Mike O'Meara Show

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Mike O'Meara Show
Genre Talk
Running time 4 hours
Country United States
Languages English
Home station WJFK-FM
Syndicates 26 affiliates
Starring Mike O'Meara, Buzz Burbank, Robb Spewak
Air dates 2008-04-14 to current
 Podcast
iTunes link

The Mike O'Meara Show is a nationally syndicated radio talk show featuring Mike O'Meara, Buzz Burbank, and Robb Spewak. It succeeded the Don and Mike Show after Don Geronimo retired on April 11, 2008. Most stations which syndicated the previous show, continued to air The Mike O'Meara Show via the CBS-owned Westwood One Radio Network. The show's flagship station is 106.7 WJFK in Washington, D.C. [1]

The show was named "Best Afternoon Drive Radio Show" in the 2008 Best of Northern Virginia list in Northern Virginia Magazine[2].

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[edit] Personalities

The show is hosted by Mike O'Meara. News briefs and commentary (more frequently than on the previous show) are provided by Buzz Burbank. The show was initially produced by former show intern Robb Spewak but that post was soon filled by former Don and Mike producer Beth Ann McBride. Phone calls continue to be screened by Joe Ardinger (sometimes referred to as "World's Oldest Phone Screener"), who also occasionally contributes to the show and broadcasts his own show on Saturday nights on WJFK-FM. Joe Radio.

[edit] Robb Spewak

Robb Spewak, born March 8, 1971 (1971-03-08) (age 37), was the "third man" on The Don and Mike Show, having served as an intern, writer, and producer previously. Spewak served three times as the producer of the Don and Mike Show and was the last person to serve in that position. Late on April 2, 2008, CBS announced that Don Geronimo was accelerating his retirement and that the replacement show, hosted by Mike O'Meara, would debut two weeks early and include, among others, Spewak. Former Don and Mike Show producer Beth Ann McBride was also announced as the producer of the new show.[1] The new show is now named the Mike O'Meara Show and Spewak takes a more active role, along with newsman Buzz Burbank. Spewak is married (Cary) and has two children (Julia and Robert III).[3]

Rob often professes his wishes to become a member of the Nazi party.

[edit] Affiliates

Callsign Freq. City Airtime Webcast
Eastern
WJFK-FM 106.7 MHz Washington, DC 3pm – 7pm wjfk.com
WZAN 970 AM Portland, ME 3pm – 7pm 970wzan.com
WHTK 1280 AM Rochester, NY 3pm – 7pm whtk.com
WOYK 1350 AM York, PA 3pm – 7pm
WWGE 1400 AM Ebensburg, PA 3pm – 7pm edge-radio.com
WKGE 850 AM Johnstown, PA 3pm – 7pm edge-radio.com
WLFP 1550 AM Pittsburgh, PA 3pm – 7pm 1550wlfp.com
WXZO 96.7 MHz Burlington, VT 3pm – 7pm
WTSJ 1320 AM Randolph, VT 3pm – 7pm
WEAV 960 AM Plattsburgh, NY 3pm – 7pm
Central
KFH 98.7 MHz & 1240 AM Wichita, KS 2pm – 6pm
KGOW 1350 AM Houston, TX 1560thegame.com
KCJJ 1630 AM Iowa City, IA 2pm – 6pm
KCPS 1150 AM Burlington, IA 2pm – 6pm
Mountain
KBZU 96.3 MHz Albuquerque, NM 1pm – 5pm
KCUB-FM 96.3 MHz Tucson, AZ 6pm – 10pm kcubam.com
KTPZ 94.3 MHz Mountain Home, ID ktpz943.com
Pacific
KBZZ 1270 AM Reno, NV noon – 4pm
KHTK 1140 AM Sacramento, CA noon – 4pm khtk.com
KJRB 790 AM Spokane, WA noon – 4pm 790kfan.com
KCMD 970 AM Portland, OR 7pm – 11pm
KGAM 1450 AM Palm Springs, CA 10pm – 2am

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Stern, Mike. "Geronimo Pulls The Rip Cord", Radio and Records. Retrieved on 2008-04-03. 
  2. ^ "Best of NoVa", Northern Virginia Magazine, June 2008. Retrieved on 2008-06-09. 
  3. ^ Robb Spewak BIO. Official Don and Mike Website (2007-06-19). Retrieved on 2007-06-19.