LF: Don Imus, TV and radio personality, dies at 79

Title: Don Imus, TV and radio personality, dies at 79
Source: FOX News
URL Source: https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/don-imus-dead-79
Published: Dec 27, 2019
Author: Sam Dorman
Post Date: 2019-12-27 20:25:20 by Deckard
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The legendary host of 'Imus in the Morning' started his career in radio in the late sixties.

Don Imus, the legendary host of "Imus in the Morning," died on Friday morning, less than two years after retiring from decades of working as a broadcaster.

Imus' family reported that he was hospitalized in Texas on Christmas Eve. He was 79 years old and died at the Baylor Scott and White Medical Center in College Station, Texas, according to The Hollywood Reporter. A small service will reportedly take place within the next few days.

NEW YORK CITY, NY - OCTOBER 28: Don Imus and Deirdre Imus attend The 25th Anniversary of SKIP at Gotham Hall on October 28, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by CLINT SPAULDING/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)

The veteran radio host had just retired in 2018. "March 29th, 2018, will be the last 'Imus in the Morning Program.' Turn out the lights...the party's over," he tweeted at the beginning of the year. The show lasted for nearly 50 years.

Imus' family commemorated him in a statement following his death: "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."

He is survived by his wife, Deirdre, and six children. The family has requested that donations go toward the Imus Ranch Foundation.

Imus, who had stints at WNBC in New York and WHK in Cleveland, offered a stew of media and politics on his shows and often had key newsmakers calling in to weigh in on a day’s events.

In 2007, Imus was fired by CBS Radio and MSNBC for using a racial slur to talk about the Rutgers women’s basketball team. He later apologized and got a new gig a few months later.

"If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went." (Will Rogers)

"No one ever rescues an old dog. They lay in a cage until they die. PLEASE save one. None of us wants to die cold and alone... --Dennis Olson "

People that say money can't buy you happiness, have never paid an adoption fee

I still remember him talking about " Nappy Heads ". When I heard that I laughed until I cried !!

"If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went." (Will Rogers)

"No one ever rescues an old dog. They lay in a cage until they die. PLEASE save one. None of us wants to die cold and alone... --Dennis Olson "

People that say money can't buy you happiness, have never paid an adoption fee