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Article: MSNBC Drops Imus's Show; As Advertisers Pull Out Amid Backlash, CBS Director Hopes Host Will Be Fired
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- The Washington Post
- Article date:
- April 12, 2007
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MSNBC said late yesterday it is dropping host Don Imus's morning
program after a succession of advertisers suspended sponsorship of
his cable TV show and outrage increased over his racially and
sexually insensitive remarks.
Imus's four-decade career as a radio host also appeared to be in
jeopardy after a board member at CBS Radio said he hoped the shock
jock would be fired. CBS, which syndicates Imus's show to 70 radio
stations across the country, continued to stand by Imus, saying it
would "continue to speak with all concerned parties and monitor the
situation closely."
Imus, whose show is simulcast on radio and MSNBC, first sparked
outrage last week when he referred to Rutgers ...