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George Gilbert

So very many of his radio colleagues visited Double-G these last weeks and comforted his wife Betty and their adult kids and his grandchildren. He must have been deeply touched and perhaps even surprised at the outpouring of respect and gratitude. More than once these last weeks I’ve thought George very fortunate to have lived such an interesting life, but also to have had the wisdom to keep it all in perspective. So many radio guys blew it. The man I worked for at the Mighty 590, while a genuine big-time legend, clearly did his best work as father of a remarkably close family and husband to a lovely, constantly supportive and strong woman. As I wrote to him after my second visit, “Very few of us did it nearly as well.” I will always be grateful and honored that the family welcomed so many of us into their home as George left this world with peace, love, courage and dignity.

Bill Kelly
[email protected]
 
To George's kids, wife Betty, and extended family, please accept my heartfelt condolences and deepest sympathy. All of you are just one marvelous bunch of people. George was blessed, and I'd say he knew full well that he was. We should all be so lucky, and lucky I was to have known George.

Each one of us has a few watershed events, life-altering events, in their life. One of mine was that unexpected phone call from George in 1978, the one that brought me to WARM. I was numb for hours, not really believing I was about to work at the legendary WARM because the legendary GG thought I was good enough to do so. If not for GG's call, it's a safe bet I'd never have returned to NE PA.

One quick memory for now - lunch at Aldino's Manor with George, Ron Allen, and Tim Karlson. It was a frequent thing, maybe once, sometimes twice a week. Sitting there was to be among giants, and all you could really do is listen, and wonder why you were so fortunate as to be in their company. Thank you, George.

What a great guy, what a great family. May God bless you all as our journey continues.
 
Funeral Mass Thursday at 10:30 at Our Lady of Snows Church, Clarks Summit. Friends may call Wednesday, 5:00 - 8:00 at Jennings-Calvey Funeral Home.
 
Update on arrangements:

What I posted last night was given to me by the person on the obituary desk. Here is what the newspaper printed.

"Funeral Thursday with Mass at 10:30 in Our Lady of the Snows Church, Clarks Summit. Those attending the funeral are requested to go directly to the church. The family will receive relatives and friends Wednesday, 5 to 8pm. [snip] For more information, pelase visit jenningscalvey.com."

The funeral home site does not have the obituary listed as of 2:30am today.
 
To Betty and the entire GG family...my deepest sympathy and prayers for you at this time.
At the start of my career, George was not only a great boss, but a good friend. I've often thought that
my stay in radio might have been much shorter if someone else would have influenced me in this business.
Because of his early encouragement, here I am...still in radio, and ironically writing this from George's old office in Williamsport...where he hired me for my first job.
Our memories are often colored more favorably with the passing of time, but I'm sure that some of my best memories of radio include those that include George Gilbert. God Bless.

Tom Scott OM/PD
WKSB/WVRT/WBYL/WRAK
Williamsport
 
Condolences to the family for their loss.

I didn't know George that well, but he always seemed like a nice guy and was always smiling.
 
I would like to extend my deepest sympathy to Betty and the entire family.

I met George for the first time at WARM radio in my hometown of Avoca many, many years ago. I would walk up the hill from my house to the studio just to asking if there was anything I could do. George got me hooked on Radio, something that I will be forever grateful for.

George gave me my first job in sales 22 years ago, and I am still here at the same radio station in Williamsport. George was a wonderful man, mentor and a great broadcaster. He is going to be missed, but never forgotten.

Cindi Perry Rischar
Senior Account Executive
WKSB-FM
Williamsport, PA
 
This has been a wonderful tribute to George. I know his family appreciates all the nice, kind, loving words that were used to discribe this great personality. George left a spirit that will live for a long time. God Bless You George and your wonderful family.

Woodsman
 
Just got back to my computer today to read that George had passed. I join all of the others who express their sympathies, but I know that GG is in a better place and is at peace.

By the time I got to WARM, it was just Magic 93's stepchild, but GG was still programming it like it was a viable property. When the decision was made to go back to playing music on the weekends and dump some of the syndicated talk, George took a chance on me. It was also his recommendation that landed me the mornings/PD gig with WKXP when the station signed on in Benton.

GG will be missed, but not forgotten.
 
When I hear George passed away, I put it on my site. I'm including the link. The posts I recieved on this guy and what he meant to people are incredible. My personal favorite is the "Cobblestreet" story.
Here's the link: http://lulacpoliticaletter.blogspot.com/.

Yonkstur

My condolences to his family.....and all of you who visited him in the last weeks.
 
I want to add to my experiance with George. I was wet behind the ears at the age of 18 back in 1968,( giving my age away) and was given the P D job at the WBRX in Berwick. In those days of course you depended on record service. But I didn't even know how to go about getting some. So I thought gee WARM was the number one station I bet they can help. So I knew George was the P D, so I called him. I was suprised he took my call. He explained to me how to talk to the record guys and I told him I didn't even have any contacts. He said he would mail me his contacts and he did. I was so suprised. I did call him back to thank him and he wished my luck in the business. Thanks to George we had service and my first contact was with Matty the Humdinger Singer, but that's another story. My condolences to his family, and as far as I am concerned the radio family has lost a Great One. Only wished he worked at Warm when I worked at Magic, so I could have thanked him in person.
 
What a voice, what a great smile, what a great sense of humor and laugh. What a great person. I worked for George in Williamsport, my second radio job. I learned a lot from double G. My thoughts and prayers are with Betty and the entire Gilbert family.

Lonnie Hill
OM
Royal Broadcasting, Inc.
Front Royal, VA
 
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