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THE crowd is animated. Punters are almost shouting to be heard. There's anticipation, mixed with booze in the air. Then the PA is silenced and the lights go dark. The crowd erupts as one. It's showtime. This was a sensation Newcastle Herald's music writers experienced in 2019. |
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He quickly discovered that wild pranks and bad behavior were a surefire path to big ratings and widespread acclaim. He got fired from a station in Stockton, California, for saying “hell” on the air; in later years, that would be one of the milder cuss words in his repertoire. |
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In a roller-coaster career in which he grew chummy with prominent politicians, repeatedly got suspended or fired for offensive cracks, abused drugs and touted health foods, Imus won a loyal following, made millions and transformed himself from a bad-boy DJ into a host whose program became a nearly mandatory stop for presidential candidates. |
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Don Imus, who spent more than half a century in radio and television skating along the edge of propriety and occasionally falling into the abyss of the unacceptable, died Dec. 27 at a hospital in College Station, Texas. He was 79. His family announced his death in a statement. The cause was not immediately available. |
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By Robert D. McFadden, New York Times. Don Imus, who tested the limits of shock radio with his irreverent attacks on celebrities, politicians, racial and ethnic groups, women, gay people and practically anyone whose head stuck up out of the foxhole, died Friday in College Station, Texas. He was 79. |
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(CNN) — Former radio shock jock and media personality Don Imus died Friday morning at 79, his family announced. Imus died at Baylor Scott and White Medical Center in College Station, Texas, the family said in a statement. The irreverent broadcaster had been hospitalized on Christmas Eve and the family did not mention the cause of death. |
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A HOLOCAUST survivor who won the hearts of the nation on a TV dating show has been honoured by the Queen. As a child, Eastbourne resident Dorit Oliver-Wolff hid from the Nazis in a cellar without light or heating for nine months after her family fled Hungary in 1941. |
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4. We’re following developments from one air travel disaster and another potential one. A plane carrying nearly 100 people crashed into a building in Almaty, Kazakhstan, killing at least 12 people . Dozens were injured, but most of the passengers survived. |
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By Robert D. McFadden. Don Imus, who tested the limits of shock radio with his irreverent attacks on celebrities, politicians, racial and ethnic groups, women, gay people and practically anyone whose head stuck up out of the foxhole, died on Friday in College Station, Texas. He was 79. |
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By Robert D. McFadden. Don Imus, who tested the limits of shock radio with his irreverent attacks on celebrities, politicians, racial and ethnic groups, women, gay people and practically anyone whose head stuck up out of the foxhole, died on Friday in College Station, Texas. He was 79. |
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