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Fox Business Network to simulcast Imus

Don Imus is moving to Fox Business Network.

Radio host Don Imus to end simulcast on RFD-TV

Don Imus and the RFD cable network say they've mutually agreed to end the TV simulcast of Imus' weekday radio talk show.

Imus in Mass. a day after his cancer announcement

Don Imus told listeners Tuesday that he assumes he'll be fine in his battle with prostate cancer, because that's what he always thinks.

A year into return, Don Imus has changed

Don Imus makes no excuses for his offensive remarks about the Rutgers women's basketball team, but says: "I deserved a second chance."

Don Imus says he was making a 'sarcastic point'

Don Imus, responding to criticism about racial remarks on his radio program, said on the air Tuesday he was trying to "make a sarcastic point" about unfair treatment of blacks in the criminal justice system but had been misunderstood.

Don Imus: Race comment was misunderstood

Months after returning to the radio with a pledge to mend the wounds caused by his comments about a women's basketball team, Don Imus is once again defending on-air remarks regarding race.

Shock jocks suspended over slur against Alaska Native women

A radio station suspended two disc jockeys Tuesday over a derogatory remark about Alaska Native women made on their show, a comment that has Alaskans comparing the shock-jock duo to Don Imus.

Publisher Sues Imus for $4 Million

Don Imus is being sued for more than $4 million by an advertiser on his former show who says the radio shock jock badmouthed the company and called its commercials for a book by the late President Gerald Ford "cheesy."

Can Black Cast Members Help Imus' Image?

Don Imus is an aging white man whose critics have assailed him for a racially charged on-air remark that got him fired. On his return to the airwaves, he brought with him some young black cast members.

An Apologetic Imus Is Back on the Air

Getting fired wasn't the first time Don Imus had hit rock bottom. Like his stumble into addiction in the 1980s, Imus fell into a personal purgatory after calling the Rutgers University women's basketball team "nappy-headed hos."

An Apologetic Imus Is Back on the Air

Getting fired wasn't the first time Don Imus had hit rock bottom.

Don Imus Returning to Television

Don Imus is hanging his familiar cowboy hat in a new television home: RFD-TV.

Imus' Return Means Ron Kuby Is Out

Taking Ron Kuby off the radio won't stop him from talking — particularly if you ask the radical attorney about his on-air replacement, Don Imus.

Shock Jock Don Imus Returns to Airwaves

A little more than six months ago, Don Imus' career seemed doomed. The shock jock had been fired over a racist and sexist remark that ignited an uproar over the limits of taste and tolerance.

Lawyer: Coach Wanted Imus Suit Dropped

A lawyer who represented a Rutgers University women's basketball player complained to the school that her coach pressured the athlete to drop a lawsuit against Don Imus over the radio host's sexist and racist remarks about the team.

Rutgers Player Sues Imus, CBS Radio

A member of the Rutgers women's basketball team has sued Don Imus and CBS, claiming the radio personality's sexist and racist comments about the team damaged her reputation.

Imus Could Return to Radio Airwaves

A radio comeback for Don Imus seemed unthinkable at the height of the uproar caused by his sexist and racist comments on-air about the Rutgers women's basketball team.

Sharpton Denies Disputing Romney's Faith

The Rev. Al Sharpton, who recently urged that radio host Don Imus be fired for making a racially insensitive remark, said in a debate that "those of us who believe in God" will defeat Republican Mitt Romney for the White House. But Sharpton denied he was questioning the Mormon's own belief in God.

NYC Radio Hosts Suspended for Prank Call

Still recovering from the Don Imus scandal, CBS Radio suspended two local shock jocks after they twice broadcast a racially charged prank call to employees at a Chinese restaurant.

Future of Imus Charity Ranch Questioned

Don Imus's banishment from the public airwaves also deprives him of a critical platform to raise money for the sprawling Imus Ranch, where children with cancer and other illnesses get a taste of the cowboy life.

Rice Calls Imus Remarks 'Disgusting'

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, the highest-ranking black woman in government history, said Friday the racist, sexist comments that got radio shock jock Don Imus fired were "disgusting."

Injured N.J. Governor Faces More Surgery

Gov. Jon S. Corzine remained heavily sedated and on a ventilator early Saturday, but doctors said he continued to recuperate from serious injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident on the Garden State Parkway this week.

N.J. Governor Critical After SUV Crash

New Jersey Gov. Jon S. Corzine was in critical condition Friday but expected to recover after his motorcade was hit on the Garden State Parkway and crashed into a guardrail, breaking his leg, six ribs, his sternum and fracturing a vertebrae.

For Imus, a Career of Ups and Downs

Don Imus was under fire, his job was in jeopardy, and his big mouth was to blame.

Don Imus Loses CBS Job in Stunning Fall

The chief of CBS Corp. said the furor over Don Imus' racist remarks had become about more than the talk show host. But it was Imus who ultimately paid the price.

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Goodbye, Joe

Though this site is owned by MSNBC, I have never under-stated my disapproval of MSNBC's politics, especially during the "Morning Joe" hours. After Don Imus was boosted from the air, I watched "Morning Joe" for quite some time.

Imus show to be simulcast on Fox Business
Source: Politico

The reports were true: Don Imus is heading to Fox Business Network, where his radio show will be simulcast from 6-9am.

Chris Wallace, Don Imus: Lou Dobbs Acting Like "Grassy Knoll Nut" (VIDEO)
Source: The Huffington Post

Lou Dobbs, whose flaxen locks change color and hue depending on how terrified he is that day of the coming Mexican reconquista, is all about the birthers now.

Can Swim Club That Kicked Black Kids Out Learn From Imus, Intel and McDonald's?
Source: DiversityInc

These people should be kicked out of the world. We live in the year 2009. Seriously? Do I really have to deal with a group of dumb people like that? White patrons pulled their kids out of the water. Seriously? There's more than one person that thinks that ignorantly?

The Difference Between Palin and Sharpton? Not Much

It's been interesting to follow this whole battle that's gone on between Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and late night talk show giant David Letterman.

Just a reminder: Politics isn't nice

Normally I am a person who sticks to the issues and typically ignores retarded fights unless it really somehow connects to an issue. With all the left and right wing whinnying something has to be said.

ABC News: Imus Responds: You Won't Get Me for This
Source: ABC News

Don Imus shot back at his critics today over controversial comments he made yesterday about NFL star Adam "Pacman" Jones, saying on his radio show that he used sarcasm to make a point about the unjust persecution of African-Americans when it comes to law enforcement.

Media Matters - Russert noted media's lack of scrutiny of McCain over Hagee, other issues, but not Russert's own McCain
Source: Media Matters for America

Summary: Discussing a column by Frank Rich about media coverage of controversial comments made by televangelist John Hagee, who has endorsed Sen. John McCain, and those made by Sen. Barack Obama's former pastor, Rev.

Imus: Obama is "almost a bigger pussy than" Clinton
Source: Media Matters for America

On Imus in the Morning, while discussing the April 16 Democratic debate, Don Imus said, "I thought Senator [Barack] Obama was on the defensive most of the night. But they're both sissy boys or sissy girls, or whatever.

Clinton: Wright 'would not have been my pastor'
Source: Tribune-Review News

"You know, I spoke out against Don Imus (who was fired from his radio and television shows after making racially insensitive remarks), saying that hate speech was unacceptable in any setting, and I believe that," Clinton said. "I just think you have to speak out against that.

Barack 'Double Standard' Obama
Source: Little Green Footballs

Gut Check: Taking stock of U.S. race relations; In the year of Obama, how does the national debate play out in your town?
Source: msnbc.com

"We've heard commentators speculate about whether Barack Obama, the biracial son of a Kenyan father and white mother from Kansas, is "black enough" to appeal to African-American voters, or too black to appeal to whites in middle America.

David Kirby: Don Imus on Vaccines
Source: The Huffington Post

Transcript of David Kirby on Don Imus March 4, 2008. He's talking about thee link between vaccines containing thimerosal (mercury) and the rising tide of autism. He says John McCain, to everyone's surprise, said he believes the link has been established.

Imus Closer to a Return to TV in Big Cities
Source: The New York Times

Viewers in Washington, D.C., Boston, Chicago and San Francisco, among other big cities, moved a step closer on Wednesday to being able to see a simulcast of Don Imus's morning radio show on television.

Shame on Gibson, Fox for hateful Ledger rant
Source: The Seattle Times

Why exactly is John Gibson still on the air?

Book publisher sues Don Imus over 'cheesy' comment
Source: NY Daily News

A company that sells autographed books is steamed at Don Imus for trashing their product on the air as "cheesy" during paid commercial spots.

A Résumé Can't Buy You Love
Source: The New York Times

WE can only imagine what is going on inside John McCain's head when he contemplates Mike Huckabee. It can't be pretty.

A Chastened Imus Returns to Radio
Source: The New York Times

Nearly eight months after he was fired for making a racially and sexually disparaging remark about the Rutgers women's basketball team, Don Imus went back on the radio at 6 a.m. today and vowed he would not say anything like that again.

A Chastened Imus Returns to Radio
Source: The New York Times

Back on air after eight months, Don Imus vowed not to say anything like the disparaging remarks that got him fired.

A Chastened Imus Returns to Radio
Source: The New York Times

Nearly eight months after he was fired for making a racially and sexually disparaging remark about the Rutgers women's basketball team, Don Imus went back on the radio at 6 a.m. today and vowed he would not say anything like that again.

Keep talking, Imus
Source: The Boston Globe

"DON IMUS will return to the airwaves on Dec. 3, marking the end to a hypocritical media morality play and bringing a needed voice back to the radio."

Imus Is Back!
Source: The New York Observer

But Not Quite Live! Bloodied Radio Cowboy Returns Dec. 3 With 21-Second Delay; WABC Says Ad Sales Going at Fast Clip; First Day's Guest, Carville; Ambivalent Russert Battered on Blogs

Rural-targeted TV network picks up forthcoming Imus radio show
Source:

The Rural Media Group Inc. announced on Wednesday that beginning Dec. 3, it will carry Imus's new program on its station RFD-TV, which is targeted to an audience in the rural U.S. RFD-TV also features programming such as The Cattle Show and National Tractor Pulling.

Reduced to the Small Screen: Entertainment Replaces Serious Discussion About Race
Source: The Washington Post

And with each episode in the long-running Saga of Race in America, a string of characters lines up to react to the latest eruption. The media records them as they take up positions in the Great Race Debate.

Desperate Housewives Out-Bigots Don Imus???
Source: CNET News.com

My father, a prolific storyteller, likes to spin a cautionary tale about the pitfalls of the English language. It's the '60s, and he's a young intern at a small public hospital on the Jersey shore. He has been in the United States for only six months or so.

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