Don Geronimo

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Don Geronimo

Michael Sorce (born September 18, 1958), better known as Don Geronimo, is a radio personality featured on the nationally syndicated Don and Mike Show , based at WJFK-FM (106.7 FM) in Washington, DC.

Don grew up in Montgomery County, Maryland and attended Magruder High School. His future wife, Freda Wright-Sorce, also attended Magruder, though they did not begin dating until years later.

Don began his career in radio at the age of 13. His first major break was with WLS in Chicago in the early 80s. He then moved to WBBM-FM (B96) to do the evening show. Eventually, he replaced Dick Biondi doing morning drive at the same station and was given the name "Don Geronimo."

He met Mike O'Meara, his co-host on the Don and Mike Show, in the mid 80s. The pair have been broadcasting together since that time, first at WAVA-FM (105.1 FM) in Washington (1985-1991), then at WJFK from 1991 to the present.

In 1996, Don pleaded guilty to cocaine possession and received one year of probation. In 1998, after being stopped for doing 75 mph in a 35 mph zone in Virginia, an officer found marijuana in his car. He was subsequently arrested for possession of marijuana and driving under the influence. He was later given a suspended 30 day sentence and one year of probation after being found guilty of marijuana possession and pleading guilty to one count of reckless driving.

Don has one daughter, Amy, the product of a six-month marriage when he was 18 years old. Long estranged due to emotional issues involving his ex-wife, Geronimo has recently reconnected with Amy and her three children. His son Bart (with Freda Wright-Sorce), currently attends Clemson University in South Carolina. His wife, Freda, died on July 10, 2005 in an automobile accident on Maryland Route 90 near Ocean City, where the Sorces had their vacation home.

Don has at times had his likeness compared to that of Richard Dreyfuss, which he has strongly denied until recently when an older couple approached him for an autograph, claiming that they had just seen him in Poseidon, and "loved his work".