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https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/radio-broadcaster-don-imus-has-died-n1108081

A challenging childhood that included an arrest for fighting and the divorce of his parents culminated in an unremarkable public school career, the bio states.

"He graduated with no honors and no skills, a rare stroke of luck because a broadcasting career required neither," it says.

 

Radio, TV, but he interviewed presidential candidates so I'll put it in the news forum.

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4 hours ago, Gil Bang said:

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It's really hard to decide what was their best song - "All Out of Love" I think was better musically, but "The One That You Love" is better lyrically.  Of course, both are easily topped by "Making Love Out of Nothing at All".  Then you've got your fans that prefer "Every Woman in the World" and "Even the Nights are Better", but they are losers.

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6 hours ago, RPM said:

He used to be interesting 30 years ago. On a positive note he ran a camp for sick kids at his New Mexico ranch.

Didn't Howard Stern always talk about what a scam it was? Have a few kids spend some time there in the summer, and raise money from companies pay for it, then have it to himself for the rest of the year, paid for by others?

Article in the WSJ

https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB111163480441188513

 

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He lived in a huge house up on a big hill outside of Brenham, about 5 or so minutes from me.  He and/or his wife almost ran into me at least 3 times in the past couple years because they would just pull out onto the highway regardless of oncoming traffic.  I wasn't so much a fan of that.

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10 hours ago, blacklab said:

Didn't Howard Stern always talk about what a scam it was? Have a few kids spend some time there in the summer, and raise money from companies pay for it, then have it to himself for the rest of the year, paid for by others?

Article in the WSJ

https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB111163480441188513

 

I remember that.  Complete scam.  He even had the disabled kids doing work at the ranch.  Howard Stern bagging on him finally brought it to light.

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Back when I was touring around with Guy Forsyth and Carolyn Wonderland we did the Imus show in NYC.  We had to get there at 3am and were escorted in and out of the building with a security detail.  I mainly hung out in the staff area where some of the hot Fox News chicks were finishing their makeup and whatnot before they went on air.  No pics because they weren't allowed.  /csb

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1 hour ago, Vito Andolini said:

I can’t believe the Rutgers stuff was almost 13 years ago, holy shit, time flies.

Did Imus live in one of those big houses on Highway 36 toward Somerville?

He lived on 390 in Gay Hill.

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