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[[Image:Imus don standard.jpg|right|thumb|200px]]
[[Image:Imus don standard.jpg|right|thumb|200px]]
'''Don Imus''' is an [[American]] radio talk-show host, known for his "shock jock" tactics. On April 12<sup>th</sup> 2007, [[CBS]] cancelled Don Imus's show after racist and sexist remarks he expressed about the [[Rutgers]] female basketball team. Listener protests and an advertiser boycott prompted the cancellation.
'''Don Imus''' is an [[American]] radio talk-show host, known for his "shock jock" tactics. Many prominent Republican and Democrat politicians have appeared on his show.
An organization called Media Matters for America publicized some comments about the appearance of the [[Rutgers]] and [[Tennessee]] female basketball team players, in an attempt to get Imus fired. Black activists Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson joined in, and said that the comments were offensive. On April 12<sup>th</sup> 2007, [[CBS]] canceled Don Imus's show.
[[Category:Broadcasters|Imus, Don]]
[[Category:Broadcasters|Imus, Don]]