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A Profile of Radio Personalities Don and Mike

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Don and Mike, Radio Personalities

Don and Mike, Radio Personalities

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Don Geronimo

Born: 09/18/1958

Personal: Once divorced, then married to Freda, son is Bart.

Don's wife was tragically killed on July 11, 2005. Inside Radio reported: "WBOC-TV reports that Freda Wright-Sorce, driving her Lexus sedan on Route 90, was hit head-on by a Ford Explorer SUV which crossed the median to avoid the pileup. She died from her injuries at a Baltimore medical facility. The driver of the Explorer was treated and released.")

Geronimo is now Program Director and morning personality at KHTK, Sports 1140/Sacramento where he does The Don Geronimo Show from 5:30 - 10 a.m.

Mike O'Meara

Born: 06/22/1959

Personal: Divorced, now with Laura, has two daughters, Katherine May and Elizabeth

Radio: Don and Mike were paired up at WAVA-FM in 1985 as "The Morning Zoo with Don and Mike". When they moved to WJFK-FM in 1991 it became "The Don and Mike Show".

Syndication: After the move to WJFK-FM, "The Don and Mike Show" went through various syndication cycles until April, 2008 when Geronimo retired for personal reasons.

The remaining show participants regrouped and formed "The Mike O'Meara Show".

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