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Article: THE RISE (AND FALL) OF THE SHOCK JOCK ; The right-wing US broadcasters who fill the air with invective operate way beyond the conventions of good taste. But now one of them has gone too far. By Andrew Buncombe ++ The sacking of Don Imus
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- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- April 14, 2007
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Like Earl Grey or English Breakfast, whether the radio host Don
Imus is your cup of tea may simply be a matter of taste. He is
brash, he is outspoken, he often says things that many people find
utterly inappropriate.
And yet he has been there forever. For 30 years or more Imus has
entertained and shocked listeners to his morning radio show
broadcast from New York with his own particular mix of political
interviews, barbed commentary and fundraising for wholesome causes
such as children with cancer. His chief goal, he once claimed, was
to "goad people into saying something that ruins their life".
But not for any longer. Imus has opened his mouth a little too
widely and said something that ...