The legendary West German rock series Beat-Club was broadcast from September 1965 through December 1972. It was broadcast from Bremen, Germany and produced by the regional TV network Radio Bremen, which at that time was part of the German Government radio chain ARD. Radio Bremen was the sole producer for episodes 1  34. Episodes 35 through 74 were produced jointly by Radio Bremen and the WDR network.  Beat-Club was co-created by Gerhard Augustin and Mike Leckebusch.  Gerhard ("Gerd") Augustin was a well-known disc jockey in Bremen and northern Germany. In 1963 he was the first DJ to spin records at local clubs. He was a moderator (co-host) of the first seven Beat-Club shows. Michael Leckebusch, a former trumpet player in a theatre band in Hamburg, came to work for Radio Bremen's TV station in 1965. He became the director of Beat-Club.    
Uschi Nerke joined Augustin as co-host of Beat-Club. She started with the first show and remained with the series through the end o