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While the Hoot Owls were officially on summer vacation and, thus, off the air, the Degree Team hastened to the studio for an impromptu memorial broadcast.  Abe Bercovitz, a cast member who performed in the KGW Orchestra, played the Jewish Moruner's Kaddish and the entire degree team broke down on the air.

Following Berg's death the Hoot Owls regular Friday program was quickly reduced in length to 1 hour (from 11 PM to Midnight from its previous 10:30 PM start.
Bishop Sumner had, also been with the program since 1923 but had to curtail his participation in 1931.