Don and Mike Show

Don and Mike are two radio talk show hosts with their radio show, the aptly named The Don and Mike Show. The show is nationally syndicated on the CBS owned Westwood One Radio Network, based out of the Washington DC station 106.7 WJFK.

Characters

Don Geronimo - Don, of Don and Mike (real name: Mike Sorce)
Mike O'Meara - Mike, of Don and Mike
Buzz Burbank - News Guy (real name: Mike Elston)
Robb Spewak - Assistant Producer, Don's right hand, on air often
Joe Ardinger - Disgruntled phone screener
Beth Ann (B.A.) McBride - Producer of the Show, on air occasionally

many, many others.....

Show Format

The premise of the show is comedy, bringing in goofy guests, or making fun of current events, taking random calls from listeners and discussing as much of their personal lives as they see fit. The show's popularity comes from a lack of respect for all radio niceties, and a raw gritty style. The show is live, on a 2 minute delay to allowing dumping of anything that violates FCC regulations, but anyone on the show is allowed to say what they wish, and unlike most other radio shows, Don and Mike will openly belittle any caller who gets on their nerves.

Despite their lack of respect, people continually call in. There is an epidemic of callers who, when told they are on the air, say nothing. This is caused because the callers, while on hold, are listening to the show through the phone, and when they hear "Don and Mike Show, you're on the air," they simply do not know they are being addressed. Don particularly becomes infuriated when the caller, after several moments, finally says "is it me?" There are many social mores involved in the Don and Mike Show, one of the most notable is to those calling in with a joke. If a caller wants to tell Don and Mike a joke, they are required to agree that if neither Don nor Mike laugh at the end of the joke, the caller's phone number will be given out on the air, and a barrage of calls from other listeners will ensue.

The format of the show has changed slightly over the years. The format now is similar to the format that was used during the early 1990's. Over the years the show had begun to get more and more sexually graphic, always in the sense of fun however, and by 2003 many of their best old bits had been put aside. The recent FCC Crackdown caused by the incident at the Super Bowl of 2004 had forced the overt sexual references to be eliminated, along with some other off color material, so Don and Mike fell back on some older bits. One famous game, Honk for Cash, has callers park their cars in a left turn lane, wait for a green light, and subsequently receive $1 every time another car honks at the caller. In recent months, a multitude of new guests have been brought to the show by the efforts of their new producer, Beth Ann McBride.

History

Don and Mike have been on the air together for approximately 20 years in one incarnation or another.

Death of Freda Wright-Sorce

On July 10, 2005, Don Geronimo's wife, Freda Wright-Sorce [1] died as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. She was 50 years old, and considered an integral part of "The Don and Mike Show". The show's opening monologue on July 11, 2005 was dedicated to remembering Freda. Don was on hiatus until August 1, 2005, when he returned to the air. Without the other members of the show, he spoke as Mike Sorce, his real name, not as the "Don Geronimo" radio persona, spoke touchingly about his wife and read love letters they had written over the course of 25 years (including a letter he discovered Freda had left in the family safe to be read in the eventuality of her death), played their favorite songs ("Don't Worry Baby" by The Beach Boys and "Everlasting Love", and took a few phone calls. He spoke emotionally on-air for two hours before he promised fans The Don and Mike Show would return to normal the following day.

Cards/Letters may be sent to:

Sorce Family

C/O WJFK-FM 10800 Main St Fairfax, VA 22030

In lieu of flowers please send donations to:

Worcester Humane Society P.O. Box 48 Berlin, MD 21811

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External Website

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