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Imus Will Return to Airwaves

Shock jock reinstated six months after 'nappy-headed hos' comment

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(Newser) – Don Imus, the radio host taken off the air in April after referring to the Rutgers women's basketball team as "nappy-headed hos," will be back on the air Dec. 3 on a New York radio station. The New York Post reports Imus has signed a five-year deal that will net him as much as $8 million annually.

Imus will start out on WABC-AM (770), and sources say he likely will eventually be syndicated across WABC's 22 affiliates. "We are ecstatic to bring Don Imus back to morning radio," the station's president said. "Don's … humor, knowledge of the issues and ability to attract big-name guests is unparalleled. He is rested, fired up and ready to do great radio."

Don Imus, left, and Rev. Al Sharpton appear face-to-face on Rev. Sharpton's radio show, in New York Monday April 9, 2007. Sharpton, who urged the Imus' firing, wouldn't object if the radio personality returned to the airwaves. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, FILE)
Don Imus, left, and Rev. Al Sharpton appear face-to-face on Rev. Sharpton's radio show, in New York Monday April 9, 2007. Sharpton, who urged the Imus' firing, wouldn't object if the radio personality...   (Associated Press)
Radio personality Don Imus appears on Rev. Al Sharpton's radio show, in New York in this April 9, 2007, file photo. Imus will return to the airwaves Dec. 3 on New York's WABC-AM, only nine months after the cantankerous shock jock's career seemed doomed over his racist, sexist remark about...
Radio personality Don Imus appears on Rev. Al Sharpton's radio show, in New York in this April 9, 2007, file photo. Imus will return to the airwaves Dec. 3 on New York's WABC-AM, only nine months after...   (Associated Press)
Radio personality Don Imus appears on Rev. Al Sharpton's radio show in New York in this file photo of April 9, 2007.  Does a six-month vacation, a multimillion-dollar contract settlement and the prospect of a new, nationally syndicated gig qualify as penance for acid-tongued  Imus, fired last spring amid a...
Radio personality Don Imus appears on Rev. Al Sharpton's radio show in New York in this file photo of April 9, 2007. Does a six-month vacation, a multimillion-dollar contract settlement and the prospect...   (Associated Press)
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