Why did imus get fired

We saw it in Chicago this winter when Bears defensive lineman Tank Johnson was arrested for gun possession just a few months after going on probation for another gun charge.

Did the Bears cut Johnson? No way, they needed him to get to the Super Bowl. It's just so much easier to fire people when they aren't important to the bottom line. In fact, Imus wasn't the first person fired for using the offensive expression this week. On Tuesday, a DJ at a tiny Pennsylvania radio station asked his listeners to call and repeat Imus' insulting phrase for a contest.

The DJ was fired a day later. By By Jimmy Greenfield. CBS announced Thursday that it has fired Don Imus from his radio program, following a week of uproar over the radio host's derogatory comments about the Rutgers women's basketball team.

One of those discussions took place at noon today with a coalition of leaders from the civil rights and women's movements, who said it was time for Imus to go, reports CBS News correspondent Nancy Cordes. It's a stunning fall for one of the nation's most prominent broadcasters.

But Imus found himself at the center of a storm after he called members of the Rutgers team "nappy-headed hos" last week. Protests ensued, and one by one, numerous sponsors pulled their ads from Imus' show. Losing Imus will be a financial hit to CBS Radio , which also suffered when shock jock Howard Stern departed for satellite radio early last year. CBS Corp. Jackson called the firing "a victory for public decency. No one should use the public airwaves to transmit racial or sexual degradation.

Said Sharpton: "He says he wants to be forgiven. I hope he continues in that process. CBS Corp. After overcoming alcoholism and cocaine abuse in the late s, Imus and his wife opened a ranch for children with cancer and siblings of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome victims. Related Coverage. See more stories. This Day In History. History Vault.

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