Mike O'Meara Show

Michael Sean Patrick O'Meara, born (1959-06-22) June 22, 1959 in Glastonbury, Connecticut, is the host. O'Meara worked as a bar and nightclub disc jockey and held many positions in radio. He was partnered with Don Geronimo for 23 years: first at WAVA-FM (105.1 FM) in Washington (1985–1991), then at WJFK-FM from 1991 to 2008.[7] Mike had a one-year stint as the host of the Kirk and Mike show on WVRX-FM 105.9 The Edge, until the station flipped formats. O'Meara is a vocal supporter of the Boston Red Sox and Washington Capitals. O'Meara is a graduate of American University.[8] He is the father of two daughters and one son.[8] Mike is known for his impersonations on the show that include former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura, Simon Cowell, former newsman Larry King, Regis Philbin former President Bill Clinton, and the classic musings of former D.C. Mayor Marion Barry.

Robert Wadams Spewak, Jr., born (1971-03-08) March 8, 1971, was the "FOURTH man" on The Don and Mike Show, having served as an intern, writer, and producer.[9] He was first introduced to Don and Mike by being a frequent caller to their show. Spewak, also known as "Robbay," served three times as the producer of the Don and Mike Show and was the last person to serve in that position.[9] He is now the in-studio producer of The Mike O'Meara Show. His Audio Vault segments are a daily part of the show. A popular occasional segment features Robb hosting game shows that are variations of traditional TV game shows such as Match Game, Jeopardy!, The Dating Game and Password. Robb also hosts Quench for Knowledge in person at Quench bar and restaurant in Rockville, MD about once a month. He previously hosted The Robb Spewak Show, which aired Fridays on KCJJ in Iowa City.[9] Robb is very involved in charities that raise funds towards battling lymphoma and leukemia (particularly in children) as a tribute to his son, who is a leukemia survivor.[9] He lives in Leesburg, VA, with his wife Cary (born September 23; married October 12, 1996), kids Julia born (2000-12-18) December 18, 2000 and Robert III born (2002-09-30) September 30, 2002, and dog Linus. Robb has an entire area in his house devoted to Elvis Presley and owns an actual piece of the Hindenburg.[9]

Best known for his work in the Big O and Dukes Show, which aired prior to The Mike O'Meara Show at WJFK, Oscar, born (1978-03-30) March 30, 1978,[10] is the one who convinced Mike to bring back The Mike O'Meara Show via podcast. For Oscar's effort, Mike invited him to join the show as a co-host. In a similar manner, Oscar Santana hosts The Big O and Dukes Show with Chad Dukes via podcast, which can be found in iTunes or the "Big O and Dukes" website. Under the MORE (Mike O'Meara Radio Entertainment) Broadcasting umbrella, Oscar Santana hosts "Tech 411" with entrepreneur Todd Moore. He is also the Executive Producer of "Dingman Bootstrapped", a podcast featuring graduates of the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland where Oscar received his MBA in 2016.

Buzz Burbank, whose real name is Michael J. Elston was born (1953-10-07) October 7, 1953,[11] was the news reporter for The Mike O'Meara Show. He is originally from Wichita, Kansas where his father and stepmother Phyllis live. He is a 1975 graduate of Wichita State University, where he majored in English.[12] Burbank's career began at KLEO in Wichita in 1972. He has also worked in New York, Philadelphia, San Diego, Stereo KDWB Saint Paul/ Minneapolis and New Orleans, hosting talk and entertainment shows. He was the morning drive News Anchor at WBBM-FM in Chicago, Illinois and for Bonneville Chicago Radio Group, where he won the Associated Press award for Best Newscast.[13] He served as news director at Fairbanks/WZZD Philadelphia.[13]

Burbank began with Don and Mike on December 2, 1991. Don had known him from working together in Chicago and invited him to join the show. Since his first name is Michael, it would have caused mass confusion on-air with two people sharing the same name. Don's real name is also Mike, so he particularly demanded they rename Mr. Elston. Don suggested "Buzz", as it connotes a sense of readiness appropriately associated with a newsman. Mike suggested the alliterative "Burbank" as a tip of the hat to Gary Owens, the announcer for the TV show "Laugh-In", whose resonant timbre is similar to Buzz's delivery (Gary Burbank, a Cincinnati radio personality, adopted his on-air name for the same reason; Buzz and Gary are in no way related). As Gary Owens would open every episode of "Laugh-In" by saying "And now, from beautiful downtown Burbank", a reference to Burbank, California, where the show was shot, Mike suggested Elston's last name be "Burbank". This joke was reinforced as Don and Mike spent many years opening their program with the phrase "from beautiful toothless Fairfax", a reference to Fairfax, Virginia, home of the show's flagship station, WJFK-FM.

On May 14, 2012, Buzz announced he was leaving the show to start his own news-based podcast. However, Buzz retracted his decision after an agreement between Buzz and Mike was worked out to keep Buzz on TMOS.

A year later, Buzz Burbank's departure from TMOS would become a reality. Mike O'Meara announced on May 20, 2013, that Buzz resigned after the taping of the May 17, 2013, show. Mike O'Meara stated that Buzz Burbank wished to pursue other career opportunities.[14] The Buzz Burbank News and Comment podcast debuted on June 11, 2013, on The RELM Network.

AKA Menasha, Spaz, Chronic. The show's former business manager was the brunt of Robb's Jew jokes. Marc was a former intern for the old Don & Mike Show one summer back in 1993. He reunited with Mike and the gang in January 2010 as one of their first sales executives. On February 12, 2010 (episode 49), Mike announced that he was promoting Marc to Business Manager.

On June 28, 2013, on Podcast No. 845, Mike O'Meara formally announced Marc Ronick resigned his position. Mike O'Meara referred to the departure as a mutual decision, stating Marc Ronick would continue to play other minor roles for the show.

Shortly thereafter, Ronick announced the launch of The RELM Network and his business partnership with Buzz Burbank and Lowell Melser (WBAL-TV).

A.K.A. "Inchworm," "Mr. French," "The Butler," "The Riddler" R.J. joined the show by volunteering to become the Chief Engineer.