clipped from: www.mediabistro.com New York Newsday reports Don Imus is finalizing a contract with Citadel Broadcasting, which owns WABC-AM 770 and WPLJ-FM in NYC. Imus likely destined for a high profile morning show. Currently the ABC spot is occupied by Ron Kuby and Curtis Sliwa.
Quoting Newsday's Neil Best; Citadel and its chief executive, Farid Suleman, have been rumored to be interested in Imus for months, and WABC long has been considered a logical platform for him to launch a comeback.
He would bring along his longtime newsman, Charles McCord, who last appeared on WFAN Aug. 31. Less clear is what role, if any, a more controversial member of Imus' old crew, Bernard McGuirk, would play. One possibility is a nonspeaking role as a producer/writer.
Imus was fired by CBS Radio and removed from WFAN April 12, eight days after making comments that many regarded as sexist and/or racist directed at the Rutgers women's basketball team. His show also had been simulcast on MSNBC. |