Sports radio host fired after 'Barbie' comments to female TV reporter

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A Washington, D.C.-based sports radio host was fired on Saturday following comments he made about a female TV reporter who was covering the Washington Commanders.

Don Geronimo, whose real name is Michael Sorce, made the comments toward WUSA9 reporter Sharla McBride. The remarks led to the Commanders barring iHeartMedia – the parent company of WBIG Radio – from the team’s training camp facilities in Ashburn, Virginia, on Friday.

"Hey look, Barbie's here. Hi, Barbie girl," Geronimo shouted toward McBride while on air on Thursday. "I'm guessing she's a cheerleader."

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Geronimo was with co-host Crash Young when the remarks were made. Later in the broadcast, Geronimo saw McBride again and mentioned that she was the woman Young had thought was "tight."

"Yah. I screamed tight when she was.…" Young said before being cut off.

Geronimo added that he thought she was a "cheerleader."

Former WJFK host Don Geronimo in his studio. (Getty Images)

After a couple of days, the radio station decided to part ways with Geronimo. iHeartMedia signed a three-year partnership with the Commanders in 2022.

"After an internal review, Don Geronimo is no longer an employee of WBIG," iHeartMedia’s D.C. Region president Aaron Hyland said in a statement to The Washington Post. "We take matters of this nature very seriously and this behavior does not align with our core values."

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McBride said she was "hurt" by the comments that were made.

A Washington Commanders helmet on the field during training camp at OrthoVirginia Training