Don Geronimo today

 

Don Geronimo's stellar career reads like a who's who in the annals of radio history with stops at 13Q / Pittsburgh, 99X / New York, PRO-FM / Providence and WDRQ / Detroit before coming home to Washington and WPGC in the Fall of 1979 where he was brought in by Program Director, Scott Shannon for the first real skirmish with Q107's Uncle Johnny.

His impact was immediate and long felt; during his tenure WPGC righted itself and regained the CHR crown in DC. In 1981 he left for KIIS-FM in LA followed by stops at WLS & B96 / Chicago.

Don made his return to the Nation's Capital in 1985 doing afternoons at WAVA then moved to mornings the following year replacing Charlie & Harrigan. By then he had teamed up with Mike O'Meara and the rest is radio history.

Don's wife Freda, a veteran of several Greater DC stations herself including WYRE, WASH and later WAVA as 'Laura Petrie' and in recent years on virtually a daily basis on the Don & Mike Show was tragically killed in a head on collision near Ocean City on Sunday, July 10, 2005. Warm, witty & wonderful are words that only begin to do her justice. In lieu of flowers, donations in the name of Freda Wright-Sorce can be made to the Worcester County Humane Society, P.O. Box 48, Berlin MD 21811.

Don officially retired from radio on Friday, April 11th, 2008.

 

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