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Don Geronimo
Michael L. Sorce (born September 18, 1958), better known by his stage name Don Geronimo, is an American radio personality formerly featured on the nationally syndicated radio talk show ''Don and Mike Show''. Career Geronimo began his career in radio at the age of 13 when he went to work at Rockville, Maryland AM station WINX (now WLXE, a Spanish-language music station). He continued working at a variety of local stations, being fired at each for lacking the required FCC broadcaster's license, before forging a license. Geronimo landed what was then his dream job at WLS-FM in Chicago, Illinois in the early 1980s. He then moved to WBBM-FM (B96) to do the evening show. Eventually, he replaced Dick Biondi doing morning drive at the same station. Geronimo returned to the Washington, D.C. area in 1985, doing afternoons at WAVA-FM. He moved to mornings in 1986, replacing ''Charlie & Harrigan''. His partnership with Mike O'Meara, co-host of the ''Don and Mike Show'', was forged ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WBIG-FM
WBIG-FM (100.3 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Washington, D.C. It has a classic rock radio format and is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. The studios and offices are in Rockville, Maryland. WBIG-FM has an effective radiated power of 50,000 watts. Its transmitter is off Tower Street in Falls Church, Virginia. Besides a standard analog transmission, WBIG broadcasts using HD Radio technology, and is also available online via iHeartRadio. The station is also the official broadcast partner of the NFL's Washington Commanders. History WOOK-FM, WFAN The station first broadcast on 95.9, signing on the air in 1948. It was owned by the United Broadcasting Company and had the call sign WOOK-FM, as the companion to WOOK (1340 AM). The two stations largely simulcast their programming. The FM station soon changed call signs to WFAN, apparently to emphasize its status as the flagship of the Washington Senators radio network. The station moved to 100.3 MHz and upgrad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WAVA-FM
WAVA-FM (105.1 MHz) is a commercial radio station licensed to Arlington, Virginia, and serving the Washington metro area. The station is owned and operated by the Salem Media Group, and airs a Christian talk and teaching radio format. Religious leaders pay WAVA-FM for their time on the air and then seek donations to support their ministries. Hosts include Chuck Swindoll, Jim Daly, Charles Stanley, John MacArthur, Rick Warren, David Jeremiah, Tony Evans, David Anderson. Studios and offices are on North Lynn Street in Arlington. The transmitter is off 19th Road North, also in Arlington. WAVA-FM broadcasts in the HD Radio format. The HD2 and HD3 subchannels rebroadcast two co-owned AM stations, WAVA AM 780 and WWRC AM 570. WAVA (AM) also carries a Christian talk and teaching format, but with different shows. WWRC airs conservative talk. History WARL-FM In 1946, Northern Virginia Broadcasters, Inc., which owned AM 780 WARL (now WAVA), received a Federal Communication ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KHTK
KHTK (1140 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Sacramento, California. KHTK broadcasts a sports radio format as "Sactown Sports 1140" and is an affiliate of the CBS Sports Radio network. It is owned by Salt Lake City–based Bonneville International, a profit-making subsidiary of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The studios and offices are on Commerce Circle in North Sacramento, just north of the American River. KHTK is powered at 50,000 watts, the maximum for commercial AM radio stations. Because AM 1140 is a clear channel frequency reserved for Class A XEMR in Monterrey, Mexico, and WRVA in Richmond, Virginia, KHTK must broadcast with a directional antenna at all times to avoid interference, using a five-tower array. The transmitter is on Rising Road in Wilton, California. KHTK is the second Sacramento AM station, after KIID, to broadcast using the HD Radio hybrid format. The signal is audible as far north as Redding, as far south as Monter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WCBS-FM
WCBS-FM (101.1 FM) is a radio station offering a classic hits format licensed to New York City and is owned and operated by Audacy, Inc. The station's studios are in the combined Audacy facility in the Hudson Square neighborhood in lower Manhattan, and its transmitter is located at the Empire State Building. WCBS-FM was one of the first notable oldies stations in the country, with the format dating back to July 7, 1972. Between June 3, 2005, and July 12, 2007, the station aired the automated adult hits format " Jack FM". The new programming was unsuccessful, and WCBS-FM switched back to a personality-driven classic hits format. The station is continually ranked one of the highest-rated stations in the New York market, as well as one of the highest-rated classic hits stations in the United States. From 2014 to 2022, The station was the home of the '' Scott Shannon in the Morning'' show. History Early years In 1940, during the early days of FM broadcasting, what is now WCB ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rehoboth Beach, Delaware
Rehoboth Beach ( ) is a city on the Atlantic Ocean along the Delaware Beaches in eastern Sussex County, Delaware. As of the 2010 U.S. census, the population was 1,327, reflecting a decline of 161 (11.2%) from the 1,488 counted in the 2000 census. Along with the neighboring coastal town of Lewes, Rehoboth Beach is one of the principal cities of Delaware's rapidly growing Cape Region. Rehoboth Beach lies within the Salisbury metropolitan area. A popular, affluent vacation destination, many individuals maintain summer homes in Rehoboth Beach, including current U.S. President Joe Biden. During on-season, Rehoboth Beach's population expands to over 25,000 within the city limits and thousands more in the surrounding area in the summer. In 2011, the NRDC awarded Rehoboth Beach with a 5-Star rating in water quality. This award was given only to 12 other locations, one being neighboring Dewey Beach. Out of the 30 states with coastline, the Delaware Beaches ranked number one for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WGMD
WGMD (92.7 FM) is a radio station licensed to serve Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, Sussex County and the five other counties known as Delmarva. Celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2020, the station has been owned and operated by Resort Broadcasting Company, LLC, a privately owned company since inception. It airs a news, talk, sports radio format. The station has been assigned these call letters by the Federal Communications Commission since March 30, 1980. On December 1, 2021, WGMD began simulcasting on WUSX 98.5 FM Seaford. The station's registered trademark is "The TALK Of Delmarva". Format WGMD features 11 hours of local programming along with Mark Levin, Sean Hannity, Michael Savage and George Noory. Weekend programming includes local talk, the Rehoboth Foodie, The Pet Show, The Car Doctor, The Dirt Doctor and Classic Radio Theater, among others. WGMD is also an affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies and Baltimore Orioles Radio Networks, and broadcasts Phillies baseball ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ocean City, Maryland
Ocean City, officially the Town of Ocean City, is an Atlantic resort town in Worcester County, Maryland along the East Coast of the United States. The population was 6,844 at the 2020 U.S. census, although during summer weekends the city hosts between 320,000 and 345,000 vacationers, and up to 8 million visitors annually. During the summer, Ocean City becomes the second most populated municipality in Maryland, after Baltimore. To the north of Ocean City is Fenwick Island, it is part of the Salisbury, MD-DE Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau. History The land upon which the city was built, as well as much of the surrounding area, was obtained by Englishman Thomas Fenwick from the Native Americans. In 1869, businessman Isaac Coffin built the first beach-front cottage to receive paying guests. During those days, people arrived by stagecoach and ferry. Soon after, other simple boarding houses were built on the strip of sand, with the acti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WOCM
WOCM (98.1 FM, "Ocean 98") is an AAA/ Rock radio station in the Ocean City, Maryland, area. The radio station's studios are located at Seacrets, a massive restaurant and nightclub campus located along Assawoman Bay in Ocean City. The station features an eclectic mix of rock, reggae, and other modern hits, in a format not unlike a college radio station. WOCM was one of the nation's first independent radio stations to broadcast over the Internet a live video feed of its jocks and visiting musical performers from its website. History WOCM is owned by Leighton Moore, who founded Seacrets in 1988, and is managed by David "Bulldog" Rothner, host of the station's " Rude Awakening Morning Show." This station originally signed on the air at 97.9 FM with the call letters WSBL (Selbyville) and featured a country music format. National talk radio personality Don Geronimo briefly hosted "Don Geronimo's Rockin' Soul Show" on WOCM, after having retired from the syndicated Don and Mik ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Super Bowl XXXVIII Halftime Show Controversy
The Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show, which was broadcast live on February 1, 2004, from Houston, Texas, on the CBS television network, is notable for a moment in which Janet Jackson's breast—adorned with a nipple shield—was exposed by Justin Timberlake to the viewing public for approximately half a second. The incident, sometimes referred to as Nipplegate or Janetgate, led to an immediate crackdown and widespread debate on perceived indecency in broadcasting. The halftime show was produced by MTV and was focused on the network's Choose or Lose campaign (the year 2004 was a presidential election year in the United States). The exposure was broadcast to a total audience of 150.0 million viewers. Following the incident, the National Football League (NFL) excluded MTV, which had also produced the halftime show for Super Bowl XXXV, from future halftime shows. In addition, CBS parent company Viacom and its co-owned subsidiaries, MTV and Infinity Broadcasting, enf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Don & Mike Show
The ''Don and Mike Show'' was an American nationally syndicated radio talk show hosted by the shock jocks Don Geronimo and Mike O'Meara, which aired from December 1985 through April 11, 2008. The show debuted on WAVA-FM in 1985 as ''The Morning Zoo with Don and Mike''. The official name of the show became'' The Don and Mike Show'' when the duo moved to WJFK-FM in 1991. In the later years, the show was carried on 20–30 stations across the United States by the CBS-owned Westwood One Radio Network. The show's flagship station was 106.7 WJFK in Washington, D.C. In 2007 the show ranked #66 in the Talkers Magazine Heavy 100. Geronimo retired in 2008. The show's last live regular episode with Geronimo was broadcast March 13, 2008 and Geronimo hosted a farewell show April 11, 2008. After Geronimo's retirement, the remaining cast members formed the ''Mike O'Meara Show.'' Personalities The show was co-hosted by O'Meara and Geronimo. News briefs and occasional commentary were p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territories, nine Minor Outlying Islands, and 326 Indian reservations. The United States is also in free association with three Pacific Island sovereign states: the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. It is the world's third-largest country by both land and total area. It shares land borders with Canada to its north and with Mexico to its south and has maritime borders with the Bahamas, Cuba, Russia, and other nations. With a population of over 333 million, it is the most populous country in the Americas and the third most populous in the world. The national capital of the United States is Washington, D.C. and its most populous city and principal financial center is New York City. Paleo-Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marc Fisher
Marc Fisher (born December 15, 1958) is a senior editor for ''The Washington Post'', where he writes about national, foreign and local issues. He was previously a ''Post'' enterprise editor, leading a team of writers experimenting with new types of storytelling. Fisher wrote a local column for the ''Post'' and another about radio, music and culture titled "The Listener." Early life and education Fisher grew up in New York, attended the Horace Mann School and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from Princeton University, where he was a member of the University Press Club. Career Fisher previously wrote the local column for the ''Post'' and was the paper's Special Reports Editor. He wrote about politics and culture for the Style section. He also served as the Central Europe bureau chief on the ''Posts foreign staff and earlier covered schools in Washington, D.C., and D.C. politics for the Metro section. Fisher was the Ferris Professor of Journalism at Princeton U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
