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Added information about his new show on WABC-AM.
A [[liberal]] organization called [[Media Matters for America]]<ref>[http://www.aim.org/special_report/5390_0_8_0_C/ How Hillary's Hit Man Got Imus], Cliff Kincaid, April 17, 2007. </ref> publicized some offensive comments<ref>http://mediamatters.org/items/200704040011</ref> from his show about the appearance of the [[Rutgers]] and [[Tennessee]] female basketball team players that some people perceived as playing on gender and racial stereotypes. The comments used some urban slang expressions. [[African American]] activists [[Al Sharpton]] and [[Jesse Jackson]] joined in, and said that the comments were offensive, joined by numerous other African-Americans and many women. On April 12<sup>th</sup> 2007, [[CBS]] canceled Don Imus's show.
A [[liberal]] organization called [[Media Matters for America]]<ref>[http://www.aim.org/special_report/5390_0_8_0_C/ How Hillary's Hit Man Got Imus], Cliff Kincaid, April 17, 2007. </ref> publicized some offensive comments<ref>http://mediamatters.org/items/200704040011</ref> from his show about the appearance of the [[Rutgers]] and [[Tennessee]] female basketball team players that some people perceived as playing on gender and racial stereotypes. The comments used some urban slang expressions. [[African American]] activists [[Al Sharpton]] and [[Jesse Jackson]] joined in, and said that the comments were offensive, joined by numerous other African-Americans and many women. On April 12<sup>th</sup> 2007, [[CBS]] canceled Don Imus's show.
Don Imus has since been broadcasting his show on WABC-AM in the mornings.<ref>http://wabcradio.com/staff.asp</ref>
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