Over the past few days, I’ve read several comments related to the fact that the Don & Mike Show was on the air just a day after Freda’s tragic death this past Sunday. Mike O’Meara, Buzz, Charlie, and crew were there, though, of course, Don (AKA, Mike Sorce) was not.

Some seem to feel that it was inappropriate for the show to air on Monday, when the Sorce family, as well as the JFK family, was still reeling from the pain and shock of it all. I have a different opinion.

The fact is, if Mike and crew had not come on the air to tell us what had happened, I might still not know what was going on. If they had simply run “Best Of” reruns, I would have assumed that, perhaps, Don & Mike had just gotten themselves in trouble with management again.

I was very grateful that they came on to tell us what happened and to play back some “Best of Freda” bits. If you are a fan of the show the way I am a fan of the show, you understand that this is the way these guys have ALWAYS worked.

Don & Mike don’t follow “the norm” related to what other shows might do. They don’t shy away from heavy subjects, and they stay closely connected to their listeners (despite what Don might say on the air :-)).

Remember 9/11? I do.

The Don & Mike Show aired. Without a hiccup, without a pause, without even a slight delay. They went on the air, opened up the phones, and just started a dialogue with listeners. It was a dialogue that went on, if I remember correctly, for weeks. They were positively heroic in the way they handled that event.

So, on Monday, Don sent Mike and crew to the station to let us know what happened and to start the dialogue. I was and am grateful for that. They didn’t ignore us and leave us guessing, instead, they did the incredibly difficult thing of coming on the air to tell us what had happened.

So, for those of you who have asked the question, “is this the end of the ‘Don & Mike Show,’” I think you have your answer. Don’t you?

Thanks,

David Flanagan
Viewpointjournal.com