Teflon radio host Don Imus is back. Nearly eight months after he judged the hair care regime of the Rutgers women’s basketball team, Imus has retuned to the airwaves.
To avoid seeming racist, Imus has taken the “I have black friends” approach. The new show, airing on WABC, will feature two black co-hosts, Karith Foster and Tony Powell. Balancing that out, long time producer Bernard McGuirk, who first called the Rutgers team “some hard-core hos,” has also returned.
Even with a more “diverse” cast, and all the awkwardness from April, Imus said, “The program is not going to change.” Thanks, Don. We could use another media controversy around here.
Former WABC anchor, funnyman, and testicular cancer stricken Steve Bartelstein has found himself a new gig: at WCBS. Ousted for allegations (repeat: allegations) of sleeping through anchor shifts, coming in to work high, and sexual harassment, he's now made good on September's rumors that CBS was courting him, reports FTVLive.
Fans of opinionated white males, rejoice. Don Imus officially will be back on the air starting December 3. After all that nappy-headed ho drama with CBS, Imus signed a contract with WABC and will be national distributed through Citadel Broadcasting. The lesson: never underestimate talk radio’s reluctance to find new talent. [Reuters]
As Don Imus approaches a contract with WABC that will leave him nearly as well-off as before he dissed on the Rutgers women's basketball, he is also trying to find a TV deal similar to the one he had with MSNBC. With any luck, he'll be back on the airwaves in time for March Madness. [Variety]
Don Imus has inked a deal for “Imus In The Morning” with WABC. He’ll return to the airwaves on December 3.
The official numbers haven't been released. Sources say it was an eight-figure multi-year contract, which suggests that Imus at least came out even from the whole nappy headed experience.
In a futile attempt to protect themselves from Imus's buffoonery,WABC is going to have him on a 40-second delay.
If WABC is willing to piss off half of the radio listening public, they should at least have the guts to let Imus be Imus for the other half.
[Drudge]
