August 15, 2007

Don Imus Coming Back, to WABC?

The rumors have him taking over for Curtis Sliwa and Ron Kuby? WABC has traditionally been a haven for doddering misanthropes (word to Bob Grant) so I suppose Imus would fit in.

Don Imus Settlement With CBS Sets Up Move to WABC
nytimes

The voice of Don Imus could resurface somewhere on the radio dial as soon as this fall, after Mr. Imus and CBS announced that they had settled the remaining differences about his firing in April over remarks deemed insensitive to women and blacks...

...Because so much of the radio spectrum has been carved up by conglomerates, the list of broadcasters that could offer Mr. Imus the possibility of a flagship in New York, as well as a syndicated network of affiliates, is relatively short. There is Citadel Broadcasting, which owns WABC-AM in New York, but to install Mr. Imus in the morning, it would have to bump “Curtis and Kuby,” a relatively popular talk show. Steve Borneman, president and general manager of WABC, said yesterday that he was happy with “Curtis and Kuby” and that neither he nor anyone else at his company had spoken with Mr. Imus or his representatives.
Another possibility is Clear Channel, but many of its New York stations also have popular morning shows, including WLTW-FM, a light music outlet that is among the most lucrative in the nation, and WHTZ-FM, better known as Z100, which plays pop music.

WOR, an AM station in New York owned by Buckley Broadcasting, is also a possibility. But like any other potential employer, WOR would have to support the salary that Mr. Imus is seeking, believed to be in the range of $8 million or more a year...

Interesting that WFAN is replacing Imus with "Jersey Guy" Craig Carton, of all people..

Posted by jsmooth995 at August 15, 2007 4:43 PM

Comments

The Underground Railroad.

Posted by: JohnnyUnitus at August 16, 2007 12:31 AM

i see that nappy headed ho imus is comein back to radio....
will al sharpton go after him?
nope.
he's to busy bashing his own people and havein beef with david banner.
all hail the unofficial leader of all black people!!
imus gets away
hip hop witch hunt continues.
but the good thing is we banned

bitch

hoe

nigga

three words we aint useing anymore... right?
three words im sure imus wont use either....
sarcasms a bitch.... opps!!!.... i mean a ... a..... aaaaaaaaa......... naw its a bitch.

Posted by: trusouth at August 16, 2007 12:40 AM

Imus coming to the Railroad lol. "those of you who are offended by broken english....."

Posted by: Jay Smooth at August 16, 2007 2:34 PM

He could do the sports. The Overseer Railroad.

Posted by: JohnnyUnitus at August 16, 2007 3:14 PM

Does anyone else love the fact that Sharpton said it would be cool if Imus came back to radio since he doesnt think the man shouldnt have a job or whatever yet he wants to Ban 50 Cent...like completely....boycott the man so he can't make money off of music.

Imus can go back to doing what he does (anyone actually ever listen to Imus...i just knew about him from the Howard Stern movie honestly)

50 Cent? Ban Him.
I love how all these so called black leaders in the community are extra quick to boycott and destroy Cds from Hip Hop artists yet they dont call for boycotts of anyone else

oh and How can Sharpton have Imus on his radio show but has not had any relevant hip hop artist on his show to discuss the nature of hip hop and demeaning women and all that hoopity hoopla

Posted by: Abs.Erd at August 17, 2007 12:53 PM

the man has beef with his own people.
i dont care how many of those marches you do or how many protests you attend if nothing changes your doin something wrong.
he's a bitter old man thats looking for attention.
how do you get the younger generations attention?
get at their music.
use the music as the scape goat for everything wrong within the people.
hey if white folks bein doing it and getting on tv and such he must have thought this is how i can do it to....

Posted by: trusouth at August 18, 2007 2:11 PM

Just tell Al and Cos and all the rest to pick on someone(from)their own age.

Posted by: Anthony Sloan at August 19, 2007 11:48 PM

I think Imus ahs been on suspension long enouth, and should come back on the radio. If you don't like his humor then for god sake don't listen. I think he is and was truly sorry for what he said, and if you stop and think of all the good things her has done with his money they certainly out way the bad. Get a life people, are you out there in Tv and Radio land so pure, I doubt it!

Posted by: Barbara at September 4, 2007 7:49 AM

I, think imus should comeback to the radio

Posted by: dominick ducos at September 20, 2007 6:52 PM

There is no one better than Don Imus! He's the ultimate interviewer - asks a question and then sits back and lets the people talk. You'll learn more from his shows than anywhere else on TV. And I miss the laughter. That was the bright spot on television and I've been angry every since he was let go by that cowardly bunch of losers who caved in to a handful of mouthy people. Where the heck did freedom of speech go in this country? Lost in the madness of political correctness. How stupid is that? Very! Come on Imus - bring intelligence and humor back to us.

Posted by: Pat at October 11, 2007 9:44 AM

Ditto everything Pat-(October 11)posted about the honesty and intelligence of Don Imus. His show told listeners what's really going on in our society with humor-and made more sense than anything else on all the networks. I loved it! Bring him back! I haven't watched MSNBC in the morning before I leave for work or to WFAN since Imus left!

Posted by: Annie at October 12, 2007 1:08 AM

I wish they would bring Don Imus back on TV soon!!

Posted by: K. WAGNER at October 14, 2007 4:26 PM

Well its about F'n time the IMAN returns.

And for all you HATERS/Golfers out there...

Smoke a Lucky and Shut the F up!

HA HA ... You LOOSE, FRRRRRUNKIS!

Posted by: Lil Jimmy at October 16, 2007 1:42 PM

im glad to see imus coming back on the air!!
ive watched him for a very long time, what did he say? nappy head hoe, these are words you hear if you listen to rap, and al sharpton should chase his own people down before going after others, and jackson saying himmie town
man where do these people get off. if you live in a glass house dont throw stones.
BRING HIM BACK, with the pres election coming up i want to hear what imus has to say, im sure some of it will be funny, and to the point!!!
hes great!! i for one will listen to the man..

Posted by: tom mc laughlin at October 22, 2007 10:07 AM

Posted by: tom mc laughlin at October 22, 2007 10:08 AM

We, the people, need IMUS in the morning. his show was usually lively, funny and topical, a welcome change from the network offerings and the dirty and irrelevent sophmoric mind of Howard Stern; and the many other regional and local zoos.

He subtly exposes to the audience the frauds lurking among the population.

Posted by: hazmat knows all! at November 1, 2007 10:30 PM

We, the people, need IMUS in the morning. his show was usually lively, funny and topical, a welcome change from the network offerings and the dirty and irrelevent sophomoric mind of Howard Stern; and the many other regional and local zoos.

He subtly exposes to the audience the frauds lurking among the population.

Posted by: hazmat knows all! at November 1, 2007 10:31 PM

He subtly exposes to the audience the frauds lurking among the population.

Posted by: hazmat knows all! at November 1, 2007 10:32 PM

It was December 1, 1971 that Imus first graced the airwaves of WNNNNNNNNBC in New York. I was an avid listener to the pop music played on 66 AM and was immediately captivated by John Donald Imus' irreverence and interaction with straight man Charles McCord. I had just graduated from college and was headed to the Army thanks to a draft number of 6 and a commission from Army ROTC. Now 36 years later,(almost to the day) my own son just received his Army ROTC commission and we can't wait to listen to the I-Man once again. GO, GO, GO, JD, Charles McCord, and Bernie!! Can I get 900 hamburgers to go??? Will Warner do the sports? I hope so....

Posted by: Phil at November 6, 2007 11:54 PM