Don Imus, U.S. Radio-Show Host Who Thrived on Shock, Dies at 79

(Bloomberg) — Don Imus, a U.S. talk-radio host famed for his verbal grenades and jocular interviews with prominent figures in the media, politics and sports, has died. He was 79.Imus died Friday morning at the Baylor Scott & White Medical Center in College Station, Texas, according to a statement from publicist Matthew Hiltzik. With a weekday morning show on radio and cable television for more than 40 years, Imus had a career that spanned generations of on-air formats.From his early days in New York as a song-spinning disc jockey who often asked female callers if they were naked, Imus thrived …read more

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