He joined WJLA in 1972 from his native city of Detroit where he spent four years as an anchor/reporter at the ABC owned outlet WXYZ-TV.
Previously, Berry attended the Department of Defense Information School and served with the Armed Forces Radio and Television Service (AFRTS) assigned to the Tuy Hoa Air Force Base in Vietnam where he worked as Program Director and Sportscaster.
Berry is highly regarded in the Washington area for establishing two WJLA/community service programs, "Crimesolvers" and "Seven on Your Side."
Berry received the 1986 Humanitarian Award of the National Martin Luther King, Jr., Student Leadership Conference in recognition of his long record of community involvement, particularly as a role model of Washington area youth.
He serves on the Board of Trustees for Ford's Theatre in addition to several Boards of Directors including The Neediest Kids, Inc., The Washington Jesuit Academy, and the Paul Berry Academic Scholarship Foundation, providing private school education for 50 academically deserving minority high school students.