HE SWAM AMONG great white sharks, drove race cars, taught kindergarten and college, and worked as a radio DJ, newscaster and TV producer. He was the CEO of a sheet music company, directed a public relations agency, owned a scuba company and served as a project coordinator for the National Trust of the Cayman Islands. He wrote and edited several books and bylined over a thousand freelance articles.
To the world at; founded , , and magazines; and oversaw the creation of the company’s books, records and newsletters divisions. He was the force behind the annual Readers Poll and the flexi disc Soundpages that introduced readers to dozens of brilliant guitarists deserving of wider recognition. As Tom Wheeler sagely noted, “Jim’s philosophies were seminal influences on the structure, personality and success of GPI.”
