Radio broadcaster Don Imus has died

[Tripper11]

Source: NBC News

Radio shock jock Don Imus, one of the early pioneers of his genre, died Friday less than two years after retiring, according to a family statement given to NBC New York.

He was 79.

The controversial morning personality’s last day on the radio was on March 29 of last year. He had announced on Jan. 22 that he was retiring, telling fans: “Turn out the lights...the party's over."


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@WhereMyImusAt
March 29th, 2018, will be the last 'Imus in the Morning Program.' Turn out the lights...the party's over.

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The grizzled radio man was best known for his outsized cowboy hat and penchant for making controversial, often offensive, statements.

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[Goonch]

1. i-regret-the-times-i-ve-been-mean-to-people

[Orrex]

7. I'm glad that I saw your post before I posted

I was going to be acutely ungracious, but I'll keep it to myself in light of Imus' moment of reflection.

[PatSeg]

8. I'm biting my tongue

The best I can say is "he could have been worse".

[ArizonaLib]

15. Shouldn't pick on anyone

I would think 'pick on' implies something less of a challenge than 'provoking'. In other words, one can 'provoke' someone of lesser strength or greater strength. 'Pick on' to me implies going after someone of lesser strength. These conservatives have difficulty finding the correct words because their thinking doesn't reflect 'political correctness'. The only ones afraid of coming as prejudice are those who are prejudiced in thinking. People should notice more that progressive thinkers don't fear political correctness or coming off as prejudiced because the progressive mind is not prejudiced like that.

[SeattleVet]

2. There was a time when he was funny.

I remember when he called a local NYC McDonald's in 1972:

[George II]

5. He was very funny at one time. Years ago I listed to him every morning on my way to work....

....but then, maybe 20 years or so ago (about 10 years before the "nappy headed hos" incident?) he underwent a strange transformation. Got mean, nasty, and very political. I couldn't take him anymore.

But in his prime he was great.

I'm actually surprised he lived to be 79, over the years he had serious problems with substance abuse and wasn't very healthy.

[BumRushDaShow]

3. Just seeing the breaking news on this

He seemed to have (thankfully) faded into obscurity. No more "nappy headed ho's" remarks now.

[kimbutgar]

4. I heard a tease that a well known radio host died and hoped it was Rush Limbaugh

Unfortunately it was Imus who was a cretin but not as evil as Rush.

[Maxheader]

9. I seem to remember Don..

was instrumental in getting better care for vets in the hospitals there in new york...

He made a large mistake with the "natty haired hos' comment...But otherwise
there was some hilarious skits with other members of that broadcasting crew..

rip don...

[marble falls]

10. His politics got a bit screwy as he got older, but he was pretty entertaining when ...

first worked in Cleveland.


https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2017/05/xx_memorable_radio_personaliti.html





One of the nation's original – and most notorious – shock jocks, Imus had two memorable stints in Cleveland. The first started in 1970 at WGAR-AM/1220 and lasted barely a year. It was a tumultuous year. WGAR shot to No. 1 in the ratings, as Imus peppered the airwaves with a seemingly drunken flurry of sexually and politically provocative material. When he left in 1971 for the big-time in New York, the headline in The Plain Dealer read: "Garbage mouth goes to Gotham." He shot to stardom in the Big Apple, serving up the same shock schtick. But drug and alcohol abuse, violent episodes and other bizarre behavior got him fired eventually and he headed back to Cleveland, this time to work as the afternoon-drive host at WHK. The even more vile Gary Dee did mornings. Imus was back to New York the following year and eventually built an "Imus in the Morning" media empire that had him syndicated across the country. He got fired from CBS from that gig in 2007 after making racist and insulting remarks about the Rutgers women's basketball team. But he was soon back on the air with a new deal, and currently broadcasts from a base at WABC in New York. (Plain Dealer file photo)

[Yeehah]

11. What a pity.

LOL

[3Hotdogs]

12. He founded a charity, I believe it was a ranch for poor city kids.

I still recall "The Reverend, Billy Sol Hargis," selling a propane powered flaming cross, so you can welcome your new neighbors to your neighborhood.

[Polybius]

13. Sad news

I used to listen to him in the early 90's. RIP.

[SCVDem]

14. Nappy Headed Hos??!

Enjoy Hell.

[Coventina]

16. Exactly what I was going to post.

Not going to say nice things about a racist, even when he's newly dead.

[B Stieg]

17. Good get.

I had forgotten this episode.

[Judi Lynn]

18. Ah, the majestic, brilliant, irreplaceable Don Imus.

I will never forget him just as he was, mocking Bill Clinton, as he sat beside Hillary, at the White House Correspondents' diiiner, and she had to hear how blatantly she was betrayed and how funny Imus thought it all was. He didn't forget to make fun of her, too, personally before he finished his "comedy" bit on C-Span, while blaming the fact everyone already knew everything about the affair because the corporate media was wallowing it it endlessly.

[TuxedoKat]

19. I remember that too

The Clintons bore it with good grace and Imus wasn't even funny.

[TheFourthMind]

20. Don Imus was a racist piece of shit. Good riddance.

Ok, after some backlash and loss of revenue from advertisers, I now regret the times I've been mean to Don Imus....I've decided to no longer speak openly about people anymore, and keep my thoughts to myself.

[maxrandb]

21. Where is his grave?

I've got a six-pack of Sierra Nevada that I need to recycle.... naturally