Imus Will Return to Airwaves

Shock jock reinstated six months after 'nappy-headed hos' comment

By Nick McMaster, Newser Staff

Posted Nov 1, 2007 5:23 PM CDT

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Imus Will Return to Airwaves — Don Imus, left, and Rev. Al Sharpton appear face-to-face on Rev. Sharpton's radio show, in New York Monday April 9, 2007. Sharpton, who urged the Imus' firing, wouldn't object if the radio personality returned to the airwaves. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, FILE) (Associated Press)

Don Imus, the radio host taken off the air in April after referring to the Rutgers women's basketball team as "nappy-headed hos," will be back on the air Dec. 3 on a New York radio station. The New York Post reports Imus has signed a five-year deal that will net him as much as $8 million annually.

Imus will start out on WABC-AM (770), and sources say he likely will eventually be syndicated across WABC's 22 affiliates. "We are ecstatic to bring Don Imus back to morning radio," the station's president said. "Don's … humor, knowledge of the issues and ability to attract big-name guests is unparalleled. He is rested, fired up and ready to do great radio." (More Don Imus stories.)

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