Don Imus

Has nothing been learned from the racial and sexual verbal attacks launched over the airwaves last spring at the Rutgers women’s basketball team?

Within the last two weeks, CBS Radio announced that Craig Carton, former co-host of “The Jersey Guys” on 101.5 would be sharing the reins of a new sports-focused program to air in the slot previously filled by Don Imus. The show premiered today.

STEELE: DON IMUS SHOULD RESIGN

Assemblyman Calls Shock Jock's Racially Charged Comments
Offensive to African-Americans & Women

(PATERSON) - Assemblyman Alfred E. Steele today called for the immediate resignation of nationally syndicated radio talk-show host Don Imus for racially repugnant and sexist comments he made about the Rutgers University women's basketball team.

CARABALLO: STOP STATE SUBSIDIZED ADVERTISING
ON RADIO STATIONS THAT AIR RACIAL SLURS

(NEWARK) - Assemblyman Wilfred Caraballo today urged Governor Jon S. Corzine to suspend and prohibit state subsidized advertising on media networks that broadcast racially charged comments of talk-show hosts Don Imus of WFAN and "Jersey Guys" Craig Carton and Ray Rossi of NJ101.5 FM.

It's all so predictable. An idiot shock jock makes outrageous and bigoted comments and African American leaders demand that he be fired.

The only difference is that the shock

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