Thursday, April 12, 2007

Headlines of the Future: Don Imus Edition

April 11, 2007: Imus Fired From MSNBC

April 13, 2007: NBC President Claims He Never Heard of Imus Before Firing Him, Anywhere, Ever

April 16, 2007: CBS Cancels 'I-Man' After He Calls News Anchor Couric a "Snappy-Haired Snore"

April 17, 2007: Rutgers Team Meets with Imus; Recommends Castration, Lethal Injection for Beleaguered TV-Radio Host

April 18, 2007: Stetson Nixes Imus Spots After "Crappy-Hatted Bores" Slap at Texans

April 20, 2007: Imus Loses Every Sponsor Except Denny's Restaurants

April 27, 2007: Imus Off Air In US Radio, TV Markets

May 3, 2007: Former Radio Giant Don Imus Hired as Graveyard Jock at 5K WHUP-AM in Stumblefluck, Alabama

May 30, 2007: Imus Dropped From WHUP-AM Line Up; "Don Just Didn't Notch the Ratings We Expected," Says Station's Program Director

June 4, 2007: Former Imus Guest Bo Dietl Hospitalized for 'Continuous Cognitive Dissonance' and 'Gross Public Imbecility'; "Case is Incurable," Claims Doctor

July 6, 2007: Imus Starts College Lecture Tour at Bob Jones University

August 12, 2007: Don Imus Publishes Memoirs; "I Loves De Ho's" in Bookstores Friday

September 21, 2007: Imus Inks Endorsement Contract with Ho-Ho's

September 22, 2007: Imus Ho-Ho's Contract Dead After Interstate Bakeries Corp. President Reads Ex-Shock Jock's Memoirs; "I Thought He Was Writing About Snack Cakes," Explains Ho-Ho's Chief

November 7, 2007: TV's Celebrity Boxing Features Don Imus vs. Armstrong Williams Match

December 22, 2007: Controversial Media Figure Don Imus Retires from Show Business at Age 65

June 2, 2009: Where Are They Now? Imus Still Feisty in Retirement

October 12, 2012: Former Radio Star Don Imus Killed in Bar Fight with African-American Prostitute

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