Talk:Don and Mike Show

message: Search this page for "Matthew Verbin" and search the whole of Wikipedia and Google for the same name. He has posted on many wikis a bunch of nonsense, none of which, I suspect, is true.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 134.186.227.222 (talk) 21:22, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

message: :On July 10, 2005, Don's wife, Freda Wright-Sorce, died as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident.  She was 50 years old, and an integral part of "The Don and Mike Show."  Please keep Don, his son Bart, and the rest of the Wright and Sorce families in your thoughts and prayers.
Is this really appropriate?  I definatly understand that this was tragic and this is a tough time for Don and his family.  However, this is an encyclopedia and I think this should be noted, but Wikipedia isn't a message board to relay messages to others.  What I think would be appropriate is if a link to a credible D&M message board/forum post about Don's loss is linked under a section about her death. --Kevin McManus 23:22, July 11, 2005 (UTC)
Perhaps the "thoughts and prayers" part doesn't deserve to be in Wikipedia (though the original poster had good intentions), but Freda was a big part of the show and of Don's life and her passing is undoubtedly a major milestone in terms of the show.  --68.71.49.76 23:40, 11 July 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: If this were actually in the article I would agree, but this is the discussion page, and this was an extremely traumatic event that changed the show.  It is at least worth mentioning, and a small request for prayer is not offensive (despite the current atmosphere among the dominant 5% in this country). --DestradoZero 15:44, 25 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Important Notice" 

message: Should Bob Hope be listed under "dead to the show" when he is, after all, dead to everybody?
RE: Bob Hope never pissed D&M off to the point to where they kicked him off the show. Those who are "dead to me!" (DG) have thoroughly worn out their welcome and are no longer allowed on the show.  --Andy Howard (talk) 03:13, 8 August 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Dead to the show" 

message: I love Don and Mike, don't get me wrong, but: This article has a lot of good information but is riddled with POV. It needs extensive cleanup.--Bltpdx 07:43, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  NPOV 

message: The "All Music" show after their suspension did not go for the full four hours.  Don originally intended to do this, but quit after somewhere between 45 minutes and 2 hours.  I would change it, but I don't have the time right now to research the actual amount of time (ie, listening to my CD with that show) due to work. DestradoZero 18:34, 20 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  "All Music Show" error 

message: Why are O&A listed under "Friends" of the show?  They were rivals.  A quick summary from memory, I'll try to keep it somewhat encyclopedic.  At one point, O&A were being openly abusive of Don and Mike, saying very negative things about them on the air.  Don and Mike countered on their own show, but were ordered by management to cease O&A related subjects.  Don and Mike didn't appreciate being silenced while O&A remained free to continue trash talking them.  In retaliation against their management, Don and Mike performed their next show devoid of all elements of their regular format.  Instead, they played old-fashioned, broadway style show tunes.  Audience members calling the show received prizes of either dog muzzles or dog choke chains, in a less than subtle stab at the management.  Don and Mike were then suspended for at least one week.  Eventually, O&A were fired from their radio station for an incident involving nudity in a church.  Although they kept to their managements instructions not to mention O&A on the air, Don and Mike openly gloated on the air, invoking phrases like "justice is sweet" and "what comes around, goes around."  --Andy 12:58, 26 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Opie and Anthony 

message: Since they have moved studios, do they also have a new mailing address?24.16.41.151 18:02, 12 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I believe that would be "Don and Mike, North Pole". (They have used this in the past as a joke, but according to them they actually DO get mail sent to them marked as such.) DestradoZero 17:14, 6 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  New Mailing Address 

message: I have been listening to D&M for 20 years and I remember in the WAVA days someone they called "Danger Boy". He was their Gopher and idiot on the street, he would don crazy costumes and stroll around town... Does anyone remember this guy or know what happened to him? Thanks.
Rob Spewak was the original Dangerboy. He is now "third man" and sometimes producer of the show.
[edit] Rob was their intern/Gopher guy on WAVA and as previously stated "Danger Boy". --Andy Howard (talk) 03:16, 8 August 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Whatever happened to Danger Boy? 

message: This article has very few sources and seems to mostly be made up of original research by listeners. It'd be a shame to remove all the info, but at the moment it's all unverifiable. Could involved editors please find supporting references for this article? -Will Beback · † · 22:53, 6 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Fair warning - unsourced material will be removed. -<B> ·:·</B> Will Beback  ·:·  21:03, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

text: Unfortunately the source for much of the information is the show itself.  Sources for historic information  will be very difficult to obtain since much of it is covered in local newspapers like the Washington Post which only has archives going back 2 years available online. Some specific examples of sections which are of concern in this article would be helpful in identifying what needs to be cleaned up. Rtphokie 13:08, 24 June 2007 (UTC)

text: I've removed almost all of "Dead to the show" and "Frequent Callers" sections because they had no sources and referred to living people. How are the "Caller rules" verifiable?  ·:· Will Beback  ·:· 23:53, 3 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sources 

message: "News Presenter" is a primarily a British term (BBC?) and will probably not be understood by many Americans.  This radio show's target audience is in the United States, so it seems more appropriate to use American terminology like "News Reporter" or "News Announcer" or "News People", doesn't it?  The Wikipedia guidelines on American/British say to use the word choices of the country of the article's subject... but "news presenter" is not listed in the list of British words not used in American English. StreamingRadioGuide 21:07, 19 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't think it matters, really.  I'm also sure that those of us born in America will somehow connect "News Presenter" with the people on the show who have presented the news.  Not that difficult to figure out. DestradoZero 13:32, 21 June 2007 (UTC)

text: The term is used on the show so I dont think it will cause much confusion Rtphokie 13:06, 24 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  News Presenters 

message: I'm removing this section.  There is zero evidence of this being true at this point.  If something citable is found, by all means put it back (and word it a bit better) Rtphokie 21:16, 4 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Geronimo to XM 

message: It has been suggested that Joe Ardinger be merged into Don and Mike. --Rtphokie (talk) 13:42, 27 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Joe Ardinger merge 

message: Quick question. Should The Mike O'Meara Show get its own separate article, be incorporated into this article or be incorporated into the Mike O'Meara article? EvWill (talk) 21:08, 12 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: It needs its own article as it is its own show. 68.102.180.134 (talk) 16:50, 14 April 2008 (UTC)

text: It should get a mention at least but have its own separate article since it is a separate show from the Original Don & Mike Show and as far as I know in no way associated with the old show OR Don Geronimo's current show on KHTK --Andy Howard (talk) 03:28, 8 August 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Mike O'Meara Show 

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