Rock Magazines and Radio
Nimmervoll's family relocated to Melbourne, Australia in 1956 and he eventually entered university to study Architecture. Go-Set was Australia's first national pop magazine and Nimmervoll started contributing while still at university in 1966. He began compiling a national top 40 from 5 October 1966, later he wrote record reviews and by 1973 became its editor. After Go-Set was taken-over in 1974, Nimmervoll began Juke magazine, which was published weekly from 1975 until 1992. Nimmervoll was involved in creating Take 40 Australia a local radio version of American Top 40, he also worked on radio and TV music specials.
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