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  • August 2007

    • Imus Gets $20M, Maybe a Comeback

      Associated Press  |  Aug 14, 07 3:18 PM CDT

      Imus Gets $20M, Maybe a Comeback

      (Newser) - Shock Jock Don Imus may be returning to the airwaves, after a short vacation precipitated by a bit too much shock. Imus is reportedly in talks with WABC in what looks like a an embryonic attempt to launch a comeback, only four months after CBS fired him for calling the Rutgers womens basketball team "nappy-headed hos." More »

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      CBS  • radio  • Don Imus  • Al Sharpton  • Rutgers  • WABC

  • April 2007

    • CBS Pulls the Plug on Imus

      CBS  |  Apr 12, 07 5:41 PM CDT

      CBS Pulls the Plug on Imus

      (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 »

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      CBS  • racism  • radio  • Don Imus  • MSNBC  • Al Sharpton

    • Imus Gets 2-Week Suspension

      New York Times  |  Apr 9, 07 8:22 PM CDT

      Imus Gets 2-Week Suspension

      (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 »

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

    • Imus, Sharpton Square Off

      Associated Press  |  Apr 9, 07 6:19 AM CDT

      Imus, Sharpton Square Off

      (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 »

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      media  • sports  • radio  • Don Imus  • Al Sharpton  • Rutgers

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