Don Imus, Legendary 'Imus in the Morning' Host, Dies at 79

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https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/don-imus-legendary-imus-morning-host-dies-at-79-1265052


Don Imus, Legendary 'Imus in the Morning' Host, Dies at 79
2:19 PM PST 12/27/2019 by Katie Kilkenny


The controversial radio personality passed away on Friday morning at Baylor Scott and White Medical Center in College Station, Texas.

Legendary, cowboy hat-wearing radio personality Don Imus, who hosted the radio show Imus in the Morning for nearly 50 years, has died. Imus was 79.

Imus passed away on Friday morning at Baylor Scott and White Medical Center in College Station, Texas, after being hospitalized on Christmas Eve, a representative said. The cause of death was not given.

"Don loved and adored Deirdre, who unconditionally loved him back, loved spending his time watching Wyatt become a highly skilled, champion rodeo rider and calf roper, and loved and supported Zachary, who first met the Imus family at age 10 when he participated in the Imus Ranch program for kids with cancer, having battled and overcome leukemia, eventually becoming a member of the Imus family and Don and Deirdre’s second son," Imus' family said in a statement.

Imus is survived by his wife of 25 years, Deirdre, sons Wyatt and Lt. Zachary Don Cates and daughters Nadine, Ashley, Elizabeth and Toni.

A small service for Imus will be held in the next few days. The family requests that any donations be made to the Imus Ranch Foundation, which supports charities for children with cancer and other major illnesses.

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[malaise]

1. All I will remember about him was the comment that got him fired

when he referred to some African American women as nappy head whores.
Good riddance to that racist asshole.

[cwydro]

2. I remember when he said it too.

It was inexcusable, but he did a lot of good with his foundation.

[RKP5637]

4. I was half watching him that day ... it was like WTF? What did he just say? n/t

[malaise]

8. Yep

It was the women's basketball team

[RKP5637]

10. I was replaying it my head after he said he, thinking I might have misunderstood him it was

so incredible.

[Demovictory9]

6. yep. also made comments about AA women basketball players being rough or something similar

[malaise]

9. It was them he called nappy head whores

Fuck him.

[dewsgirl]

3. I remember Howard Stern, had issues with him.

The Private Parts movie highlighted a bit of this.
RIP Don Imus

[Baitball Blogger]

5. He was a waste of three hours in the morning

Actually, his show may have been longer. I remember pondering why there was such a lack of diversity on the morning shows. Just right-Wing talk shock talk and Imus, who was not much better. Men owned the airwaves; and I remember writing to his news channel and suggesting a coffee clutch of women to talk about the news.

[UTUSN]

7. Charitable works won't save "legendary" jerks.

[hatrack]

11. "Legendary"?

Another rude overpaid shock jock with a big mouth.