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Don and Mike Show
Don and Mike Show logo
Genre	Talk
Running time	4 hours
Country	United States
Language(s)	English
Home station	WJFK-FM
Syndicates	26 affiliates
Starring	Don Geronimo and Mike O'Meara
Announcer	Buzz Burbank
Creator(s)	Don Geronimo
Producer(s)	Robb Spewak
Air dates	1985 – current
Website	donandmikewebsite.com
Podcast feed	iTunes link

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 #70 in the Talkers Magazine Heavy 100.^[1]

Contents 1 Personalities 2 Other Personnel 2.1 News presenters 2.2 Traffic reporters 2.3 Producers 2.4 Interns 2.5 Other former players 2.6 General managers 2.7 Program directors 3 History 3.1 WAVA 1985-1991 3.2 WJFK, and national syndication 3.3 A new time slot 3.4 Back to afternoons 3.5 The death of Freda 3.6 New studios 3.7 Late 2006 hiatus 3.8 Future 4 Show segments 5 Stalker 6 Friends of the show 7 Feuds 8 External links 9 References 10 Affiliates

• Don Geronimo: Host, real name: Michael Sorce
• Mike O'Meara: Host, Impressionist
• Buzz Burbank: News (12/2/1991-present), real name: Michael Elston
• Robb Spewak: Producer, Jester
• Joe Ardinger: billed as the "World's Oldest Phone Screener"

• David Haines (1985-1989): Program's original newsman. Died on July 10, 2005.^[2]
• Laurie Neff: Second newsperson, notable for getting into a traffic accident with Washington DC mayor Marion Barry^[3]
• Dave Schreiber: Third newsman.
• Buzz Burbank (1991-present)

• Kim "Boomer" Anderson
• Rob Carpenter
• Janet DeLaney
• Chris Gamble
• Stevie Bridgewater
• Shari Elliker (1992-1996): Traffic Reporter during the mid-90's. Known on first reference as Shari Liquor. Shari is currently one of the co-hosts of the Broadminded radio program on XM Radio.

• Recent traffic reporters have used a series of pseudonyms: "Michael Hunt", "Vera Bruptly", "Lane Closure", "Jason Feces", and currently "Michelle Hughes" (a take-off on "Michael Hughes", WJFK's General Manager).

• John Nolan (1985-1986); the program's first producer at WAVA.
• Frank Murphy (1986-1991); decided to stay with WAVA when Don and Mike left the station for WJFK. Put together the "Cavalcade of Comedy". Moved to Los Angeles and worked at KROQ and KLOS.
• Diana Silman (1991-1996); left to become a program director on March 7, 1996.
• Robb Spewak (1996);
• Charlie Broyhill aka Billy Reed (1997-2001)
• Lisa Herndon-Broyhill (2002-2004)
• Beth Ann McBride (2004-2005)
• Robb Spewak (2005-March 2007)
• John Normand (March 2007-October 2007)
• Robb Spewak (October 2007-Present)

• Robb Spewak: went on to be one of the shows producers.
• Jimmy the Intern:
• "B.O. Bob" Cesca: News intern during the Buzz Burbank era
• Matt the Intern: (AKA Matt the Pole, Matt Hate), show intern (June-August 2007), first intern in several years. Was hired by WJFK for an unknown position.

• Jessica Rabbit: Former WJFK employee frequently featured on the Don & Mike Show.
• Scott the Argumentative Dwarf:
• Cannon Grace:
• Joe Rockhead: Phone screener
• Mike Rockhead: Phone Screener (? - 2/3/2000)
• 'Christine CK2': Phone Screener
• Stimpy: Chris Madzik -- Former WJFK Production Director; Left in 1996 for Detroit.
• Darrell "Porn" Nichols: Engineer
• Wendell Hall: Gun-toting engineer and fun-loving NRA member.
• Tony Diggs: Engineer

• Alan Goodman; general manager at WAVA who made the decision to replace "Charlie and Harrigan" in 1985.
• Ken Stevens; general manager at WJFK when Don and Mike show came over from WAVA.
• Alan Leinwand
• Michael Hughes

• Smoky Rivers P.D. at WAVA
• Jeremy Coleman
• Cameron Gray
• Greg Gillespie (2006)
• Max Dugan (2006-1/30/2007)
• Matt Farber early 90's

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.

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.

On 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 gravesite.

On December 16, 1994 the program broadcast live from the El Dorado Casino in Reno, Nev.

The show released a CD-ROM game in 1995 titled, "The World of Don and Mike".^{[citation needed]}

On December 11, 1995 the program celebrated its 10th anniversary, reuniting much of the original cast.

The year 1996 saw the program produce "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.

On November 22, 1999, Don and Mike appeared as extras on the CBS sitcom The King of Queens. Geronimo, credited by his real name, Michael Sorce, appeared in a speaking role on December 4, 2000 in an episode entitled, "Work Related".

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."^[6]

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 middays 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.

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 March 5, 2004 Executive Producer Charlie Broyhill resigned, and a "Nationwide" search for a new producer began.

On June 1, 2004, after a search Beth Ann McBride became the next producer of the program.

On Sunday July 10, 2005, Don's wife Freda died after an automobile accident^[7], 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, 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 weren't 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).

On November 14, 2005, show producer Beth Ann McBride announced that she was leaving the show, citing that it became too expensive for her to live in the area.

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."

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.

In late 2006, the show went on an extended hiatus without explanation, although at least three unsubstantiated rumors circulated via the website dcrtv.com. The website operator of dcrtv.com later corrected errors in those rumors.

In a dcrtv.com post on December 4, 2006, however, the website posted an excerpt of an e-mail purportedly written by WJFK-FM general manager Michael Hughes.

"I realize there has been much speculation with regard to 'The Don And Mike Show,' but I am happy to report that Don and Mike will be back on in afternoon drive on Free FM 106.7, WJFK, right after the holidays and for a long time to come!"^DCRTV.com

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 hadn't 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. [2] 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.

Don Geronimo announced May, 2008 as his retirement date and reiterated that date as recently as the July 17, 2007 show. This date falls 4 months before the end of the current contract which would allow other show players such as Rob and Mike time to make whatever arrangements necessary to continue their careers in radio.

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 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Cell Phone Destruction: shotgun, power tools, microwave, etc.
• 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.
• 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".
• E to E: A phone scan or interview featuring Don and Mike as "EAP" and "Elvis Aaron Presley".
• 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).
• Guess the Whoopee: Contestants must guess to a certain degree of accuracy the last time a relative (parent or grandparent) made "whoopee".
• 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.
• 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".
• 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.^[8]
• Make 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.
• 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.
• 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 , last caller in segment wins a prize.
• 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.
• 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. Pick a pair has been optioned by CBS television for a 12 week run on Sunday nights at 9pm in the Fall 2007 television season. Ardinger is set to host the television version.
• 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. ^[9]
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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").
• 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).

Carl R. Grossman, a former frequent caller, pled 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]

• 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.

• Max Baer, Jr., the star of The Beverly Hillbillies, had a feud 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."^[11]
• 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. Leah and the show had a falling out. Today Don and Mike continue to track Leah's career, if just to mock her.^{[citation needed]}

• Don & Mike Show official website
• WJFK website, audio stream
• Don Geronimo (as Michael Sorce) on Internet Movie Database
• Mike O'Mera on Internet Movie Database

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	[3]
WHTK	1280 AM	Rochester, NY	3pm - 7pm	[4]
WMEN	640 AM	Fort Lauderdale-Miami, FL	3pm - 7pm	mantalk640.com
WOYK	1350 AM	York, PA	3pm - 7pm
WWGE	1400 AM	Johnstown, PA	3pm - 7pm	edge1400.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
KCJJ	1630 AM	Iowa City, IA	2pm - 6pm
Mountain
KBZU	96.3 MHz	Albuquerque, NM	1pm - 5pm
KCUB	96.3 MHz	Tucson, AZ	6pm - 10pm	kcubam.com
Pacific
KGEO	1230 AM	Bakersfield, CA	noon - 4pm
KXTY	99.7 MHz	San Luis Obispo, CA	noon - 3pm
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