Imus to Retire from WABC-AM/New York on March 29

RADIO ONLINE | Tuesday, January 23, 2018

Don Imus

The last morning program hosted by legendary Don Imus on WABC-AM/New York will be March 29. On Twitter, the show announced: "Turn out the lights... the party's over." The 77-year-old veteran radio personality, who's been on the radio since 1971 has also had stints at WNBC/New York and WHK/Cleveland, said the the move was due to WABC's parent Cumulus Media and its bankruptcy procedure. He also said Cumulus notified him that he would not be paid past the end of his contract, which is up at the end of the year.

You might remember that Imus' career was temporarily derailed back in 2007 when he made racist and sexist remarks. He was fired by CBS Radio and MSNBC for using a racial slur to talk about the Rutgers women's basketball team. He later apologized and made the move back to syndicated radio a few months later.

Imus has won the National Association of Broacasters (NAB) Marconi Award four times, and he is a member of the Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame. His program is syndicated on 84 stations.