▁D D ▁Thor nt on ▁submitted ▁a ▁proposal ▁for ▁a ▁one - hour ▁Sunday ▁evening ▁show ▁to ▁introduce ▁new , ▁innov ative ▁artists ▁to ▁the ▁classic ▁rock ▁audience . ▁Her ▁proposal ▁was ▁considered ▁so ▁ris ky ▁W K Z L ▁had ▁to ▁present ▁it ▁to ▁Bur kh art / A br ams ▁asking ▁for ▁appro val . ▁Lee ▁Abr ams ▁granted ▁appro val ▁to ▁give ▁the ▁show ▁a ▁test ▁run . ▁ ▁The ▁show ▁deb uted ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁on ▁Sunday ▁even ings ▁from ▁ 1 1 : 0 0 ▁to ▁mid night . ▁Among ▁the ▁featured ▁artists ▁were ▁El vis ▁Cost ello , ▁The ▁P ret enders , ▁and ▁X TC . ▁The ▁show ▁became ▁so ▁popular ▁that ▁station ▁manager ▁From me ▁decided ▁to ▁expand ▁the ▁show ▁from ▁ 1 1 : 0 0   p . m . ▁to ▁ 1 : 0 0   a . m . ▁Ar ound ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁local ▁night club ▁" C as ab lan ca " ▁asked ▁to ▁try ▁a ▁live ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁show ▁on ▁Monday ▁night s . ▁That ▁week ly ▁event ▁drew ▁large ▁crow ds ▁and ▁ran ▁for ▁several ▁years . ▁Event ually ▁the ▁" New ▁Generation ▁Show " ▁was ▁expanded ▁to ▁Sund ays ▁from ▁ 1 0 : 0 0   p . m . ▁to ▁ 1 : 0 0   a . m . ▁and ▁was ▁live ▁at ▁several ▁clubs ▁in ▁W inst on - S alem ▁and ▁Gre ens bor o