{"id":2043798,"date":"2025-09-23T14:29:45","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T14:29:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2043798"},"modified":"2025-09-23T14:29:45","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T14:29:45","slug":"atlanta-radio-legend-announces-retirement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/atlanta-radio-legend-announces-retirement\/","title":{"rendered":"Atlanta radio legend announces retirement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The man behind the iconic Atlanta radio show \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thebertshow.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Bert Show;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The Bert Show<\/a>\u201d is turning off his microphone.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Bert Weiss announced on Tuesday morning that he will retire next month, signaling the end of the nationally syndicated radio show.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThe Bert Show\u201d will have its final broadcast on Oct. 24.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><b>[DOWNLOAD: <\/b><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsbtv.com\/smart-tv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><b>Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks<\/b><\/a><b>]<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The morning show first aired in Atlanta in 2001. But over the last 24 years, it has grown into a nationally-recognized broadcast listened to in more than 24 markets.<\/p>\n<div class=\"max-md:faux-bleed mb-4 bg-marshmallow pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex ad-container\" id=\"_R_5et56mhak5clubsnm6fbH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[#_R_5et56mhak5clubsnm6fbH1_ { display: none; }\n@media screen and (max-width: 767.95px) {\n        #_R_5et56mhak5clubsnm6fbH1_ { display: flex; }\n        iframe { max-width: 100vw; }\n      }]]><\/style>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 hidden pb-5 md:block\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex ad-container\" id=\"_R_9et56mhak5clubsnm6fbH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[#_R_9et56mhak5clubsnm6fbH1_ { display: none; }\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) {\n        #_R_9et56mhak5clubsnm6fbH1_ { display: flex; }\n        iframe { max-width: 100vw; }\n      }]]><\/style>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cFor 25 years, listeners have allowed me to be part of their mornings, their commutes and their lives \u2013 and that is the greatest gift of my career,\u201d said Weiss. \u201cIt\u2019s almost unheard of in radio for an audience to stay with a show this long, and I\u2019ll never take that loyalty for granted. Every laugh, every tough conversation and every shared moment has meant the world to me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><b>TRENDING STORIES:<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Weiss is also a member of the Georgia Radio Hall of Fame and has been nominated to the National Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n<div class=\"max-md:faux-bleed mb-4 bg-marshmallow pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex ad-container\" id=\"_R_5ot56mhak5clubsnm6fbH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[#_R_5ot56mhak5clubsnm6fbH1_ { display: none; }\n@media screen and (max-width: 767.95px) {\n        #_R_5ot56mhak5clubsnm6fbH1_ { display: flex; }\n        iframe { max-width: 100vw; }\n      }]]><\/style>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 hidden pb-5 md:block\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex ad-container\" id=\"_R_9ot56mhak5clubsnm6fbH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[#_R_9ot56mhak5clubsnm6fbH1_ { display: none; }\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) {\n        #_R_9ot56mhak5clubsnm6fbH1_ { display: flex; }\n        iframe { max-width: 100vw; }\n      }]]><\/style>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">After ending the show, Weiss will continue leading his non-profit, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bertsbigadventure.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Bert\u2019s Big Adventure;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Bert\u2019s Big Adventure<\/a>, which has provided hundreds of children with chronic and terminal illnesses and their families with trips to Walt Disney World.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><b>[SIGN UP: <\/b><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/membercenter.wsbtv.com\/newsletters\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><b>WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter<\/b><\/a><b>]<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The man behind the iconic Atlanta radio show \u201cThe Bert Show\u201d is turning off his microphone. Bert Weiss announced on Tuesday morning that he will retire next month, signaling the end of the nationally syndicated radio show. \u201cThe Bert Show\u201d will have its final broadcast on Oct. 24. 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