freedom of later dream years the Thirty lived who Berliners, West the all for moment magical At the same time the West Berlin youth were living the same dream. Friday belonged to Jim McAuley. On Thursday it was AFN AFN was it Thursday On McAuley. Jim to music belonged great Friday for dream. stood same also the AFN But living were Berlin. in youth it Berlin teenagers that West for the life time inconceivable same everyday was the of It At part were excellence. DJs par the and culture, of broadcasts channel AFN a The actually disco. was AFN excellence. of standards highest the and and atmosphere that AFN brought to the East German youth forged a music scene and a desire for freedom that was existed in in existed was that freedom for desire a and scene music a forged youth German East the to brought AFN that atmosphere and itself. music the and personalities DJ AFN the sector of the city, and also the duty that was assigned to AFN. At the same time, the role of all the Western allies is illustrated illustrated is allies Western the all of role the time, AFN same the At War. AFN. Cold the to of era assigned the was in that duty situation the also feeling and extraordinary special into city, The the entered of Berlin. Berlin sector East West and Germany freedom). East and in peace of heard being also guarantors was it as (keyword: region the in status extraordinary on took also As a foundation, the film conveys the unique situation of the city of Berlin, and of AFN in its historical relationship to the Western Western the imagination. to of limits relationship the beyond historical Berlin its in in AFN scene of music and the took Berlin, and of mind city the of situation unique the conveys film the foundation, a As The film titled „The Great 88,“ tells the story of AFN-Berlin and the staff, in particular the DJs and the music (R & B and Jazz) in Jazz) and B & (R music the and DJs the particular in between staff, AFN the on and presented AFN-Berlin were of they as story the music the tells and 88,“ of DJs Great the state a „The spirit, titled this represent In film which The Berlin. legends, West to of raised situation been war have cold DJs the the with then, Since context film. the in role central a plays 1984 and 1976 The Great 88the coolest heroes of the cold war THE FILM T O P S E C R E T T E R C E S P O T was born 29 January 1955 in the the in 1955 January 29 born was entertainment capitol of the world Las Vegas, Nevada. He Joined the the Joined He Nevada. Steve Thomas Kostelac, Jr. Vegas, Las world the of 1972. capitol May 08 on entertainment school high from graduating upon Army Army US States United headquaters to assigned was Sergent Army US former The 1983. november to 1980 september from Berlin Adjunt the of charge in Officer Non-Commissioned officeduties: duties: Primary services personnel community military of passports, Office issue who Generals personnel civilian 5 and duty civilian active 1 Cards ID Supervise dependents U.S. Cards, ID and military to duty travel active for U.S. orders flag approve and and to issue and travel Cards train ID or car personnel plaine, via Sector Eastern the through Berlin from Germany. West Frankfurt twice from broadcast show disco FM 88 at volenter off-duty in an as Jockey Disc served Also entertainment regular a was also and FM Systems, 88 on Club week a Officer Non-Comissioned and Club Officer Night Military U.S. Riverboat the the for jockey Disc House the the was and and Club Clubs Night Night Bells La a apperances guest many and Berlin West Berlin. West Clubs Night Premadona began his broadcasting career at KTFM in San San in KTFM at career broadcasting his began s
Associates was Europes largest Radio Consultancy with over over with Consultancy Radio largest Europes was voice and Associates “retired” now is Lisle De Countries. 7 in stations Markets. 22 German several in shows radio syndicated tracks From June 1997 through December 2007 De Lisle was was Lisle De 2007 December and through A/B 1997 June Buro. From European Associates and Burns Alan of Director 1993 after being named PD of r.s.2 he and his team successfully successfully team his and he r.s.2 of PD named being of after number 1993 the increasing dramatically one. station, number the to market revamped the in place fifth from went r.s.2 listeners. Year”. In 1984 he joined RIAS2 as music director and morning morning and director music as RIAS2 joined he 1984 In the of 30% Year”. than more won that station In radio The host. existence. of show days 90 first the in Berlin West in share market at various AFN station in South East Asia, Portugal and West West and Portugal Asia, East South in station AFN the of various at Presenter “European named was he 1977, In Germany. Antonio, Texas in 1968. In the late 60’s and early 70’s he worked worked he 70’s early Rik De Lisle and 60’s late the In 1968. in Texas Director News Antonio, Network as finally and Director, Music DJ, as the coolest heroes of the cold war
THE DJ The Great 88 T O P S E C R E T T E R C E S P O T joined the U.S. Air Force in 1964 and worked worked and 1964 in Force Air U.S. the joined in the Far East, Middle East and Europe. In 1981 he was named named was he Jim McAuley 1981 In Europe. and East During Middle East, Far Year. the the in of Airmen Outstanding Twelve USAF radio the of one freelance hosted and produced he career Force AFN Air Japan, his Network East Far Forces American for RIAS Berlin programs the co-hosted also He Europe. AFN and interviews Berlin, radio conducted and show radio Acht” Fire, & Wind Nacht Earth “Jazz including musicians Forty Top and Jazz Herbie with Duke, George Santana, Flack, he Roberta 1984, in Jarreau, Al retiring After White. Barry and War, positions. Hancock, manager and engineer several held and IBM Engineering, joined Architecture of Director as retired he Laude) 2009 (Cum In B.S a has Jim Martin. Lockheed of completed division and IS&GS University Vanderbilt M.S Maryland, of University Institute. Research System IBM’s at courses was born in Summerville, South Carolina. He He Carolina. South Summerville, in born was
Berlin, he had several fans in the east as well. Dan’s interest still lies in in lies still interest Dan’s well. as east the in fans with several sings had he occasionally Berlin, He singing. loves still and television and radio parties. private and weddings for music karaoke host the Disco Show. He produced several radio shows which became became which shows radio several produced his He in Cross Show. Red Disco the American host the to donations made fan local West a in Germans popular, so and Americans with popular he was only Not name. but his heart was still in radio. His German fans wrote and called the radio radio the called and wrote fans German His radio. to in radio still in was back heart his placed but was he that often so return his for asking station After attending the military broadcasting school in Fort Benjamin Benjamin Fort in school broadcasting military Service the attending Broadcasting After Force Air to assigned was TV Dan in work Indiana, to Berlin Harrison, to back sent was He Greenland. in and Germany in German population soared so quickly that the AFN Program Director, Mr. Mr. Director, Program AFN the that quickly so soared population broadcasting. German in carrier a pursue to him convinced White, Mark the Air Force’s Security Service. His boss recognized that he had a great great a had he that recognized boss His Service. Network Security Forces Force’s Air American the local the at job radio a local about the him and told and military voice American the among popularity His station. (AFN) two in Japan. While he was stationed with Travis Air Force in California, California, in Force Air Travis with stationed was he After While singing. Japan. in and two keyboard playing Band with Fellows Berlin Mellow to the joined assigned he was Dan California, and Thailand in tours serving and worked part time in the famed Sugar Ray Robinson restaurant restaurant Robinson Ray Sugar famed He the in Force. time Air part States worked and United the joined he and 19, of age Texas the in At years two Harlem. in spent and Specialist Administrative an as trained graduated from Alston High School in Summerville, South Carolina and and Carolina South Summerville, in School High Alston school from acting attended graduated he where City York New to moved immediately Dan Simmons Dan The Great 88the coolest heroes of the cold war T O P S E C R E T T E R C E S P O T was born in Wichita, Kansas USA, Archy has has Archy USA, Kansas Wichita, in born was
Heart in San Francisco featuring Tony Bennett. Birth of a Racer, Racer, a of Birth Bennett. Tony featuring Francisco The San by in Heart worldwide presented be to documentary HD full first the credits. Archy‘s among is Channel Discovery Among other achievements, Archy produced the very first music music first very the produced Archy achievements, My other Left I Among network: Video Music VH1 the on shown be to video audiences in German cinemas and on ARD, ZDF, and ARD ARD and ZDF, ARD, on and cinemas German in audiences 1987. since been producing award winning motion pictures around the world world Dolder the Archy around pictures motion winning award large producing been drawing been has work His years. thirty than more for the coolest heroes of the cold war
THE DIRECTOR The Great 88 T O P S E C R E T T E R C E S P O T Production Assistant / Additional Photography Additional / Assistant Production Audio Engineer Audio Sound Recording / Sound Design Sound / Recording Sound Apprentice Editor Apprentice 3D Parallax Imaging Parallax 3D Still Photographer Still Original Music Original High Definition Scanning Definition High Production Assistant / Additional Photography Additional / Assistant Production Camera Assistant / Additional Photography Additional / Assistant Camera Editor Production Assistant / Additional Photography Additional / Assistant Production
Henry Duerheim Duerheim Henry Dolder Nina Gross Stefan Stoermer Dennis Begun Daniel Faber Chris Gianiny Lynn Diaz Melody Babalola Ifeoluwa Majo Koenig Majo Crodle Hydra Hoefer Karsten Executive Producer Executive Producer Director Producer Executive Producer Executive Photography of Director Line Producer Line
Chris Voelschow Chris Dr. Nikolaus Andre Nikolaus Dr. Koenig Majo Schramm Silke Archy Dolder Dolder Archy
THE CREW The Great 88the coolest heroes of the cold war T O P S E C R E T T E R C E S P O T is the founder and managing director of the media media the of director managing and founder the is is Online agency and the Soul-Jazz.de music publisher. The Media Andre Media The Nikolaus Dr. publisher. music Soul-Jazz.de the of and agency production and Online is design conception, the in for involved stands is It agency Berlin. Online in is media new and digital Business of presentations, realisation and multimedia consultation the in culture, and art of publisher fields music the soul-jazz.de The systems. jazz Partnership and soul Development funk, of running and organisation in the on compilations concentrates sophisticated and unique of publishing the and events production. film as well as jazz and soul sound, vinyl was born in East Berlin in January 1964. After After 1964. January in Berlin East in born was
the piano is due to the presenters at AFN Berlin whose excellent excellent whose Berlin AFN at presenters the to jazz due in is piano the preferences musical his shape to continues music in taste funk. and a presenter and editor at a local Berlin radio station. He then then He station. radio Berlin local a at editor and of love presenter His a instrument. musical a play and compose to learned by the AFN Berlin and made contact with the station by post and and post by station the with contact made and Berlin AFN life. his the by change dramatically to were encounters These phone. as working started he AFN, the of that on style his Modeling Sciences and Humanities. Since 1990 he has worked for several several for worked has he 1990 Since Humanities. and inspired was Sciences He electronics. of area the in companies Japanese attending school in Köpenick he completed an apprenticeship in in Koenig Majo apprenticeship an completed he Köpenick in of school Academy attending Berlin-Brandenburg the at Engineering Mechanical THE PRODUCERS the coolest heroes of the cold war The Great 88 T O P S E C R E T T E R C E S P O T
Oberhofer Platz 1 Platz Oberhofer Berlin 12209 [email protected] E-Mail: für Medien, Design und Marketing und Design Medien, für K. e. Andre Nikolaus Dr. media is Online - Agentur Agentur - Online is media Expierience The Dream! Visit: Dream! The Expierience www.great88.de Dr. Nikolaus Andre Nikolaus Dr. 02 22 770 +4930 [email protected] WORLDWIDE SALES The Great 88the coolest heroes of the cold war T O P S E C R E T T E R C E S P O T ARCHY DOLDER RIK DE LISLE SILKE SCHRAMM CHRIS VOELSCHOW LINE PRODUCER PRODUCED AND DIRECTED BY CAMERA PRODUCTION IN COOPERATION WITH
MAJO KOENIG MAJO KOENIG KARSTEN HOEFER AND AUDIO DESIGN ORIGINAL MUSIC BY JIM MCAULEY RIK DE LISLE DAN SIMMONS STEVE KOSTELAC www.great88.de FEATURING
NIKOLAUS ANDRE The Rat Pack are four of the most famous DJs (and voices) from AFN Berlin: Rik de Lisle, Jim Mcauley - aka Magnificent Magoo, Dan Simmons and Steve Kostelac SOUL-JAZZ AND MEDIA -IS-ONLINE HYDRA CRODLE ’THE RAT PACK’
A EDITOR divided city were united in their search for the latest Anglo-American music. In an era when there than to dawn the blue shirt of the East German military youth and march around. Both sides of the (the blackest voice of a white man anyone had ever heard at that time). The DJs - and their music - reflected more than the spirit of life in West Berlin: Many young East Berliners had aspirations other ARCHY DOLDER EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS was only legally prescribed public radio, AFN offered its listeners an alternative with what they were looking for. A FILM BY
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