GG Posted December 28, 2019 Posted December 28, 2019 Another radio legend drops the mic https://www.wabcradio.com/2019/12/27/legendary-new-york-radio-great-don-imus-passes/ 1 1
KD in CA Posted December 28, 2019 Posted December 28, 2019 (edited) Sad news. In his prime, he was terrifically entertaining and had a ridiculous line up of influential guests on his program. And of course, his White House Correspondents dinner performance was legendary. RIP I-man. Edited December 28, 2019 by KD in CA 2
/dev/null Posted December 28, 2019 Posted December 28, 2019 I'm here if Carley or Dagen need some consoling 1
Beast Posted December 28, 2019 Posted December 28, 2019 That guy was funny once upon a time. I enjoyed his show. RIP, Imus.
DC Tom Posted December 28, 2019 Posted December 28, 2019 He was insulting to minorities once. Good riddance.
row_33 Posted December 28, 2019 Posted December 28, 2019 Started to hear him on WFAN in the 80s, didn’t find anything enjoyable about him
PastaJoe Posted December 28, 2019 Posted December 28, 2019 He was a jerk who treated coworkers poorly and used his charity like an evangelical preacher to build an expensive ranch mainly for his own benefit. 1
row_33 Posted December 28, 2019 Posted December 28, 2019 1 hour ago, PastaJoe said: He was a jerk who treated coworkers poorly and used his charity like an evangelical preacher to build an expensive ranch mainly for his own benefit. Stern was a million times better when they were competing Imus bringing on Bob Dole to say nothing at all was not political or edgy or interesting, they had nothing to say for years on end his liberal good-time friends propped him up with so much hype and then deep-sixed him the first chance they got on his dumb comment 1
Gugny Posted December 28, 2019 Posted December 28, 2019 4 hours ago, DC Tom said: He was insulting to minorities once. Good riddance. Somewhere, Pacman Jones says, "Hollah!"
bbb Posted December 28, 2019 Posted December 28, 2019 I don't think I ever heard him on the radio, but he used to be on VH-1 or MTV, and his radio show was simulcast on some network that I ended up seeing once in a while. I never got him at all. He just seemed to kind of mumble and I don't remember anything funny coming out of his mouth. 1
row_33 Posted December 28, 2019 Posted December 28, 2019 1 hour ago, bbb said: I don't think I ever heard him on the radio, but he used to be on VH-1 or MTV, and his radio show was simulcast on some network that I ended up seeing once in a while. I never got him at all. He just seemed to kind of mumble and I don't remember anything funny coming out of his mouth. musta been the Bob Hope effect, anything on TV or radio called comedy was the greatest thing ever and you had better laugh if you knew what was good for you 2 1
Your Brown Eye Posted December 28, 2019 Posted December 28, 2019 All the king's horses and all the king's men couldn't put Imus back together again
Niagara Bill Posted December 28, 2019 Posted December 28, 2019 25 minutes ago, row_33 said: He’s a fake cowboy.... "WAS" a fake cowboy. Unique, controversial, consistent, longevity, at a time when this was important. Now we get instant success on social media and rich overnight. The same people who think Imus was a no talent bum likely think Kayne West is great. 1
row_33 Posted December 28, 2019 Posted December 28, 2019 9 minutes ago, Niagara Bill said: "WAS" a fake cowboy. Unique, controversial, consistent, longevity, at a time when this was important. Now we get instant success on social media and rich overnight. The same people who think Imus was a no talent bum likely think Kayne West is great. never heard anything Kanye did again I first came across him when he went to WFAN mornings and he had zippo to offer as insight or entertainment, it was just a crank rambling on and on and on he must have been something in the 60s and 70s
Gray Beard Posted December 28, 2019 Posted December 28, 2019 The incident with the women’s college basketball championship team (Rutgers?) was epic. He made a racist, snide remark about them, and they responded by arranging a panel discussion with him. The women were all articulate, intelligent, soft spoken, well mannered, and gracious. He just sat there and mumbled. He was embarrassed and humbled. It was great. I also think he was taken off the air for a while as a result. I was disappointed that he was allowed back on.
Doc Brown Posted December 28, 2019 Posted December 28, 2019 16 minutes ago, Niagara Bill said: "WAS" a fake cowboy. Unique, controversial, consistent, longevity, at a time when this was important. Now we get instant success on social media and rich overnight. The same people who think Imus was a no talent bum likely think Kayne West is great. I guarantee the people who think Kanye West is great have no clue who Don Imus was. RIP to a pioneer of the industry who paved the way for more talented shock jocks.
Foxx Posted December 28, 2019 Posted December 28, 2019 i never listened to Imus, my mom used to though so i knew somewhat about the controversies that surrounded him. was a little disappointed to see the ticker on ESPN (watching a rerun of the LSU/Alabama game) note his passing with not one but two mentions of these controversies with the mentions being derogatory. being a ***** or not, i don't think that is how we treat the dead in the mention of a passing.
Marv's Neighbor Posted December 28, 2019 Posted December 28, 2019 Never lived in an area where his radio show was broadcast. Did enjoy his AM TV show. Made a lot of $$ being controversial. RIP I-man.
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