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Article: Two weeks minus Imus: MSNBC staple suspended for remarks.(CBS Inc. CBS Radio and National Broadcasting Company Inc. NBC News suspends Don Imus )
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- Daily Variety
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- April 10, 2007
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NBC News and CBS Radio suspended Don Imus' "Imus in the Morning" for two weeks following racially charged comments he made last week about the Rutgers U. women's basketball team.
NBC News execs made the decision after days of considering Imus' remarks and amid increasing calls that his show be taken off the air.
"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," NBC said in a statement.
CBS Radio suspended Imus' syndicated radio show for the same time period, but had no further comment.
Imus will be a guest on the "Today Show" ...