Talk:George Gimarc

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Creation of the George Gimarc biography MPLX/MH 02:50, 7 Nov 2004 (UTC)

Actually, there is a mistake in your article, George. My name is Dick Hungate. I am about your age (will be 53 this November 23rd, 2005). In fact, the very first classic rock radio station in America was MINE...in the spring of 1981...WYSP, Philadelphia...when consultant for the station Lee Abrams and I decided we needed something very fresh and distinctive if we were going to beat the legendary WMMR in the ratings. Pleae change your entry vis-a-vis the "first classic rock station in America in 1982". See my web page for the whole story, at: www.americasfirstclassicrockDJ.com  ....Thankyou for taking care of this. (unsigned comment 12:08, 9 September 2005 by DickHungateEaglizard)

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I have two things:
 * Dick Hungate has a good point, and a reasonably good tale on his website. I have emailed him, asking if he can provide documentation for his claim that Lee Abrams coined the phrase "classic rock" in 1981. If true, it's certainly significant.


 * Does George really want to be known as 'the father of classic rock'??? That doesn't seem like the George that I used to listen to (and occasionally hang with), but it wouldn't surprise me. And not that there's anything wrong with that, either. lol But wasn't the point of the 'other' show more the 'deep cuts' and obscure bands (like the proto-punk Moving Sidewalks, 13th Floor Elevators, etc)?? 'Classic rock' today means The Stones, and The Who, Led Zepplin... all great bands, but I never saw them as George's style. MHO, anyways. Eaglizard 06:34, 9 October 2005 (UTC)

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 * I do not think that KZEW changed format in 1987. Im not sure if ownership changed then, but I am almost positive they changed ownership and format in December of 1989. Jameywiki (talk) 04:21, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

George Gimarc - a hero
I was a Sunday night "Rock & Roll Alternative" junkie while a college student at UNT (then NTSU) in the 1984-1987 era, and George was my hero introducing me to many alternative bands in the proto-alternative era. His show on KZEW on Sunday nights was very refreshing and Sunday nights in the D/FW area are still for "new" bands and for the institution of revolutions in music, still now via The Edge though it is has become more mainstream (but what used to be "alternative" is now today's mainstream rock & roll with the (thankful) death of metal and other genres....

I assumed George had a lot to do with the Edge starting up, and I appreciate the Wikipedia page... One day I realized George was no longer around (this was around 1987?) and called to ask where he had gone...  To my chagrin, I was told, and still think this was a tongue in cheek joke that he had decided to become the campaign manager for some right wing political candidate at the time...can't recall who, but it was something along those lines...which seemed very unlikely...

Get well George, whereever you are!

DLC —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dlcasey22 (talk • contribs) 07:18, 30 January 2009 (UTC)

The overview is out of line with the rest of the article
The overview talks about him being a DJ and music expert, but based on the rest of the article: There's a disconnect here or else bad information. He also seems to be a lot more connected with alternative music than classic rock, but it doesn't come across that way. Dgpop (talk) 14:37, 18 June 2014 (UTC)
 * 1) He coined the term "classic rock."
 * 2) He was one of the first DJs for one of the first alternative stations.