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December Return For Don Imus On The Air
By Karyn Chenoweth Oct 9, 2007, 17:34 GMT
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Don Imus is poised to return to the airwaves less than a year after he was fired for perceived racist remarks about the Rutgers women's basketball team.
The New York Daily News writes that the players he offended will be listening closely.
"If he shows signs of not having changed, we will register our displeasure," said the Rev. DeForest Soaries, who mediated the emotional face-to-face session where Imus apologized to the players for calling them "nappy-headed ho's."
"They're hoping he'll use his expanded platform for good," said Soaries, senior pastor of the First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens in Somerset, N.J. "This has caused them lots of problems they are still working through, but they have no malice in their hearts."
Imus will on Dec. 1 reportedly take over the morning slot at WABC occupied by Curtis Sliwa and Ron Kuby.
A potential roadblock to Imus' return was cleared in August when he and CBS quietly settled a multimillion-dollar breach of contract suit his lawyer Martin Garbus had threatened to file.
Imus' settlement was reported at $20 million - about half the amount remaining on the five-year CBS contract he had signed just months earlier.
Reached at Rutgers, the coach of the university's Scarlet Knights women's basketball team said yesterday, "I just want to forget the issue and move on."
"He has every right to go back on the air," Vivian Stringer told the Daily News. "Our business is about basketball and that's what we're going to focus on."
The Rev. Al Sharpton, who helped lead the charge to get Imus fired, said he wants to know if "there are any safeguards in his contract against his past behavior."
"If there are not, then we may approach advertisers and say, 'How can they support this,'" he said.
When Imus returns, it will be with sidekick Charles McCord and producer Bernard McGuirk. It was McGuirk who made the initial "ho" reference that led to Imus' firing.
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sharpton and jackson are enough to gag a magot
The very pure and perfect Al Sharpton has spoken!!
Imus is a liberal wienie and an old grouch but it wasn't necessary to kick him off the air. Sharpton's gonna monitor him! Who's gonna monitor rev al
And now, ladies and gentlemen, he's back and will have even more listeners. His new listeners may even learn something.
The following is the content of a email I sent to NABJ minutes ago regarding Imus's return to the airwaves.
'I get the impression that you prefer people who have never made a mistake on the radio and tv waves. Is straight, direct, insightful and non condescending too much for you folks. Sure, what the man said was reprehensible, I repeat, what he said, not who he is.
Am I sensing a new type of discrimination at work here. Who appointed you the conscience of America?'
Don from California
Let me just say this about Rev. Al.... Fat Loser, fat loser, fat loser.
Go get a real job and stop being the degenerate parasitic moron that you are. Imus did nothing wrong and as usual... a lot about nothing from this racist creep without a job. Die Al. I am beggin ya. nanana
I loved watching Imus every day while getting ready for work. I know he frequently said to his producer to tone down, or thats enough of that when making inappropriate comments. Its ironic he would be caught up in the same situation. I wish he would be back on tv with all the crew that was on with him-I'd like to know what they are all doing.
Who the F appointed Al Sharpton to speak for everyone? Why can't he mind his own business? Do you realize he has one speech for every event? It's the samer garbage over and over. When is this guy gonna die of a stroke from hardening of the arteries?
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Just Driving AroundOct 9th, 2007 - 19:32:56
Could you please remove Al Sharpton and Jessie Jackson off the Air Might as well take Al Rooker off also Then we we start to talk about the Don Imus situation . Explain to these three race doesn't count when creditabilty is the issue .The Black Journalist groupe who is rasing flack about Imus once again doesn't even get it . Its not all black news all the time .Its not all black issues all the time. Sorry about that .There are wars sick children GI's who haven't received proper care .And you set your sites on a old comic who has raised awareness beyond any of the three mentioned . Do something good . Don't forget Duke Tawanny and every white man you have tried to destroy . I am begining to think that the journilst of today are No Edward R Murro .Lazy and no memory of the past . In the 60s we called it a cheap thrill. And what these 3 Have done is a cheap trick
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