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Fired Imus Meets Players

CNN CNN Apr 13, 07 9:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - Don Imus sat down with the Rutgers women’s basketball team last night, hours after he became a former radio star for calling them “nappy-headed hos.”  The meeting, which included their coaches and parents, took place at the New Jersey governor’s mansion, whose proprietor, Jon Corzine, was en route when he was seriously injured in a car crash. More »

More about:  CBS • racism • radio • New Jersey • Don Imus • Rutgers

CBS Pulls the Plug on Imus

After a week of rants and apologies, it all finally hits the WFAN

CBS CBS Apr 12, 07 5:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - CBS  has fired Don Imus, in a surprise move a week after the jockey called the Rutgers womens' basketball team "nappy headed hos," provoking a war of words over race in America. CBS Prez Les Moonves finally announced the decision today, citing the feelings of "young women of color trying to make their way in this society." More »

More about:  CBS • racism • radio • MSNBC • Don Imus • Al Sharpton

MSNBC DROPS IMUS

MSNBC MSNBC Apr 11, 07 6:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - MSNBC dropped toxic shock jock Don Imus this afternoon, after a day in which companies, pols, and network execs couldn't distance themselves from the host fast enough. The announcement came after General Motors and Sprint Nextel, the show's two biggest advertisers, pulled their sponsorship, and prez contender Barack Obama, intiially reticent on the issue, recommended firing. More »

More about:  NBC • CBS • racism • radio • MSNBC • Don Imus

Advertisers
Dump Imus

Procter & Gamble and others pull ad dollars after racist comment

Wall Street Journal Wall Street Journal Apr 11, 07 12:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - Piling on to the mounting outrage against Don Imus, three advertisers have pulled their support from the CBS radio show or its simulcast MSNBC TV program. The three include marketing heavyweight Procter & Gamble, Staples and Bigelow Tea, the Wall Street Journal reports. More »

More about:  television • General Motors • advertising • media • CBS • radio • MSNBC • Don Imus • Proctor • Staples

Imus Affair Could Cost Obama

Stance on trash-talk seen as a litmus test for black community

Boston Globe Boston Globe Apr 11, 07 10:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Don Imus meltdown could have fallout for Barack Obama, as critics note that he kept his mouth shut for five days—until after the suspension—before condemning the shock jock's crude racial jokes. The candidate's caution is signaling to some black leaders that he isn't going to take a hard-line stance on civil rights, the Boston Globe notes.  More »

More about:  Barack Obama • Election 2008 • presidential campaign • civil rights • Don Imus

Rutgers Coach Fires at Imus

Associated Press Associated Press Apr 10, 07 12:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - Rutgers coach Vivian Stringer struck back at Don Imus in a press conference today, calling his comments " deplorable, despicable and unconscionable"—but confirming that her players will meet with the foul-mouthed radio host. Stringer says her players are "valedictorians, future doctors, musical prodigies," not the' "nappy-headed hos" Imus so artfully called them last week. More »

Imus Gets 2-Week Suspension

New York Times New York Times Apr 9, 07 8:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - Five days after characterizing the Rutgers women's basketball team as "nappy-headed ho's," renegade radio personality  Don Imus received a two-week suspension from NBC News and CBS Radio, along with a mandate that he must change the tone of his show, the Times reported. Imus made a contrite appearance on "Keepin It Real," the Rev. Al Sharpton's radio show. More »

More about:  media • NBC • CBS • radio • Don Imus • Jesse Jackson • Al Sharpton • women's college basketball • Rutgers

Imus, Sharpton Square Off

After "stupid" remarks from former and ire from latter, hosts
to meet on-air

Associated Press Associated Press Apr 9, 07 6:19 AM CDT
(Newser) -  Two of the loudest personalities on the FM dial will publicly brawl today when right-leaning mock jock Don Imus visits Al Sharpton’s syndicated show, days after characterizing the black-leaning Rutgers basketball team as “nappy-headed hos.” The always-vociferous Sharpton wants Imus fired, and Imus—no shrinking violet himself—will likely fight back. More »

More about:  media • sports • radio • Don Imus • Al Sharpton • Rutgers

Imus in Hot Water Again

Uses racial and gender inappropriate epithets to describe Rutgers women's basketball team

Washington Post Washington Post Apr 7, 07 3:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Earlier this week during his syndicated show simulcast on MSNBC and CBS radio station WFAN Don Imus called the Rutgers Women's basketball team "nappy headed hoes," initiating a firestorm of criticism.  The politically incorrect shock jock now admits that his remarks were "inappropriate, thoughtless and stupid." More »

More about:  CBS • entertainment • radio • MSNBC • Don Imus • Rutgers

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