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CBS Radio Cancels Don Imus over Racial Slurs

HeadlineApr 13, 2007

CBS Radio has pulled the plug on the radio host Don Imus. On Thursday, CBS announced it would no longer carry Imus’s syndicated radio broadcast following his racial slurs about the Rutgers women’s basketball team. The announcement came one day after Imus was dropped by MSNBC. Both CBS Radio and MSNBC had initially suspended Imus for two weeks but now say his termination is effective immediately. The announcement follows a week-long campaign led by African-American groups. The public pressure had swayed several corporations to pull their ads from Imus’ broadcast. Hours after the CBS announcement, Imus and the Rutgers women’s basketball team met at the governor’s mansion in New Jersey. Rutgers coach C. Vivian Stringer said they had a productive dialogue, but did not say if the team had forgiven Imus for the remarks.

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