The radio talk show host Don Imus, possibly the grandfather shock jock, began his talk show Imus in the Morning in the 1970s, gaining steam in the 90s Democratic era. Known for off color humor, public feuds (most notoriously with fellow...
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The radio talk show host Don Imus, possibly the grandfather shock jock, began his talk show Imus in the Morning in the 1970s, gaining steam in the 90s Democratic era. Known for off color humor, public feuds (most notoriously with fellow shock jock Howard Stern), and flamboyant law suits, Imus finally hit a wall when he made egregious comments about the Rutgers women's basketball team. Within ten days, after an on-air apology and media hubbub, Imus in the Morning was history.
Given that Imus was born in 1940 and represents a voice that was more prevalent 30 years ago, it's possible that the Imus era is simply over. Is this the beginning of the end of the shock jock era? Does it suggest a climate finally shifting? Or is it an isolated case of going too far?
On the other hand, Imus is a survivor. A reinvented Imus may return (sooner than anyone thinks) to take the lime light in whole new ways. Watch for it here -- and meanwhile, share your ideas and opinions on this legendary lighting rod.
The Rev. Al Sharpton's daughter told a police officer in a profanity-laden rant that she cut him off in traffic because she was in a rush to get to a theater, prosecutors said Monday. "You were driving too slow. I have a play to go to," Dominique Sharpton told an officer who pulled her over Oct. 30, prosecutors told a Manhattan judge. Dominique Sharpton and the civil rights activist's ex-wife, Kathy, face charges including resisting arrest after the Harlem traffic stop. Defense lawyer... Read Full Story
The Rev. Al Sharpton is threatening to sue Rush Limbaugh for writing that the civil rights leader played a role in two New York race riots. Limbaugh wrote that Sharpton played "a leading role in the 1991 Crown Heights riot" and the "1995 Freddie's Fashion Mart riot" in a Wall Street Journal column published Saturday. Sharpton called both allegations false. Sharpton was not present for or involved in the rioting in Brooklyn's Crown Heights section in 1991. And he wasn't present during the... Read Full Story
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There is an orchestrated change in this country to redefine racism in the hopes of giving Obama a free pass. Think how much the definition of racism has changed over the last two and a half years. It seems so much longer than that. Don Imus, Imus in the Morning, commenting on the tattooed Rutgers University women's basketball team's rough look, called them 'nappy-headed hos' as other members of the show called them "hardcore hos." Bernard McGuirk referred to their last game as " jigaboos... Read Full Story
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Fox business news channel of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp has agreed to simulcast the radio show of Don Imus, the ratings-grabber who stirred a national controversy on race two years ago. Fox Business Network (FBN) said on Thursday it had signed a multiyear deal to show the Imus program on weekdays from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. starting on October 5. "The program will incorporate additional business news into its format, which now offers a mix of current affairs, politics... Read Full Story
The Don Imus morning radio show moves its television home to the Fox Business Network starting Oct. 5 – where his fans should know they will be sharing him on-screen with a whole lot of numbers.
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Don Imus is negotiating with Fox Business to broadcast a video simulcast of his morning talk show, the Los Angeles Times reports. Imus had a simulcast deal with MSNBC when his radio show was on CBS, before he referred to the Rutgers women’s basketball team as “nappy-headed hos.” He now broadcasts on WABC with a simulcast on rural and agriculture-focused cable channel RFD-TV; the Fox deal would end that relationship. Read Full Story
The Rev. Al Sharpton is calling for opponents of an Arizona sheriff who has aggressively cracked down on illegal immigration to videotape alleged racial profiling by his office. The civil rights leader is scheduled to meet with Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio on Friday. Sharpton says the videos will help the U.S. Department of Justice in an investigation of alleged civil rights abuses by the sheriff's office. Critics say sheriff's deputies racially profiled people during immigration and... Read Full Story
The Rev. Al Sharpton says he feels vindicated by the outcome of a federal investigation of election law violations during his 2004 presidential campaign. The Federal Election Commission announced Thursday that Sharpton's campaign and his civil rights group would pay combined fines of $285,000 for breaking a variety of campaign finance rules. Despite the amount of the fine, Sharpton says investigators found no evidence that his staff willfully violated the law. He says his civil rights group... Read Full Story
The broadcaster Don Imus said that he has prostate cancer, the Web site of New York’s WCBS television station reported . Mr. Imus, 68, made the remarks during the Monday morning broadcast of his syndicated “Imus in the Morning” radio program, which in New York is broadcast on WABC-AM radio ; he said that he had stage II prostate cancer, giving no further details of his prognosis, but added that he was confident his doctors would beat it. According to FoxNews.com , Mr. Imus speculated on air... Read Full Story
