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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDon Imus Dies at 79
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/don-imus-legendary-imus-morning-host-dies-at-79-1265052
Imus passed away on Friday morning at Baylor Scott and White Medical Center in College Station, Texas, after being hospitalized on Christmas Eve, a representative said. The cause of death was not given.
"Don loved and adored Deirdre, who unconditionally loved him back, loved spending his time watching Wyatt become a highly skilled, champion rodeo rider and calf roper, and loved and supported Zachary, who first met the Imus family at age 10 when he participated in the Imus Ranch program for kids with cancer, having battled and overcome leukemia, eventually becoming a member of the Imus family and Don and Deirdres second son," Imus' family said in a statement.
Imus is survived by his wife of 25 years, Deirdre, sons Wyatt and Lt. Zachary Don Cates and daughters Nadine, Ashley, Elizabeth and Toni.
A small service for Imus will be held in the next few days. The family requests that any donations be made to the Imus Ranch Foundation, which supports charities for children with cancer and other major illnesses.
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Don Imus Dies at 79 (Original Post)
Miles Archer
Dec 2019
OP
kentuck
(111,089 posts)1. Didn't Imus once hold down the morning slot that is now Morning Joe?
I forget why they let him go?? Must have been something he said?
cwydro
(51,308 posts)2. Yeah, he made a pretty bad racial remark.
I wont repeat it here. Pretty inexcusable.
That being said, he did some good with his money and foundation.
ooky
(8,922 posts)3. IIRC he disrespected women basketball players. nt
edhopper
(33,575 posts)4. Called the Rutgers women's basketball team
"Nappy-headed hos''
Bet he voted for Trump.
dweller
(23,629 posts)5. I really don't care
do you?
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