Not that big of a stretch...
Imus’ ratings weren’t all that great, and maybe the execs at CBS figured he wasn’t worth the trouble, and this would be an opportune time to dump Imus anyway....
Could be true.
Personally, I can understand the lower ratings. I’ve tuned in to him maybe twice and I couldn’t understand 2 words out of 5 because he was eating the microphone.
Another thing is that I’ve been hearing about Imus for 20 years, but this week is the first I’ve ever heard him called a “shock jock”. Where the heck did that come from?