I know this isn't very music related, but it's very radio related. I'm not sure how many people reading this have heard of the Don and Mike Show, but it's been broadcasting from the DC metro area for the last 23 years. I first heard this show when I was a freshman in high school and have been listening to it ever since. In an era when "shock jocks" became the popular format for most talk-comedy shows, Don and Mike were different because they didn't need vulgarities and gross bits where people eat/do disgusting things. It was a unique brand of humor that struck me as actually entertaining, a quality lacking in radio these days.
Don Geronimo (aka Michael Sorce) retired today, marking the final broadcast of the Don and Mike Show. Though his partner, Mike O'Meara, and the rest of the crew will continue with the Mike O'Meara Show, it will never be the same. The chemistry between the "radio gods" was unparalleled and resulted in many moments that made me feel silly for giggling so much at the radio. It sounds dumb, but from 3 to 7 PM every day I could count on these guys to make me laugh, no matter the circumstances. I doubt this will be the last I hear from Don Geronimo, as he has mentioned that he could possibly return to radio in the future, but until then, good day to you sir. Thanks for all the laughs.
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