King George
as an 80s 20s pisser i found The George Michael Sports Machine dorky, ridiculous, and nearly always enjoyable enough to watch, though i’m not a conventional sports guy. no one better to memorialize this apparently genuinely good dude than DC radio legend don geronimo, who via WJFK introduced people to the cool side of a vibrant, albeit semi-schlocky, power.
I received a sad call this Xmas Eve morning, from a friend informing me of the passing of Radio & TV Icon George Michael.Lots of people know him primarily from his syndicated and ahead-of-its-time “Sports Machine” tv show or for his decades of work in the Washington DC market as sports anchor of WRC-TV, and his shows with Redskins coaches and QB’s.Lots more people know him as “King” George Michael, from WFIL/Philadelphia or WABC/New York. [...]
see also mike wise, another radio dude with taste.