50 markets. When the radio show, distributed by Album Network, concluded its run, John Lydon and Gimarc moved on to VH1 with the show 'Rotten Television' While doing the irreverent program for VH1, Lydon also got to be a live host on the red carpet for the Grammy Awards, with Gimarc helping along with special material and props for the guests. Gimarc acted as consultant for the Time/Life and The History of Rock and Roll series, compiled several record collections and written liner notes for many record labels. He has also written several books, including Punk Diary 1970-1979, Punk Diary 1980-1982 and Hollywood Hi Fi. As a result of being a voracious record collector and remaining in Dallas for his entire career, Gimarc has amassed an enormous archive of Texas music stretching back over 100 years. On many occasions, North Texas alt bands have had long lost recordings presumed lost, returned to them in clear, digital restorations. His expertise in Texas Music has gained him a seat on the advisory board of the Texas Musicians Museum . Many items from his collection were on display there, including a field recorder used by Library of Congress historian Alan Lomax. 24/7Comedy and Today's Comedy In 2008 Gimarc began developing an All-Comedy radio format for AM & FM with a partner launching it in Riverside, CA. in September 2010. In the two years that followed, 24-7 Comedy Radio grew to 20 affiliates across the US and Canada, as well as becoming a national channel on the new iHeart app. In July 2012 it was purchased by Clear Channel M+E and was rolled out on even more stations bringing the total by years end up to nearly 40 stations. Gimarc was Comedy Brand Manager for Clear Channel and ran the operation from Dallas with a small, tight staff. The entire crew was terminated in the summer of 2014 when the 24/7 Comedy brand was reduced to just a digital stream. At the same time, Gimarc launched his new FM & AM stream Today's Comedy brand which can be heard on the Audacy.com app as Comedy Now. https://www.audacy.com/stations/comedy-now Published works Punk Diary 1970-79: "The beginning of punk in 1970. There are over 2,000 music news entries and 1,000 recordings detailed. Rare records are annotated with details." Post-Punk Diary 1980-1982: "The mutation of punk into the thrash and Oi! movements, the rise of the New Romantic