George Michael (sportscaster)

George Michael was an American broadcaster best known nationally for The George Michael Sports Machine, his longrunning sports highlights television program. Originally named George Michaels Sports Final when it began as a local show in Washington, D.C. in 1980, it was nationally syndicated by NBC from 1984 until its final installment was aired on March 25, 2007. Michael won a Sports Emmy in 1985 for his work on The George Michael Sports Machine.

Michael was born George Michael Gimpel in St. Louis, Missouri on March 24, 1939, the son of Margaret and Earl Herman Gimpel. He grew up near Tower Grove Park in the citys south side, and graduated from St. Louis University High School. While attending Saint Louis University, he worked as a Midwest promoter for several record labels such as Scepter and Motown. It was also during this time when he made his radio broadcasting debut on a onehour Sunday night show at midnight on WIL, which invited individual SLU students to be the hosts every week. He earned a fulltime job as a disc jockey at the station after he was judged to be the best of the group.

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