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Radio broadcaster Don Imus has died
NBC News ^
| Dec 27, 2019
| David K. Li
Posted on 12/27/2019 2:34:14 PM PST by grey_whiskers
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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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: celebritydeath; chat; donimus; donimusobit; imus; radio; rip; shockjock; talkradio
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posted on
12/27/2019 2:34:53 PM PST
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grey_whiskers
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posted on
12/27/2019 2:35:15 PM PST
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devane617
(Kyrie Eleison, where I'm going, will you follow?)
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posted on
12/27/2019 2:36:44 PM PST
by
Kudsman
(Im trying to love the tolerant left. They make it very hard to do.)
To: grey_whiskers
Just heard the announcement on WMAL Radio in DC.
I remember him from when I worked in Midtown Manhattan at Rock Ctr, back in the 70s and early 80s. He was always good for a few laughs on the way into work. RIP.
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posted on
12/27/2019 2:38:31 PM PST
by
Carriage Hill
(A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
To: grey_whiskers
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posted on
12/27/2019 2:38:34 PM PST
by
Bratch
(IF YOU HAVE SELFISH IGNORANT CITIZENS, YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE SELFISH IGNORANT LEADERS-George Carlin)
To: grey_whiskers
Didn’t he get lambasted for calling women basketball players “nappy headed hoes”?
To: grey_whiskers
RIP. He had a good run. I’m surprised he’s this old. Then again, I’ve never watched his TV show, even though I’ve listened to his radio program.
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posted on
12/27/2019 2:39:13 PM PST
by
Zhang Fei
(My dad had a Delta 88. That was a car. It was like driving your living room.)
To: Dilbert San Diego
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posted on
12/27/2019 2:39:41 PM PST
by
RatRipper
To: grey_whiskers
He was a fixture on the radio back in the days in NYC market. Imus in the morning— AM band.
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posted on
12/27/2019 2:41:06 PM PST
by
tflabo
(Prince of Peace, Lion of Righteousness)
To: grey_whiskers
What a shame. I thought for sure he'd enjoy a long retirement when he left the airwaves early this year, but I guess he'd lived a hard life.
He's got his fans and detractors, but he was a legend in the radio business. Even when his ratings were mediocre he still commanded top advertising dollars because his listeners were among the wealthiest and most accomplished people in the nation's major metro areas.
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posted on
12/27/2019 2:42:37 PM PST
by
Alberta's Child
(In the time of chimpanzees I was a monkey.)
To: grey_whiskers
Rest in peace Iman - one of the best interviewers ever.
And for me, his musical guests kept me coming back often.
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12/27/2019 2:43:37 PM PST
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Liberty Valance
(Keep a Simple Manner for a Happy Life :o)
To: grey_whiskers
Rest in Peace Don Imus.
You were an honest man.
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posted on
12/27/2019 2:45:13 PM PST
by
eyedigress
((Old storm chaser from the west))
To: Springman; All
Wow! Wish I still had the old Daily Talk Show Thread ping list.
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posted on
12/27/2019 2:46:35 PM PST
by
McGruff
(Does no one is above the law apply to Democrats?)
To: Dilbert San Diego
It was an NCAA Tennessee vs Rutgers I think.
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12/27/2019 2:47:19 PM PST
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eyedigress
((Old storm chaser from the west))
To: grey_whiskers
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12/27/2019 2:47:47 PM PST
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Alberta's Child
(In the time of chimpanzees I was a monkey.)
To: grey_whiskers; LucyT
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posted on
12/27/2019 2:49:00 PM PST
by
Brown Deer
(America First!)
To: Liberty Valance
I remember him as a good interviewer. RIP Imus
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posted on
12/27/2019 2:50:26 PM PST
by
newzjunkey
(Vote Giant Meteor in 2020)
To: grey_whiskers
Seems like a lot of celebrities die just after Christmas.
To: grey_whiskers
No more rubber chickens.
He was Stern before there was Stern.
Had a rough turn with drugs, but seemed to put his life back together.
Grouchy ol’ cuss till the end of his radio days.
RIP...
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posted on
12/27/2019 2:50:58 PM PST
by
P.O.E.
(Pray for America)
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