Ed Berman’s favorite work-related memory was made during his first year on the job.

“I was in the locker room in 1986 when the Mets clinched,” he said. “Getting doused by champagne by Roger McDowell and others, while Ralph Kiner was trying to interview everybody in the old Met locker room at Shea Stadium. So that kind of stands out.”

Berman, a 35-year East Meadow resident who grew up a Mets fan in Queens, was “living a fantasy” working for Channel 9 at Shea Stadium then. It has yet to get old.

He has been part of TV productions for Mets games ever since, and also for Yankees games for 37 years. Berman currently works for Program Productions as one of the people responsible for video replays on visiting team broadcasts, and the 66-year-old’s source of motivation is simple.

“I love it,”

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