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The Don and Mike Show is a nationally syndicated radio talk show hosted by Don Geronimo and Mike O'Meara. The show is heard across the United States on the CBS-owned Westwood One Radio Network. The show's flagship station is 106.7 WJFK in Washington DC. The show is rated #66 in the Talkers Magazine Heavy 100.[1]
Personalities
The show is co-hosted by Don Geronimo and Mike O'Meara. News and comment is provided by Buzz Burbank and the show is currently produced by former show intern Robb Spewak. Phone calls are screened by Joe Ardinger (often referred to as "World's Oldest Phone Screener"), who also occasionally contributes to the show and broadcasts his own show on Saturday nights on WJFK-FM.
The show has included 4 news reporters. David Haines (1985-1989), the program's original newsman, died on July 10, 2005.[2] Laurie Neff, the second newsperson, is known for getting into a traffic accident with Washington DC mayor Marion Barry[3] Dave Schreiber served as the show's third newsman until 1991 when Buzz Burbank arrived and continues in the position.
WAVA and WJFK-FM subscribe to the traffic services of fellow CBS Radio subsidiary Metro Traffic.
Former Washington traffic reporters include Kim "Boomer" Anderson, Rob Carpente, Janet DeLaney, Chris Gamble, Stevie Bridgewater, and Shari Elliker (1992-1996) Elliker currently co-hosts the Broadminded radio program on XM Radio and also host her own show on WBAL in Baltimore, Maryland. The show also takes advantage of the services offer to allow the show to provide pseudonyms for it's traffic reporter. Over the years, "Michael Hunt", "Vera Bruptly", "Lane Closure", "Jason Feces", and the current "Michelle Hughes" (a take-off on "Michael Hughes", WJFK's General Manager) are heard on the WJFK-FM feed of the show (not on affiliate feeds).
Others featured on the show
The show has had a number of producers throughout it's run. While at WAVA, John Nolan (1985-1986) was the first producer. Frank Murphy (1986-1991) opted to stay with WAVA when Don and Mike left the station for WJFK. Murphy has since moved to Los Angeles and worked at KROQ-FM and KLOS. Diana Silman (1991-1996) began the WJFK era for show. She later left to become a program director on March 7, 1996. The current producer and a former show intern, Robb Spewak served as producer for a time after Silman before Charlie Broyhill (1997-2001) arrived followed by Lisa Herndon-Broyhill (2002-2004). Beth Ann McBride (2004-2005) left citing the high cost of living in the Washington area for her own show on WSJS in Winston-Salem, North Carolina which she has since left. Robb Spewak picked up producing duties again until March 2007 when John Normand was hired. Normand frequently clashed with Geronimo on air and in the end served the shortest period as a producer leaving in October 2007 after only 8 months. Once again Robb Spewak took over the role of producer.
In keeping with the open environment on the show, phone screeners are sometimes featured on air. In addition to the current Joe Ardinger, Joe Rockhead, Joe Rockhead, and Christine CK2 have been featured. Engineers Darrell Nichols, Tony Diggs, and NRA member and gun enthusiast Wendell Hall have received airtime as well. Behind the scenes employees Colette
Executives and managers at WJFK has also been featured on the show. Former WJFK-FM production director, Chris Madzik, was featured frequently before he left in 1996 for Detroit. WAVA General managers Alan Goodman and Ken Stevens as well as WJFK-FM Alan Leinwand and Michael Hughes have been frequent targets for the show. Program directors Smoky Rivers, Jeremy Coleman, Cameron Gray, Greg Gillespie, Max Dugan,Matthew Verbin, and Matt Farber received similar treatment by the show.
Unlike other similar radio shows, the Don and Mike show does not always have an intern. Those that have served that position are featured on the program. Current producer Robb Spewak started as an intern. Other former interns include Jimmy the Intern, "B.O. Bob" Cesca news intern reporting to Buzz Burbank and most recently Matt the Intern (AKA Matt the Pole) who worked with the show from June-August of 2007.
History
WAVA era
In 1985 Don Geronimo was doing afternoons on WAVA-FM. That year, the station asked him to move to mornings, and Geronimo, who had heard O'Meara entertaining station employees with impressions, asked whether O'Meara could serve as a co-host during his new time slot. The new program would replace the "Charlie and Harrigan Show".[4]
WAVA debuted "The New Morning zoo" on December 11, 1985, pairing up hosts Don Geronimo and Mike O'Meara. It also featured David Haines with news and was produced by John Nolan. Nolan was later replaced by producer Frank Murphy. Whenever anything went wrong with the show, Don or Mike would shout "Fraaaank". The original format interspersed talk and comedy bits with top-40 music.
Haines was the first show "regular" to leave for a better offer elsewhere, departing for more money at WPLJ in New York City in 1989. Haines would be replaced in the news slot by Laurie Neff, and later by Dave Schreiber.[5]
Geronimo's wife was a DJ at the time of the debut of the show, using the radio name "Laura Petrie." Geronimo's young son Bart Sorce made appearances on the early stages of the show as "Bart the Weatherman."
In June 1991, WAVA was purchased by Salem Communications and the format was changed to a Christian talk and music format. Within two weeks, Don and Mike left WAVA by mutual agreement.
WJFK era, and national syndication
The show debuted in the afternoons on WJFK on October 1, 1991. After a two-month hiatus the show had changed time slots, stations and producers, with Diana Silman replacing Frank Murphy. Mike Elston, known on the show as Buzz Burbank, joined the show in December 1991. The program evolved after the move, adding Burbank and traffic reporter Shari Liquour (Real name Shari Elliker) to the cast. Robb Spewak joined the show as an intern in 1992. He would perform various stunts for the show.
The syndication rights to the program were purchased by the Westwood One radio network in 1993, and the program first aired in relatively small markets across the country, finding particular success in Sacramento, Calif.[citation needed]
On December 11, 1995 the program celebrated its 10th anniversary, reuniting much of the original cast.[citation needed]
In an effort to maximize the show's potential and promote fellow network program (which was another Infinity Broadcasting program Opie and Anthony) the program was added to the lineup of WNEW in New York, and moved to mid-days in 2001. The program garnered low ratings in New York, (although the show was #1 in Washington, DC during its last ratings book for mid-days) and was removed from the WNEW lineup. The last day in mid-days was August 21, 2002. The program returned to afternoons on Sept. 3, 2002 on most of the markets that the program was on before the move.
In late 2006, the show went on an extended hiatus without explanation, although at least three unsubstantiated rumors circulated via the website [2] which were later retracted.
When the show started broadcasting again live on January 2, 2007, it was revealed that Don had been angry since the death of Freda, and that he felt that he had not had time to properly grieve. Don was also feeling guilty about feeling happy without Freda. For all intents and purposes Don and Mike thought that the show was done, but after a few weeks Don accepted his bosses' offer to take the rest of 2006 off, get his head together with the help of a counselor, and then return in 2007. [3] Contrary to popular belief, a new contract was not in the negotiations for Don & Mike's return to the airwaves, and the duo still plan to close out their contract in late 2008.
The Mike O' Meara Show, June 2008
Don Geronimo announced on February 4th, 2008, that he will be leaving the show on May 30th. The show will then be known as "The Mike O'Meara Show"and will be Produced by former radio Program director Matthew Verbin . It will continue along with a similar format, minus Don.[6][7]
Controversies
- August 16, 1992 the pair broadcast from Graceland in Memphis, Tenn. A disagreement with Graceland resulted in the termination of that day's show. On August 16, 1994 the show returned to Graceland; broadcasting from an RV parked in Memphis strip mall. Later in that program they broadcast live from Elvis Presley's grave site.[citation needed]
On December 14, 1999 the show called an El Cinezo, Tex. city council woman and lampooned the community's decision to conduct official business in Spanish. The FCC fined Infinity Broadcasting $4,000. The incident was ruled to be exceeding “the bounds of good taste in their treatment of Ms. Barton."[8]
On February 3, 2004 a pair of expletives spoken by Geronimo were not censored by the usual delay, resulting in a shakeup of the show. The show was subsequently suspended for two weeks. When they returned on February 20, 2004 they had a show during which they played music for four hours.
On July 11, 2006, after a three week vacation, the production moved to new studios in Rockville, MD. They returned with a new sound: a reverb effect that resulted in hundreds of emails and calls to complain. Don explained on the air that the echo (largely reminiscent of the sound of WABC-AM radio in its heyday) would give their show a slightly different sound from other shows on the dial. Don's response to the criticisms: "F Off! If you don't like it, change the station."[citation needed]
The move toward reverb has fluctuated throughout the life of the show. When Don became program director of WJFK-FM for a short time, he ordered reverb be added to the entire station, and years before that, when the duo first appeared on WJFK in October 1991, a caller asked, "Where's the reverb?" The show on WAVA-FM had used heavy reverb.
On December 16, 1994 the program broadcast live from the El Dorado Casino in Reno, Nev. In 1996, the show produced "Sex, Pies and Videotape" , a video which featured Don and Mike taking a bus full of listeners to a local nudist colony for an Olympic style event, during which all of the contestants were nude.
The show has feuded with several celebrities over the years. Leah Remini was a great friend of the show. Don and Mike have visited with Leah in her home and appeared on the King of Queens. Leah's appearances were so frequent on the show that she had an ISDN line installed in her home but Leah was unable to contribute to the show at the same level for longer periods of time. Max Baer, Jr., star of The Beverly Hillbillies, feuded with Don and Mike after they made fun of his idea to open a Beverly Hillibillies casino in Reno, Nevada. He claimed on local radio to "spend the rest of [his] life badmouthing Don and Mike."[9]
Stalker
Carl R. Grossman, a former frequent caller, plead guilty in May 2007 to stalking charges in connection with a letter sent to Don Geronimo at his home threatening him and his family. A judge has placed a lifetime restraining order on Grossman against any contact with Geronimo or his family.[10]
The death of Freda
On Sunday July 10, 2005, Don's wife Freda died after an automobile accident,[11] and the following day, O'Meara and the crew, minus Geronimo broke the news to listeners. The first hour of the program featured calls from concerned listeners, most of whom expressed condolences. The show attempted thereafter to return to the usual format, though the show held a somewhat somber tone for the rest of the day.
On August 1, 2005 Geronimo returned to the air without O'Meara, speaking frankly as Michael Sorce, about the events of the previous month. He began the segment by playing the Beach Boys 1964 hit "Don't Worry Baby", which he said was he and his wife's "special song". August 2 marked the return of the "normal" show.
With his wife Freda's death and Howard Stern's well-publicized move to Sirius Satellite Radio, Don discussed on the air that 2005 was a year where he constantly debated the idea of retiring from the show, even mentioning that he had planned to announce his retirement on the last show of 2005. However, after discussing the issue with Mike, Buzz, Robb, and his son Bart, he said that he felt confident his mood would improve after the holidays and the show will at least finish its current 3 year contract with Infinity Broadcasting. Don also mentioned that an unnamed employee of satellite radio had discussed the possibility of the Don and Mike Show going to satellite, and Don said while they were not planning to follow Stern, the idea was intriguing and he appreciated the notion that the show has the popularity to allow that possibility in the future (however both XM and SIRIUS deny ever talking to Don about moving his show to satellite radio).[citation needed]
Show segments
Contests
- The Big Lie: Callers must confess a secret they have held from a loved one (preferably a spouse) for a long time to Don and Mike, and subsequently confess to that loved one on the air. This game has many variations, including "What My Wife Doesn't Know..." and "What My Boss Doesn't Know...". But be warned, Don and Mike have their patented Crap Detectors handy at all times and any shenanigans will not be tolerated.
- Can You Get To Ten?: Callers must convince family members of a fictional encounter with celebrities that always ends with "and (celebrity names) and I had glorious (four, five, or six)-way sex." Rarely used after the 2004 Super Bowl incident and subsequent aforementioned FCC crackdown.
- Cell Phone Destruction: shotgun, power tools, microwave, etc.
- Don't Call Me Chief: Contestants approach a fastfood restaurant drive-thru and order food, ending every sentence with "Chief". If the employee says "Don't call me chief" within the allotted time, the contestant wins. A new variant is "Don't Call Me Ass".
- Make <crew member> Laugh: Callers are given ten minutes to make their designated target laugh aloud via jokes or peculiar comments. If the callers fail to make their target laugh within the allotted time, Don usually keeps the phones open and allows one more caller to attempt to get a laugh. Occasionally Don will extend the entire segment into multiple ten-minute rounds, though this is rare.
- Guess the Whoopee: Contestants must guess to a certain degree of accuracy the last time a relative (parent or grandparent) made "whoopee".
- Highway Love Connection: A rarely used bit where Don and Mike would give away a pair of concert tickets to a couple that they set up over the air. The premise is that a man or a woman is driving while listening to the show, has pulled over, and called the studio to give Don and Mike their location. Any and all single people in the general area of the caller who are interested (either in the concert or the caller, hopefully both) are encouraged to drive over to the location as soon as possible (a set time limit was in place) and ask the caller out. If the caller accepted, they won the tickets. Don and Mike almost always required the new couple to come on the show the following day for a "Post-Date" report.
- Honk for Cash: "The three words that strike fear into the hearts of men..." Contestants pull up to a left hand turn arrow at a stop light. When the light turns green, they simply don't move. They then win a dollar for every car horn honk behind them. This bit is known to never or rarely work, and often causes Don and Mike to become angry and frustrated. An English DJ actually took the idea and used it as his own, calling it "Toot for Loot".
- Match Game: Host Robb Spewak gives open ended questions and a panel of show members write answers. Callers must come up with an answer that matches the most panel members' answers in order to advance to a final round and win prizes. Patterned after the game show hosted by Gene Rayburn.
- Medical Information Game: Don and Mike call a medical information hotline (the type that offers information on a diagnosis or ailment) and, using corresponding codes found in a book, Don and Mike compete against each other to build a pyramid of three ailments, each funnier than the last. More recently, Don and Mike have scrapped using the actual phone line, as the service is no longer available. Instead, they have Buzz use a website to compile a list of maladies.
- The Name Game: An impromptu game where Don and Mike (or any other show member who wants to play) must list as many things as they can that fit a certain name criteria. For example, in a discussion about Jack FM, Buzz mentioned Monterey Jack and Pepper Jack. This got all the other show members thinking of things that had the word "Jack" in them. Normally, whoever wins the game (usually just by outlasting the opponent) is crowned "King" of whatever subject they were talking about (e.g. King of the Jacks). During the mid 1990s, callers often asked Don and Mike if they could play the Name Game. This led to a moratorium on asking to play, which would be announced each day at the show open during a PSA-style Dude Walker bit.
- Phone Booth Olympics: Listeners in various cities would be challenged to get as many people to a phone booth, called by Don, in the allotted time. City with most people at booth would win prize.
- The Sex Quiz: Abandoned after the 2004 FCC content crackdown. Each celebrity guest on the show was asked a series of about 10-12 sex-related questions (e.g. "ever had a three-way or group sex", "ever enjoyed hot interracial love", and of course "how many partners - round to nearest 5, 10, 100 or 1000"). Surprisingly, they were usually at least partially successful in getting the celebs to take the test, even the female ones.
- Shock Trivia: A new game where Don and Mike must answer trivia questions (written by Robb) with wrong answers resulting in painful shocks from an electric dog collar. One unwritten rule of the game is that they must try and take the shock without cursing to avoid being dumped.
- Strip Trivia: An in-studio game involving several contestants are quizzed, with wrong answers resulting in clothing removal. The game is generally announced several days in advance, thus giving the show producers time to line up contestants.
- Stump the Stoop: Test your musical knowledge against Don à la the Bid-a-Note game from Name That Tune. Players have to identify pop songs from the 1960s and 1970s based on the opening notes.
- Vibrator Olympics: Callers who own vibrators are encouraged to call up. Usually, Don and Mike will ask if the vibrator has a "name", what it is used for, and then, the caller is asked to turn the vibrator on and place it on the phone. The caller with the best combination of all three wins a prize.
- Who would you do?: callers would give two choices, then Don and Mike would have to decide who they would "do" (e.g. Allison Janney or Janeane Garofalo).
- Pick a Pair: The brainchild of Joe Ardinger, this game involves the host (Ardinger) naming 3 entities such as celebrities or television shows and the contestants answering by determining which 2 of the 3 entities are connected in some way.
Other segments
The Don and Mike Show has created many memorable recurring/daily segments such as:
- Robb's Daily Opening: "Good Afternoon Mr. and Mrs. ______________, and all the ships at sea. And now, (random comment about Don and Mike), Here's Don Geronimo and Mike O'Meara! How's.... Your....... _____________?" (the "ships at sea" is Robb's tribute to Walter Winchell). This opening has recently been shelved in favor of a more cold opening to the show.
- News and Comment: with Buzz. Runs daily at the end of the show, and features Buzz recounting the news while Don and Mike offer commentary. Sometimes callers will complain that they interrupt Buzz too often, however Buzz has said that it doesn't bother him and that the commentary is a necessary part of the segment.
- Absinthe Shows: Either Buzz or the proprietor of The Green Fairy Organization brings in a bottle of absinthe, and most of the cast members get extremely drunk while attempting to do a normal show complete with interviews and audience interaction.
- All-Caller Show: Once in a great while, Don and Mike will turn control of the show over to the callers. The format is to take one call after another, non-stop, for three hours (pausing only for commercial breaks). Every caller has 60 seconds to talk about whatever they want, after which they are dumped (even if in mid-sentence) for the next caller. However, callers can still be dropped before the 60 second mark if they violate a rule of the show (like curse), and Don and Mike will patter for the remainder of their time.
- Berate the Brides: Don and Mike would take the marriage announcements from the Washington Post, callers would select the least attractive bride. The last caller would win a prize, and the bride receiving the most votes would get a free "night on the town." The segment was changed to Praise the Brides after complaints but the change was in name only.
- Breaking News: Callers destroy various personal items on air for prizes. Winners are usually those who shoot their property with a variety of firearms (shotguns, semi-automatic rifles, etc). This pattern of winners prompted Don to change the name of this segment to "Shoot 'Em Up"
- Buzz Makes the Sexy Call for You: The title kind of says it all. If you have something romantic you want to say to your special someone, but just can't find the words, Don & Mike newsman Buzz Burbank will use his pleasing baritone to woo him or her like only he can. Usually, what Buzz says is improvised, with Don and Mike feeding him lines from the side, which often include puns or double entendres.
- The Charly Show: "Charly Stuangstabilac" (Mike O'Meara), an elderly employee of the radio station with the mind of a child, interviews interesting (and not-so-interesting) people. Recently, it's been discovered that bonking him on the head can cause him to change to erudite "Smart Charly", and back again to "Dumb Charly". Smart Charly speaks in the same high-pitched voice, but loses all of Dumb Charly's accent and affectations. While Dumb Charly is a very childish, happy-go-lucky character, Smart Charly is a huffy individual who enjoys more adult pursuits and is usually fed up with Don's exploitation of Dumb Charly's innocence.
- Chat Room: A rarely-used bit where Don and Mike let the callers talk to each other, i.e. an internet chat room.
- Dialing For Transvestites: Robbay (or a guest participant) talks to a phone sex operator as Dolores, a 6.5+ ft. tall, heavy-set crossdresser partial to loud, flashy outfits. Usually involves 'Dolores' having the woman pretend to fix him a meal of eggs and other ingredients, and repeatedly having her call him a "pretty girl".
- Don's BlackBarry: When Don gets the urge to check his messages, he usually calls his BlackBerry on the air. His messages are read back to him by Mike O'Meara as former Washington D.C. mayor Marion Barry ("Mayor-For- Life", a term first coined about Barry in the Loose Lips column of the Washington City Paper and carried on by the Don & Mike Show). The messages are often from show members or personal friends confessing innermost secrets or embarrassing facts about themselves. Barry often finds his job (and the confining space of the BlackBerry) frustrating, and will experience withdrawal symptoms on the air, often while trying to read messages.
- Elvis Death Day Show (aka "Elvis is Still Dead Day"): held on closest show date to anniversary of Elvis death August 16). They used to travel to Graceland for this show but have since been banned from the premises. These shows include several mainstays such as the contents of Elvis' stomach at the time of his death, what he used to keep in his 'kit', which he took with him to the West Coast, tapes of Elvis during live concerts (where he usually seems to be heavily under the influence), and stories from the Memphis Mafia regarding his bizarre exploits.
- Explain Yourself!: A tongue-in-cheek interview segment wherein Don and Mike aggressively question a telephone guest. These guests typically have a gimmick, anecdote or product that they are promoting. During the interview, Don continually plays a sound that includes a deep voice (probably John Norman) saying, "Explain Yourself!" Don and Mike's interest in the guest's promotion is generally feigned, and used only as a tool for keeping the segment moving.
- The Feel-Good: A former segment of the show where Don would bring in and read uplifting stories of human suffering.
- The Final Word: readings once done every Wednesday of Craig Wilson's USA Today column The Final Word. More recently the feature has been done less often. Once led to a hiatus of Rudy Martzke from the show.
- The Friday Visit (formerly the Friday Favorite). Replaced Low Budget Jeopardy. A "guest" enters the studio and has a dialogue with Don. Oddly enough, Mike is always absent during these spots...
- Groaners: A former method of opening the show. Don would read excruciatingly bad jokes provided to them by a DJ service, usually as an impersonation of fellow DJ Michael Scott Shannon. (Mike would play the part of Milburn Drysdale.) The bit evolved when Robb started writing his own Groaners, which led to the "Groaner Game", the premise being to spot the jokes written by Robb. The Groaners officially ended in late 2005, when the opening of the show was turned over to "Billy Big Voice" (John Norman).
- E to E: A phone scan or interview featuring Don and Mike as "EAP" and "Elvis Aaron Presley".
- The Hamburger James Story: A "Don and Mike" holiday tradition. On the last show before Christmas/New Year's break every year, Charly Stuangstabalac [Mike] comes into the studio to hear Don read the touching story of Hamburger James, a low-level member of Elvis Presley's "Memphis Mafia" who is caught stealing money from Elvis' "kit" of drugs and cash; he is bitterly remorseful and Elvis forgives him.
- How About That? (or Isn't That Something?): Don and Mike interview a relatively uninteresting person or group, while punctuating every question answered with "How about that??" or "Isn't that something??" This segment often devolves into a competition to see who can fit the most phrases in during the interview, resulting in a total breakdown of the interview. Also includes such phrases as "I'll be damned!", "I'll be a horse's ass!", and other spur-of-the-moment remarks. Buzz keeps score.
- It's Raining Food: Featuring Don and Mike pretending to be two obese men talking about food and interviewing someone relating to food. Don and Mike's characters during this segment are based on Dom DeLuise's character from the 1980 film Fatso.
- Jew to Jew: consistent with quality. Hosted by Dr. Donald Goldstein and Michael Goodman, Attorney at Law.
- The Joe Show: For a brief amount of time, Joe Ardinger takes over the show. Most of the time, Joe interviews people who cater to his interests (examples include the World Beer Pong Champions or Leon Hendrix, the brother of Jimi Hendrix). Other times, Joe performs a segment known as "Joe MO'S" (an acronym for Man On the Street) where he will talk to random people on the street at a particular event and ask them pre-written questions supplied by Don and Mike.
- The Larry Interview: based on the show's long running tradition of making fun of CNN host Larry King. Don and Mike call a quasi-newsmaker, both doing Larry King voices. They then ask a question or two, before going off on Larry-style non-sequitur tangents.[12]
- Phone Ho Theater: An adult entertainment line is called, and the hostess is given a chance to interact with the tapes that Don plays.
- Phone Scan: taking unscreened calls for <period of time>, last caller in segment wins a prize.
- Porch Settin': Don and Mike head outside the radio station, to a porch area, and do the show outside. The format is, as Don refers to it, "Unplugged", as Don and Mike act and speak like they do in their normal lives. This segment was first done on Wednesday, March 14, 2007.[13]
- Tape Roulette: Every so often, Don and Mike will do a segment where a new tape is selected at random and played. This often features local D.C. personality Holly Morris or Larry King from one specific broadcast. This game is played usually when there is a large amount of new tapes to get through as a way of quickly playing them.
- They Just Won't Listen!: listeners are yelled at by a crew member using a bullhorn, usually at the request of a friend or family member.
- Time Machine: Don & Mike call a city in a different time zone, usually about a day ahead, and ask them what will happen in the future. They would often adopt the voices of surprised and enthusiastic rednecks for this segment.
- Tobacco Road: Similar to "It's Raining Food"; Don and Mike do a tobacco-related phone interview as "Joe Camel" and "Nick O'Tine", who speak through artificial voiceboxes as a result of having lost their own to cancer, yet remain avid smokers.
- Tube The Teller: A listener calls in before visitng a bank teller drive thru. Don and Mike then ask the listener to place their cellphone in the tube and send it to the teller. A successful player will receive the phone back from the teller with Don and Mike still on the line. If the call is dropped going through the tube, they lose.
- Phunny Pharms (aka "Robb Spewak's Phunny Pharms"): A one-off game hosted by Robb which involved the listing of side-effects of common or well-known pharmaceuticals and asking the show crew to spot the one that was made up.
- Way Out There: Don and Mike do a phone interview as openly gay men, using the names of WJFK and/or CBS Radio executives (e.g. "Michael Hughes and Alan Leinwand").
Friends of the show
- James Brown: Host of CBS' NFL Today show.
- Jim Nantz: "Mr. CBS", affectionately referred to on the show as "Nancy" and "she".
- Dick Van Patten: actor, comedian, dog food entrepreneur.
- Patton Oswalt: stand-up comedian, longtime Don & Mike fan. Loves to talk comics with Don.
- Frank Caliendo: stand-up comedian/impressionist, Featured performer on MADtv for several seasons.
- Jim Elliot (radio): Competing DJ of "Elliot and Woodside", later worked at WAVA with Don and Mike, later worked at Arista Records, and currently analyzes radio airplay.
- Al Molinaro Star of Happy Days and the Encore family dinners TV spots. A former "go to" celebrity Don and Mike would call to offer birthday wishes or to simply say "hi".
- Topper Shutt: WUSA 9 Chief Meteorologist
- Cheryl The Big Dyke: activist and contributor to the show on all things gay and lesbian. Cheryl died of myeloid leukemia on September 4, 2007.
External links
References
- ^ "2007 Heavy 100", Talkers Magazine. Retrieved on 2007-08-04.
- ^ "Obituaries", Washington Post, 2005-07-13, pp. B05.
- ^ "Barry", Washington Post, 1988-06-22.
- ^ The Don and Mike Show, December 11, 1995
- ^ 12/11/95, ibid
- ^ Rowland, Kara. "Don Geronimo to leave talk-radio show", Washington Times, 2008-02-05. Retrieved on 2008-02-05.
- ^ "Legendary Don Geronimo to Exit WJFK-FM on May 30", Radio Online, 2008-02-05. Retrieved on 2008-02-05.
- ^ File No. EB-00-IH-0009 In the Matter of INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF WASHINGTON, D.C. Licensee of Station WJFK-FM Manassas, Virginia [1]
- ^ The Don and Mike Show: January 18. 2007
- ^ Hughes, Dave. "Jail Time For Man Who Threatened Geronimo", DCRTV, 2007-05-23. Retrieved on 2007-06-22.
- ^ "Wife of Popular Radio Host Killed in Crash", WBOC-TV, 2005-07-11. Retrieved on 2007-06-24.
- ^ "Do you paint your bald spot?", Larry King Show. Retrieved on 2007-10-30.
- ^ "Assignment America", CBS Evening News. Retrieved on 2007-10-30.
Affiliates
| Callsign |
Freq. |
City |
Airtime |
Webcast |
| Eastern |
| WJFK-FM |
106.7 MHz |
Washington, DC |
3pm - 7pm |
wjfk.com |
| WHFS |
105.7 MHz |
Baltimore, MD |
3pm - 7pm |
whfs.com |
| WZAN |
970 AM |
Portland, ME |
3pm - 7pm |
970wzan.com |
| WHTK |
1280 AM |
Rochester, NY |
3pm - 7pm |
whtk.com |
| WOYK |
1350 AM |
York, PA |
3pm - 7pm |
| WWGE |
1400 AM |
Johnstown, PA |
3pm - 7pm |
edge1400.com |
| WLFP |
1550 AM |
Johnstown, PA |
3pm - 7pm |
1550wlfp.com |
| WXZO |
96.7 MHz |
Burlington, VT |
3pm - 7pm |
| WTSJ |
1320 AM |
Randolph, VT |
3pm - 7pm |
| WEAV |
960 AM |
Plattsburgh, NY |
3pm - 7pm |
| Central |
| KFH |
98.7 MHz & 1240 AM |
Wichita, KS |
2pm - 6pm |
| KGOW |
1350 AM |
Houston, TX |
|
1560thegame.com |
| KCJJ |
1630 AM |
Iowa City, IA |
2pm - 6pm |
| KCPS |
1150 AM |
Burlington, IA |
2pm - 6pm |
| Mountain |
| KBZU |
96.3 MHz |
Albuquerque, NM |
1pm - 5pm |
| KCUB |
96.3 MHz |
Tucson, AZ |
6pm - 10pm |
kcubam.com |
| KTPZ |
94.3 MHz |
Mountain Home, ID |
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ktpz943.com |
| Pacific |
| KGEO |
1230 AM |
Bakersfield, CA |
noon - 4pm |
| KSFN |
1140 AM |
Las Vegas, NV |
noon - 4pm |
spike1140.com |
| KBZZ |
1270 AM |
Reno, NV |
noon - 4pm |
| KHTK |
1140 AM |
Sacramento, CA |
noon - 4pm |
khtk.com |
| KJRB |
790 AM |
Spokane, WA |
noon - 4pm |
790kfan.com |
| KCMD |
970 AM |
Portland, OR |
7pm - 11pm |
| KGAM |
1450 AM |
Palm Springs, CA |
10pm - 2am |
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