Imus in the Morning
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| Imus in the Morning | |
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 Imus in the Morning |
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| Format | Comedy, News, Politics, Talk radio |
| Starring | Don Imus Cast Members |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| Production | |
| Running time | 4 hours (WABC) 3 hours (RFD-TV) |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | WNBC/WFAN (Radio, 1971-2007) MSNBC (Television, 1996-2007) WABC/ABC Radio (Radio, 2007-present) RFD-TV (Television, 2007-present) |
| Picture format | NTSC (480i), 1080i (HDTV) |
| Original run | 1971-1977, 1979-1988 (WNBC) – 1988-2007 (WFAN) September 3, 1996-April 11, 2007 (MSNBC) December 3, 2007-present (WABC AM, RFD-TV) |
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| IMDb profile | |
| TV.com summary | |
Imus in the Morning is an American radio show hosted by Don Imus on ABC Radio Networks and simulcast on RFD-TV.
The show originated on 66 WNBC-AM in New York City in 1971. In October, 1988 the show moved to WFAN when that radio station took over the spectrum license for the 660 band when WNBC went off the air. It was later syndicated to 60 other stations across the country by Westwood One, a division of CBS Radio, airing weekdays from 5:30 to 10 am Eastern time. Beginning 3 September 1996, the first three-and-a-half hours were simulcast on the cable television network MSNBC.
The show had been broadcast almost every weekday morning for 25 years on radio and 11 years on MSNBC until it was canceled on April 12, 2007, due to racist and sexist comments made on the April 4 broadcast. The remark resulted in the program's cancellation the following week (see Cancellation).
The Imus in the Morning program returned to the morning drive on New York radio station WABC on 3 December 2007. WABC is the flagship station of ABC Radio Networks, which syndicates the show nationally. The show is simulcast on television nationwide on RFD-TV and rebroadcast each evening on RFD HD in high-definition.
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[edit] History
Imus in the Morning began in 1971 on WNBC-AM in New York, the flagship of the old NBC Radio Network. After being fired in August 1977 and relocating to Cleveland, NBC brought Imus back to New York. On September 3, 1979, Imus started off his first program back in New York with his old character/voice/bit, "The Reverend Billy Sol Hargis". The show regularly parodied songs and voices, satirizing national and local events and persons. WNBC signed off in 1988, and WFAN, previously on 1050 AM, moved to WNBC's old frequency. WFAN decided to retain Imus, replacing its original morning drive-time show hosted by Greg Gumbel.
Initially limited to the broadcast range of WFAN in the Tri-State Region, the show's radio audience and influence expanded considerably once Westwood One began syndicating it in 1993.
For many years the program was based at WFAN's studios in Astoria, Queens, New York, but in 2005 the program moved to a special Imus in the Morning set at MSNBC's studios in Secaucus, New Jersey, although certain cast members remained at the WFAN studios using a split-screen format. When at the Imus Ranch, Don Imus would broadcast the show from Ribera, New Mexico, while the rest of the cast remained in New York and New Jersey.
Currently, the first three hours of the show originates from the Cablevision Rainbow studios in midtown Manhattan's Penn Plaza. The fourth hour, which is not simulcast on television, is broadcasted across Seventh Avenue at WABC studios.[1]
[edit] Influence and demographics
Originally considered a shock jock, Imus turned his show more towards politics and news and gained public influence as a result. During the 1990s, Imus in the Morning became increasingly important as a useful, non-traditional platform for politicians to express their views and gain exposure. Former U.S. Sen. Al D'Amato (R-N.Y.) was one of the first officeholders to ingratiate himself with "The I-man", as Imus was frequently called by cast and guests. The show's many guests included prominent politicians such as Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Mitt Romney, John McCain, John Kerry, Vice President Dick Cheney, J.D. Hayworth and Harold Ford, Jr., as well as reporters and columnists from Newsweek, NBC, MSNBC,CNN, Fox News and other media outlets. Among the cream of the press who regularly appeared on the show were Tom Brokaw, Tim Russert, Dan Rather, Brian Williams, Andrea Mitchell, Cokie Roberts, Sam Donaldson, Howard Fineman, Mike Barnicle, Frank Rich, Jonathan Alter and Jeff Greenfield. In 1997, Imus was named as one of Time magazine's "25 most influential people in America"; he was also on the cover of Newsweek in 1999.
In 2005, Imus in the Morning was carried by about 90 radio stations across the United States[2], although at the time of its 2007 CBS Radio/MSNBC cancellation it was carried by 61 stations.[3] Arbitron analysis put the program among the most listened to radio talk shows in the United States,[4] with about 1.6 million radio listeners per week[5].
In an April 26, 2005, article, David Kiley wrote in Business Week magazine that Imus in the Morning commanded higher advertising rates compared to competing talk shows with larger audiences, because the Imus show was less politically partisan and its demographics were "affluent, educated and influential men". Kiley also quoted former CBS News anchor and Face the Nation moderator Bob Schieffer as saying, "I don’t know anyone in Washington who doesn’t listen to Imus or watch him on TV. I get more feedback off my spots on Imus than from my own shows."[6] (This included the former Howard Stern terrestrial radio broadcast. In comparison, Stern attracted more than 8.25 million listeners on half as many stations and Rush Limbaugh attracts 13.5 million listeners).
At the time of its 2007 MSNBC cancellation, Imus in the Morning averaged 361,000 viewers in the first quarter of 2007 and was up 39 percent over the previous year, ranking third among cable morning news programs in the Nielsen ratings, compared to 769,000 viewers of Fox and Friends on Fox News Channel and 372,000 viewers of CNN's American Morning.[7] The program was reported to generate $20 million in annual revenue for WFAN, representing approximately 25 percent of the New York anchor station's revenue. Total revenue, including affiliate advertising and MSNBC, was said to be $50 million.[8] MSNBC is said to have paid CBS $4 million annually in simulcast fees and to have averaged $500,000 per year in production expenses.[5]
Imus generally selects country and western songs as bumper music, often playing them at substantial length, and he often promotes artists he likes such as Delbert McClinton, The Dixie Chicks, Levon Helm and The Flatlanders. Rock music, blues, oldies and the occasional jazz piece is also used as bumper music.
[edit] Cast members
Imus in the Morning has a regular cast of members who supply news and comedy, and act as foils to Imus. Present cast members include:
- Charles McCord is the program's newsman. In character, he usually acts as either the straight man or, occasionally, as an Imus sycophant or antagonist.
- Rob Bartlett[9] impersonates a cast of celebrities (Bill Clinton, The Godfather, Dr. Phil, Brian Wilson, Hulk Hogan, Rush Limbaugh, Scott Muni, Omar Minaya, Alberto Gonzales, Vicente Fox, Al Gore, Blind Mississippi White Boy Pig Feets Dupris, Liza Minnelli, and many others)
- Bernard McGuirk, his producer, is the show's antagonist, whom Imus has sometimes referred to as a "bald-headed stooge"; he also performs character voices (such as New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin, Cardinal Egan, Cardinal O'Connor, and Maya Angelou). McGuirk was the only other member of the cast to lose his job in the Rutgers controversy[10] and was initially off air for the first few weeks of the revival before returning. He currently has an on-air role.
- Karith Foster is Don's new sidekick. She is a Texas-raised black woman hired in the wake of the Rutgers controversy.
- Tony Powell, a black native New Yorker, a comedian, originally gave sports reports, now a general contributor.
- Warner Wolf serves as the sportscaster. He had also served as sports reporter circa 2001 for the WFAN incarnation of the program; he reunited with Imus after several weeks on WABC, where Wolf had worked as sports reporter for the previous morning show of Curtis and Kuby before Imus had arrived.
- Lou Rufino serves as the program engineer.
Part of the appeal of his show is the overt display of office politics: cast members are frequently the object of Imus' sarcasm, largely because of their outspoken points of view, while McCord affects a neutral, reasoned tone and thus stays out of Imus' line of fire.
Previous sports reporters have included Sid Rosenberg (fired in May 2005 for comments made regarding Kylie Minogue's battle against breast cancer but remained a substitute), Chris Carlin (best known for "the fat boy lock of the week!,") Patrick McEnroe (who auditioned to replace Imus on WFAN), Don Criqui, Mike Breen (valued for his deadpan delivery of false sports news), and Christopher "Mad Dog" Russo. Other previous reporters included Janice Dean and Christy Musumeci, who departed for Fox News Channel and MSNBC, respectively, as well as gossip reporter Tracy Burgess. Larry Kenney impersonated various character voices (e.g., Richard Nixon, George Patton, Ted Kennedy, Andy Rooney, Jack Nicholson, and Jerry Falwell).
Imus had regular guests on the program to discuss upcoming sporting events. Typically, these guests appeared only during the season of their respective sport. Such guests include Jim Nantz and Phil Simms (of CBS) and Terry Bradshaw (of Fox) for football, and Darrell Waltrip (of Fox) for NASCAR. During an interview with Boomer Esiason, after ridiculing him, Imus chided Esiason with a trademark phrase "get off my phone," insisting he hang up. Esiason shot back with "no, you get off my phone." Zach Malter
[edit] Controversies
- See also: Don Imus
Imus offended President Bill Clinton with remarks in front of the Clintons during a 1996 Radio and Television Correspondents Association dinner speech.[11]
Imus has had a long-standing rivalry with Howard Stern. It most recently boiled to the surface in 2003, when Stern called Imus while both were on the air to demand an apology for a comedy skit that Imus had aired. After exchanging insults, Imus cut Stern off.[12] In late 2005, Imus commented that he wished Stern would do well at Sirius satellite radio, as Imus held Sirius stock.
Beginning in February 2005, MSNBC featured Amy Robach, and then afternoon regular Contessa Brewer as news readers on Imus in the Morning. Brewer held the position for over two months and was the target of Imus's constant ridicule, which was initially dismissed as typical show fodder. On April 29, 2005, the New York Post published a statement attributed to Brewer calling Imus a "cantankerous old fool." He responded on-air by calling her "fat" and "painfully stupid," and hurled countless personal insults. Brewer left Imus in the Morning immediately.
On the December 15, 2004, Imus in the Morning show, Don Imus referred to the publishers Simon & Schuster as "thieving Jews" and later in the same show gave a mock apology, calling the phrase "thieving Jews", “redundant”.
On October 19, 1998, Newsday reported that Imus called Washington Post media writer Howard Kurtz "that boner-nosed ... beanie-wearing little Jew boy".
On November 30, 2006, on Imus in the Morning, Imus referred to the Jewish management at CBS as “money-grubbing bastards”.
Sid Rosenberg, who provided sports updates on the Imus show, got into trouble when he suggested on air that tennis stars Serena and Venus Williams were animals better suited to pose for National Geographic than Playboy.[13] Rosenberg also stated that Palestinians mourning the death of Yasser Arafat were "stinking animals" upon whom the Israelis "ought to drop the bomb right there, kill 'em all right now..."[14] He was fired from the Don Imus show after making crude remarks about Australian singer Kylie Minogue's breast cancer diagnosis.[15] Chris Carlin replaced Rosenberg, although Rosenberg continued to call into the Imus program up until its cancellation.
[edit] Cancellation
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[edit] Rutgers basketball remarks
On the Imus in the Morning broadcast of April 4, 2007, substitute sportscaster Sid Rosenberg of WAXY reported on Rutgers University's 59-46 loss the previous evening to the University of Tennessee, in the final game of the NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship. As MSNBC rolled tape of the game footage, Imus said in a voiceover, "They're some rough girls from Rutgers. They got tattoos." Bernard McGuirk then interjected, "yeah, hardcore hos." Imus then added, "nappy-headed hos[16]". McGuirk then compared the game to "the jigaboos versus the wannabes," alluding to the Spike Lee film School Daze.[17]
The following day, Bryan Monroe, the president of the National Association of Black Journalists, described Imus's comments as "beyond offensive"[18] and called for his immediate firing. MSNBC responded later that day with a statement disassociating itself from Imus's remarks. On the April 6 Imus in the Morning show, Imus expressed regret over his remarks, contending that it was said in jest by "a good man who did a bad thing".
On Saturday, April 7, the Rev. Al Sharpton, described by the New York Times as "among the leaders of the movement to force Don Imus off the air", told an angry audience in Harlem, New York that Imus should be "taken off the airwaves" for the racially disparaging remark.[19]
Protest demonstrations by "Rainbow/PUSH" in Chicago, Illinois, in front of NBC's owned-and-operated Chicago station were led by Rev. Jesse Jackson on April 9 as 50 demonstrators held signs reading "No apologies, no forgiveness" and chanting "Imus must go".[20]
Also on April 9, presidential candidate Barack Obama termed Imus's comments, "Divisive, hurtful, and offensive to Americans of all backgrounds", saying "With a public platform comes a trust. As far as I'm concerned, he violated that trust".[20]
Clarence Page, who had occasionally been a guest on Imus in the Morning, wrote that Imus broke a promise made to him six years previously to eschew racially offensive remarks.[21]
Amidst the gathering protests, Imus delivered a second, lengthier apology at the beginning of the Imus in the Morning program on Monday, April 9 and offered to meet with the Rutgers team to apologize personally. Imus again stated that he "is a good person who made a very bad mistake", citing his charitable works. Later that day, CBS Radio and NBC (which owns MSNBC through its NBC News division) announced a two-week suspension of Don Imus' program on radio and television starting Monday, April 16. The initial delay in the start of the suspension was to allow the WFAN Radiothon, which was to begin on April 12, to still be broadcast on MSNBC. NBC News President Steve Capus released a prepared statement explaining the network's action:
“Beginning Monday, April 16, MSNBC will suspend simulcasting the syndicated Imus in the Morning radio program for two weeks. This comes after careful consideration in the days since his racist, abhorrent comments were made. Don Imus has expressed profound regret and embarrassment and has made a commitment to listen to all of those who have raised legitimate expressions of outrage. In addition, his dedication – in his words – to change the discourse on his program moving forward, has confirmed for us that this action is appropriate. Our future relationship with Imus is contingent on his ability to live up to his word.”
[edit] MSNBC cancellation
On Wednesday, April 11, 2007, NBC News announced that MSNBC would no longer simulcast Imus in the Morning, effective immediately.
| “ | This decision comes as a result of an ongoing review process, which initially included the announcement of a suspension. It also takes into account many conversations with our own employees. What matters to us most is that the men and women of NBC Universal have confidence in the values we have set for this company. This is the only decision that makes that possible. Once again, we apologize to the women of the Rutgers basketball team and to our viewers. We deeply regret the pain this incident has caused. | ” |
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—Steve Capus, NBC News President, MSNBC drops simulcast of Don Imus show. MSNBC (April 11, 2007). Retrieved on 2007-04-11. |
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Several advertisers of Imus in the Morning announced their withdrawal from sponsorship, including General Motors (Imus' biggest advertiser) Staples Inc., Sprint Nextel, American Express, and Procter & Gamble.[5]
Capus also revealed that in staff meetings, NBC's African-American news staff and on-air personalities opposed Imus' return to MSNBC, with Al Roker of the Today show expressing particularly strong opposition both internally and on the Today show's website. Capus denied, however, that the loss of ad revenue was a determining factor in his network's decision to drop Imus. He was quoted by the New York Times as saying that "The reputation of the news division means more to me than advertising dollars. Because if you lose your reputation, you lose everything."[5] The absence and silence from Imus' frequent NBC guests Brian Williams, Andrea Mitchell, David Gregory, Chris Matthews and close 'friend' Tim Russert was obvious and an indication of NBC's future action.[22]
MSNBC's timing of Imus' cancellation was criticized on WFAN, as Imus in the Morning had been scheduled to kick off the 18th Annual WFAN Radiothon, a large annual fundraising event, the next morning. The Radiothon aired April 12 on radio only.
Asked for his reaction, Sharpton told the New York Times that "we have been halfway successful so far" and that he was planning to organize a demonstration in front of CBS’s Manhattan corporate headquarters. He said, "This has never been about Don Imus. I have no idea whether he is a good man or not. This is about the use of public airwaves for bigoted, racist speech."[5]
[edit] CBS Radio cancellation
On Thursday morning, April 12, 2007, the Revs. Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton met with CBS President and CEO Leslie Moonves to demand that Imus be fired. That afternoon, Moonves issued a statement announcing that CBS Radio had cancelled Imus in the Morning, effective immediately:[23][24].
| “ | From the outset, I believe all of us have been deeply upset and revulsed by the statements that were made on our air about the young women who represented Rutgers University in the NCAA Women's Basketball Championship with such class, energy and talent. | ” |
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—Leslie Moonves, CBS President and CEO, CBS Corp says cancels Don Imus radio show. Reuters (2007-04-12). Retrieved on 2007-04-12. |
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Following the announcement, Jackson called the removal "a victory for public decency. No one should use the public airwaves to transmit racial or sexual degradation."[23]
Sharpton said of Imus, "He says he wants to be forgiven. I hope he continues in that process. But we cannot afford a precedent established that the airways can commercialize and mainstream sexism and racism."[23]
The final day of the WFAN Radiothon, April 13, was co-hosted by Deirdre Imus and Charles McCord during the hours when Imus in the Morning formerly aired.
[edit] Reaction to the cancellation
Don and Deirdre Imus met with the Rutgers team on the evening of April 12 at the New Jersey Governor's Mansion, according to a report broadcast by CNN, which characterized the meeting as "emotional". C. Vivian Stringer, coach of the Rutgers team, said the next day that she and her team "still find his statements to be unacceptable," but that they accepted Imus's apology.[25]
Civil rights and women's groups such as the National Organization for Women praised CBS and MSNBC for their action, saying that there is no place on the public airwaves for racial and anti-female slurs. Newsweek magazine in its April 23, 2007 cover story said that for too long its own reporters coveted an invitation to appear on Imus in the Morning:
| “ | Suddenly some of America's largest media companies and most important corporate advertisers were confronted with the fact that they had been complicit in the rise and reign of a purveyor of ugly stereotypes. Mainstream figures and institutions that had chosen to compartmentalize the Imus kingdom "enjoying the salon while overlooking the slurs" realized they could no longer have it both ways. | ” |
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— "The Power That Was", Newsweek , "The Power That Was". Newsweek (April 23, 2007). Retrieved on 2007-04-15. |
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Others, however, criticized the cancellation of Imus in the Morning as a "double standard", arguing that Imus was merely echoing the misogyny common to rap music lyrics heard on recordings, MTV, and BET.[26] This idea itself, however, has been countered, as some think it laughable that "pundits and politicians have apparently decided on a consensus culprit to cleanse the national soul: hip-hop" .[27]
In reaction to the Imus show and its cancellation, there were calls for an end to offensive language in the rap music genre.[28] "Bo" Dietl, a regular guest on Imus in the Morning denounced Moonves on Fox News Channel for CBS' cancellation of Imus while producing rap music with anti-female lyrics, saying, "Mr. Les Moonves, you care about the quality, why don't you care about your CBS records with all the garbage my 17-year-old daughter listens to and they use this word 'ho' back and forth and they degrade women all the time. If I thought that Don Imus was a racist in any part, shape or form, I wouldn't be here today."[3]
[edit] Settlement
Before his show was canceled, Imus and CBS had signed a contract extension for about $10 million per year.[29] Before Imus could explore another broadcasting job it was necessary for Imus and CBS to reach a settlement on the contract.[30]
On May 4, 2007, Martin Garbus, a lawyer for Imus, claimed that the broadcasters of the program could have edited Imus's comments, given that the program was subject to tape delay. The lawyer also indicated that Imus would sue CBS Radio for $120 million in unpaid salary and damages. CBS Radio replied that it would vigorously defend against the suit.[31]
During a June 29, 2007 broadcast, comments were made by WFAN host Mike Francesa and McCord which seemed to indicate that Imus would be returning to the air in the near future, possibly rejoining WFAN. The comments were made during a 20th anniversary celebration of WFAN, as part of a broadcast meant to honor Imus's contribution to the station. McCord noted that the broadcast seemed to reflect on Imus through a rear-view mirror. Then he quipped, "Be warned: Objects in the mirror may be closer than they appear." Francesa then cryptically added that by, "this September, I hope the team will once again be complete."[32][33] Technically, both comments were accurate: McCord's "warning" could be seen as a prediction that he and Imus would reunite, which would indeed happen on a rival station, and Francesa's comment was true on the basis that Boomer Esiason and Craig Carton took over the morning position permanently in September 2007.
On August 14, 2007, it became clear that Imus would not return to WFAN when it was announced that Imus and CBS agreed to a settlement.[34]
[edit] Broadcast return
Although speculated since his dismissal, the return to morning radio for Imus was officially announced by New York talk-radio station WABC on November 1, 2007. The show's first broadcast aired on 3 December.[35] The financial package between Imus and WABC is a 5-year deal worth up to $40 million.[36]
Newsman Charles McCord, producer Bernard McGuirk, and engineer Lou Rufino are part of the new show, along with most of television production crew that worked the MSNBC broadcast; the first guests were historian Doris Kearns Goodwin, Senator John McCain, Senator Christopher Dodd, Democratic Party strategist James Carville, and Imus regular Bo Dietl.
After mass layoffs at Citadel Broadcasting in March 2008, a significant rollout of Imus in the Morning is taking place, as Imus is being packaged along with The True Oldies Channel as a replacement format for several underperforming Citadel stations across the country.
[edit] Television Simulcast
Imus was originally in talks with "big-market" TV suitors Fox Business Network, Fox News Channel, and others to simulcast the show on national television. [37][38][39][40] On 13 November, it was announced that a 5-year deal was reached to simulcast Imus in the Morning on RFD-TV, which is available on both DISH Network and DirecTV but only (as of November 2007) on a limited number of cable providers. The number of systems carrying RFD is anticipated to increase because of the Imus deal.[41][42] The show will be broadcast from 6-9am eastern time on RFD-TV and from 6-9pm in high-definition on RFD HD. In addition, the RFD press release states:
"[RFD] is developing plans to offer the Imus video programming through new technologies including VOD, streaming, and pod casts, as well as, seek worldwide distribution of the RFD-TV production to obtain the highest possible audience."[43].
[edit] Station Listing
| Calls | Frequency | Branding | Format | Market | Timeslot | Group owner |
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| Television | ||||||
| DirecTV | 379 | RFD-TV | Rural issues | United States | Live 6A - 9A ET Tape 6P - 9P ET |
Rural Media Group |
| Dish Network | 231 | United States | ||||
| Radio | ||||||
| WABC | 770 kHz | NewsTalk Radio 77 | News/Talk | New York, NY | Live 6A-10A | Citadel Broadcasting |
| KABC | 790 kHz | TalkRadio 790 KABC | Talk | Los Angeles, CA | Live 3A-5A | Citadel Broadcasting |
| WJZW | 105.9 MHz | True Oldies 105.9 | Oldies | Washington, DC | Live 6A-10A | Citadel Broadcasting |
| WTKK | 96.9 MHz | Boston's Talk Evolution | Talk | Boston, MA | Tape 5A-6A/ Live 6A-9A | Greater Media |
| WYAY | 106.7 MHz | True Oldies 106.7 | Oldies | Atlanta, GA | Live 6A-9A | Citadel Broadcasting |
| WTAN | 1340 kHz | TanTalk 1340 | News Talk Information | Tampa, FL | Live 6A-9A/Tape 11A-Noon | Radio World Inc. |
| WDCF | 1350 kHz | Dade City Talk | News Talk Information | Dade City, FL | Live 6A-10A | Radio World Inc. |
| WPRV | 790 kHz | True Oldies 790 | Oldies | Providence, RI | Live 6A-9A | Citadel Broadcasting |
| WTAR | 850 kHz | AM850 WTAR | Sports/Talk | Norfolk, VA | Live 6A-9A | Sinclair Broadcast Group |
| WXUR | 92.7 MHz | 92-7 The Drive | Modern Hits | Utica, NY | Live 6A-10A | Arjuna Broadcasting Corp. |
| WHDQ | 106.1 MHz | Q106 | Classic Rock | Claremont, NH | Live 6A-10A | Nassau Broadcasting, Corp. |
| WEMJ | 1490 kHz | News/Talk 1490 | News/Talk | Laconia, NH | Live 6A-10A | Nassau Broadcasting, Corp. |
| WQMR | 101.1 MHz | Talk Radio 101.1 FM | News Talk Information | Salisbury, MD | Live 6A-10A | Snow Hill Broadcasting, L.L.C. |
| WQTK | 92.7 MHz | The North Country's News and Talk Authority | News Talk Information | Ogdensburg, NY | Live 6A-10A | Community Broadcasters, L.L.C. |
| WARK | 1490 kHz | 1490 WARK | News Talk Information | Hagerstown, MD | Live 6A-10A | Nassau Broadcasting |
| WVPO | 840 kHz | The Poconos' Oldies Station | Talk/Sports | Stroudsburg, PA | Live 6A - 9A | Nassau Broadcasting |
| WPLY | 960 kHz | |||||
| KTBL | 1050 kHz | KTBL-AM 1050 | News Talk | Albuquerque, NM | 6A-10A | Citadel Broadcasting |
| KWTO | 98.7 MHz | The Jock | Sports | Springfield, MO | Live 5A - 9A | Meyer Communications |
| WKOO | 94.1 MHz | Greatest Hits of the 60's and 70's All Day Long | Oldies | New Bern, NC | Live 6A- 9A | Innes Bank Media |
| WELI | 960 kHz | New Haven's News/Talk | News/Talk | New Haven, CT | Live 6A- 9A | Clear Channel |
| WTAA | 1490 kHz | WTAA 1490 | News/Talk | Atlantic City, NJ | Live 6A- 10A | Access 1 NJ |
| KJDL | 1420 kHz | Newsradio 1420 | News/Talk | Lubbock, TX | 6A- 9A | Walker Broadcasting & Comm. |
| WVAE | 1400 kHz | The Bay | Standards | Portland, ME | Live 6A - 10A | Saga Communications |
| WBAE | 1490 kHz | |||||
| KSRO | 1350 kHz | News/Talk 1350 KSRO | News/Talk | Santa Rosa, CA | 9A- Noon | Maverick Media LLC |
| WWSC | 1450 kHz | The Tri-County's Heritage Station | News/Talk | Glens Falls, NY | 6A-9A | Regional Radio Group, LLC |
| KXIO | 106.9 MHz | KIX 106 | News/Sports | Little Rock, AR | 5A-9A | |
| WSVU | 960 kHz | Seaview AM 960 | Adult Standards/MOR | West Palm Beach, FL | 6A-10A | North Palm Beach Broadcasting, Inc. |
| KTMS | 990 kHz | News Talk AM 990 | News/Talk | Santa Barbara, CA | 3-7A | Rincon Broadcasting |
| WBEC | 1420 kHz | AM 1420 Newstalk Sports | News/Talk/Sports | Pittsfield, MA | 6A-9A | Vox Radio Group |
| WQSO | 96.7 MHz | The Wave | Classic Hits | Portsmouth, NH | 6A-9A | Clear Channel |
| WGFT | 1330 kHz | Y-Town's Talk Station | Talk | Youngstown, OH | 6A-9A | Stop 26 Riverbend Licences, LLC |
| WMEL | 1300 kHz | Space Coast Source for News & Talk | Talk | Melbourne, FL | 6A-9A | Twin Towers Broadcasting |
| WXZO | 96.7 MHz | The Zone | Talk | Willsboro, NY | 6A-9A | Clear Channel |
| WEAV | 960 kHz | Plattsburgh, NY | 6A-9A | Clear Channel | ||
| WTSJ | 1320 kHz | Randolph, VT | 6A-9A | Clear Channel | ||
Note: all times local
[edit] Quotations
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- "Quack quack" -- sound effect played whenever Imus said the time.
- "SHUT UP!" -- sound effect used to cut short a sound bite from an unscrupulous politician.
- "That'llllll be fine" -- said in response to provocative descriptions by other cast members.
- "I luv yar Fred ...Who do you like in the car race?" -- Imus speaking to brother Fred via phone.
- "Aw man it don't get much better than that" --used to describe musical acts either played on tape or performing in studio.
- "Haaave muy-see" --similar to the previous quote.
- "My man Richard Santouli started this (Net Jets Inc.) over there on Wall Street doodling when he should have been doing work."
- "Dick Cheney is still a war criminal, Hillary Clinton is still Satan, and I'm back on the radio!" - December 3, 2007 inaugural broadcast on ABC Radio[44]
[edit] References
- ^ Donohue, Steve. Imus to Broadcast from Cablevision’s Rainbow Studios. Multichannel.com. 30 November 2007.
- ^ Imus in the Morning audio archives
- ^ a b "CBS fires Don Imus from radio show", Los Angeles Times, April 13, 2007.
- ^ Talkers Magazine online
- ^ a b c d e Bill Carter (2007-04-12). NBC News Drops Imus Show Over Racial Remark. The New York Times.
- ^ David Kiley (2005-04-26). Imus audience slips in New York. But he still packs a punch. BusinessWeek.
- ^ Tim Cuprisin, "Plagued by soft ratings, O'Briens ousted as CNN morning anchors", Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, April 11, 2007.
- ^ Johnnie L. Roberts, Newsweek magazine, April 11, 2007.
- ^ Website of Rob Bartlett
- ^ Imus sidekick booted, too
- ^ Imus' speech to the Radio & TV Correspondent's dinner transcript. imonthe.net. Retrieved on 2006-09-28.
- ^ Joseph Planta (2003-12-08). Imus vs. Stern. thecommentary.ca.
- ^ Sid Rosenberg audio on the Williams sisters.
- ^ Palestinians called 'Stinking Animals' on MSNBC's 'Imus'. The Council on American-Islamic Relations (2004-11-18).
- ^ Sid Rosenberg audio on Kylie Minogue.
- ^ Imus called women's basketball teamnappy-headed hos. mediamatters.org (2007-04-04). Retrieved on 2007-04-06.
- ^ Imus Apologizes For Controversial Comments About Rutgers Players. WNBC New York (2007-04-05). Retrieved on 2007-04-07.
- ^ Talk-Radio Host Don Imus Apologizes for On-Air Racial Slurs Against Rutgers Women's Basketball Team. www.foxnews.com (2007-04-06). Retrieved on 2007-04-06.
- ^ Manny Fernandez, New York Times, April 8, 2007.
- ^ a b Dan Blake, "Jackson leads local protest", Chicago Tribune, April 10, 2007.
- ^ Clarence Page, "Don Imus' trail of woe", Chicago Tribune, April 11, 2007.
- ^ Cliff Kincaid (April 12, 2007). Tim Russert Abandons Don Imus: Leads the Cowardly Suits at NBC. The National Ledger. Retrieved September 15, 2007
- ^ a b c David Bauder, "Don Imus loses job in stunning fall", Associated Press, April 12, 2007.
- ^ Breaking News From MSNBC- Don Imus Fired From CBS Radio (From YouTube)
- ^ "Rutgers coach says Imus' apology accepted", CNN, April 13, 2007. Retrieved on April 13, 2007
- ^ Jerry Della Femina, "Imus in the Mourning", New York Post, April 13, 2007.
- ^ Dave Zirin and Jeff Chang, "Hip-Hop's E-Z Scapegoats", The Nation, May 8, 2007.
- ^ Marcus Franklin, "With Imus gone, critics turning to rap", Associated Press, April 13, 2007.
- ^ Radio? Retirement? Fired Imus faces uncertain future
- ^ Off the Air: The Light Goes Out for Don Imus
- ^ Imus lawyer: Bosses could've cut remarks
- ^ Don Kaplan (2007-07-02). Talking up Imus: radio signals of a WFAN comeback. New York Post.
- ^ Mike Boyle (2007-07-02). Is Imus returning?. Radio & Records.
- ^ "Imus settles with CBS, negotiating with WABC", Newsday.com, August 14, 2007
- ^ WABC Press Release. 1 November 2007.
- ^ Peter Lauria (2007-11-01). Don Imus Back on the Air. New York Post.
- ^ Drudge, Matt. NO TV DEAL SET FOR IMUS RETURN. Drudge Report. 5 October 2007.
- ^ Jacques Steinberg (2007-10-17). Source: Imus in Talks With Channel That Has Long Rural Rreach. New York Times.
- ^ Howard Kurtz (2007-10-06). Don Imus Close To Deal for Return To Airwaves Dec. 1. Washington Post.
- ^ Verne Gay (2007-10-11). Source: Imus' Radio Re-entry Spawns World of Talk. Newsday.
- ^ Jacques Steinberg (2007-10-14). Rural Channel Will Carry Imus Show. New York Times.
- ^ Beverly Keel (2007-11-05). Source: RFD-TV hopes Imus opens urban markets. The Tennessean.
- ^ RFD-TV Press Release (2007-11-14). Don Imus comes home to RFD-TV. RFDTV.com.
- ^ Celizic, Mike. "Don Imus better find that old fire, and fast", 2007-12-03. Retrieved on 2007-12-03.
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