The homecoming that looked so good on paper lasted just a tad over four months as Don Geronimo has exited CBS Sports “106.7 The Fan” WJFK Manassas VA/Washington DC.
The news was first reported this weekend by DCRTV.com and then confirmed on Twitter by Geronimo himself.
No one should be shocked I'm not in the plans for CBS/dc. I had opined recently on air how I didn't understand the logic. Now 30 more days w
— DonGeronimoShow (@DonGeronimoShow) March 2, 2014
Pay from CBS, then off to brighter pastures. You know I have a lot to say on the entire matter, you'll hear it all soon enuf, ever 4ward
— DonGeronimoShow (@DonGeronimoShow) March 2, 2014
Geronimo has been vocal about the inconsistent nature of his scheduling. At first he was brought in to host 7-10pm on evenings that the station did not have any play-by-play, but ended up mainly on weekends due to pre-emptions. With Washington Nationals baseball season beginning shortly, the amount of available timeslots was going to shrink further..
He has teased in recent weeks about starting a subscription based podcast when his CBS contract expires on April 1.
Nathan Obral
Well, they **could** have put him on middays to counterprogram WTEM’s Tony Kornheiser…