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  • July 2008

    • Why Liberals Like Joe Scarborough

      New York  |  Jul 14, 08 12:19 PM CDT

      Why Liberals Like Joe Scarborough

      (Newser) - Joe Scarborough was a conservative Republican congressman who gained office in the 1994 House sweep that launched Newt Gingrich. His MSNBC show Scarborough Country was initially devised as a like-minded answer to Bill O’Reilly. But, as Mark Binelli puts it in New York magazine, "Scarborough never quite mastered the voice of perpetual outrage." Which could be why his new show, Morning Joe , has a surprisingly liberal following. More »

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      Election 2008  • MSNBC  • interview  • Don Imus  • talk show  • pundits  • television personality  • Joe Scarborough

  • June 2008

    • I Was Being Sarcastic, Not Racist: Imus

      Associated Press  |  Jun 24, 08 7:00 AM CDT

      I Was Being Sarcastic, Not Racist: Imus

      (Newser) - Don Imus was just making a “sarcastic point” when he asked “what color” oft-arrested cornerback Adam “Pacman” Jones is, he said on his show today.  When informed that Jones was black, Imus replied, “There you go. Now we know.” The rejoinder sparked  complaints against the reformed shock jock, but Imus says he was sympathizing with Jones. “I meant that he was being picked on because he's black,” Imus said. More »

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      race  • Don Imus  • Adam "Pacman" Jones  • shock jocks  • Imus in the Morning

    • Imus Reinserts Foot in Mouth

      Politico  |  Jun 23, 08 12:26 PM CDT

      Imus Reinserts Foot in Mouth

      (Newser) - Don Imus may have stepped in it again, Politico reports. While bantering on this morning's show about Adam "Pacman" Jones, who’s been arrested six times in his NFL career, the scandal-shadowed shock jock asked, “What color is he?” A sidekick dutifully informed him that Jones is African-American. “Well, there you go,” Imus said. “Now we know.” More »

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      race relations  • Don Imus  • Adam "Pacman" Jones  • gaffe  • Imus in the Morning

  • May 2008

    • Forget Video: Radio Killed the Radio Star

      Wall Street Journal  |  May 3, 08 5:25 PM CDT

      Forget Video: Radio Killed the Radio Star

      (Newser) - With Howard Stern gone and Don Imus chastened, today's commercial radio is fighting to be heard, the Wall Street Journal reports. What's more, consolidation is depriving stations of a local touch and squelching chances for would-be stars. Plus there aren’t as many “heirs apparent,” said one analyst, “and there used to be.” One new gabber, Adam Carolla, discovered just how vexing post-Stern radio life can be. More »

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      CBS  • radio  • Don Imus  • Sirius  • talk radio  • Howard Stern

  • March 2008
  • February 2008

    • Imus Bounces Back After Scandal

      New York Times  |  Feb 3, 08 6:05 AM CST

      Imus Bounces Back After Scandal

      (Newser) - The once-axed radio host Don Imus has re-emerged on the airwaves largely unscathed by his racially and sexually disparaging remarks about Rutgers' female hoop stars, the New York Times reports. Both advertisers and call-in guests—including John Kerry, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Rudy Giuliani, John McCain and Mike Huckabee—have nearly tripped over one another to return to his program since it was resurrected in December. More »

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      Comcast  • Don Imus  • Imus in the Morning

  • December 2007

    • Sharpton Insists He Still Has a Role to Play

      Washington Post  |  Dec 26, 07 2:34 PM CST

      Sharpton Insists He Still Has a Role to Play

      (Newser) - Is there a place for Al Sharpton in a Barack Obama world? The first black politician with a serious shot at the Oval Office hardly mentions race, whereas Sharpton is, as one historian puts it, “kind of a racial ambulance chaser.” But Sharpton isn’t worried. “They say we don’t matter,” he tells the Washington Post , then “they want to know who we’re endorsing.” More »

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      Barack Obama  • Election 2008  • race relations  • civil rights  • Don Imus  • Al Sharpton  • Jena Six

    • Muslims See Hypocrisy on Hate Speech

      Christian Science Monitor  |  Dec 4, 07 6:20 PM CST

      Muslims See Hypocrisy on Hate Speech

      (Newser) - After radio host Michael Savage took potshots at Islam, the relatively muted response has left Muslim Americans with a question: Where's the outrage? A handful of advertisers have pulled out, but the reaction is nowhere near as strong as it was, say, when Don Imus made an anti-black slur, the Christian Science Monitor notes. Savage is not alone voicing anti-Muslim sentiments, and many see a double standard at play. More »

    • Contrite Imus Returns to Air

      Associated Press  |  Dec 3, 07 8:28 AM CST

      Contrite Imus Returns to Air

      (Newser) - Don Imus was broadcasting again this morning, eight months after being fired for calling the Rutgers women’s basketball team you-know-whats. His new cast sports two black comedians, and while Imus promised not to joke about racism, other than that “not much has changed,” he said. “Dick Cheney is still a war criminal, Hillary Clinton is still Satan, and I'm back on the radio.”  The guest roster included Imus vets John McCain and Chris Dodd. More »

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      Don Imus  • Rutgers

  • November 2007

    • Stern Extols the Pleasures of Satellite

      Associated Press  |  Nov 24, 07 6:51 AM CST

      Stern Extols the Pleasures of Satellite

      (Newser) - It's been almost two years since Howard Stern switched to satellite radio, and the never-modest shock jock is reveling in his success on Sirius—and the woes of his former network, CBS, and rival, Don Imus, back in terrestrial radio. In a sit-down with the AP, Stern crows that his show is funnier than ever, now that he can tell jokes without the punchlines being bleeped. More »

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      radio  • Don Imus  • Sirius  • satellite radio  • Howard Stern  • shock jocks

    • Imus Will Return to Airwaves

      New York Post  |  Nov 1, 07 5:23 PM CDT

      Imus Will Return to Airwaves

      (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. More »

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      Don Imus  • Rutgers University  • WABC

  • October 2007

    • Is National Discourse Too Darn Crass?

      Christian Science Monitor  |  Oct 21, 07 6:59 PM CDT

      Is National Discourse Too Darn Crass?

      (Newser) - Shock jock Don Imus is coming back, but humbled; Ann Coulter got press for anti-Semitism, but lost support; could this be a backlash against crass punditry? Hardly, say the experts, but some see rays of hope. "We're caught right now between extreme political correctness on one end and crude, hateful incivility on the other," says a journalism teacher. "We need moderation—thoughtful behavior and expression." More »

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      Fox News  • Don Imus  • debate  • New Yorker magazine  • Ann Coulter

    • The I-Man Cometh

      Washington Post  |  Oct 6, 07 12:39 PM CDT

      The I-Man Cometh

      (Newser) - Don Imus is on the comeback trail. Six months after a racially insensitive quip got him fired, Imus is close to a deal that would give him a nationally syndicated radio show on major New York station WABC, the Washington Post reports. Barring a last-minute snag, Citadel Broadcasting, owner of 243 stations, would pay Imus millions for a December return. More »

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      Don Imus  • Fox Business Network  • WABC

  • August 2007

    • Rutgers Player Sues Imus Over Insults

      ABC News  |  Aug 15, 07 7:16 AM CDT

      Rutgers Player Sues Imus Over Insults

      (Newser) - One of the Rutgers basketball players radio host Don Imus referred to as "nappy-headed hos" is suing the shock jock for libel, slander, defamation, and violation of her civil rights, among other charges. Kia Vaughn, 20, the Scarlet Knights' star center, is seeking unspecified monetary damages from the 67-year-old radio personality and affiliated companies including NBC, CBS, and Viacom. More »

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      lawsuit  • CBS  • radio  • Don Imus  •