The number of instances of mike instead of mic in this thread is really getting to my pedantic side.
You're on Air viii., 1926: "The man at the ‘mike’ watches..and tells the audience the type of play."
Singers' Glossary of Show Business Jargon, 1961: "Microphone: (Abbr. mike or mic)."
Also it’s exactly the sequence of letters the word starts with, unlike the homonym “mike”.
Curious why this is getting to your pedantic side?