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Article: Ex-WVU star says he'll pray for Imus: ; Radio personality asked of Dallas Cowboys cornerback Adam Jones, "What color is he?"
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- Charleston Daily Mail
- Article date:
- June 24, 2008
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NEW YORK - Don Imus is finding himself in a familiar position on
his morning radio broadcast: facing questions over what he meant by
on-air remarks about race.
Months after a career resurrection and a pledge to mend the
wounds caused by his racially and sexually charged remark about the
Rutgers women's basketball team, Imus again drew criticism for
racial comments made on his broadcast.
During a conversation Monday about the arrests of suspended
Dallas Cowboys cornerback Adam Jones, Imus asked, "What color is
he?"
Told by sports announcer Warner Wolf that Jones, who used to be
nicknamed Pacman, is "African-American," Imus responded: "There you
go. Now we know."
A native of Georgia, Jones ...
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