Karmazin: I’d Hire Imus Again
Sirius Satellite CEO Said He’d Consider Imus Program
By Steve Donohue -- Multichannel News, 8/7/2007 9:15:00 AM
Sirius Satellite CEO Mel Karmazin said Tuesday that he would be open to the idea of hiring former CBS Radio and MSNBC morning man Don Imus to host a program on Sirius.
“The fact that he had been fired wouldn’t stop me from having Don work for me again. He makes you a lot of money,” Karmazin, a former CBS chairman and CEO, said during an interview on Fox News Channel Tuesday.
MSNBC and CBS Radio dropped Imus in April, after he referred to the Rutgers University women’s basketball team as “nappy-headed hos” during his morning show.
While Imus hasn’t said anything publicly about his future since he was fired, speculation has increased in recent weeks that the shock jock may be looking to return to the airwaves.
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WHERE IS DON IMUS? THIS IS NUTS, COME BACK ALREADY!
Island Mom - 9/7/2007 10:17:00 AM EDT -
PUT THE I-MAN BACK ON AND DON'T CHANGE A THING WITH THE SHOW.HAVE YOU PEOPLE NOTICED HOW BAD THE NEWS IS LATELY,ITS IS AWFUL! I HOPE HE COMES BACK AND EATS ALL THOSE PHONEY POLITCIANS FOR LUNCH THAT SOLD HIM OUT.
RICHARD IHNAT - 9/4/2007 9:11:00 AM EDT -
Mel Karmazin is not a coward, and has never been afraid of race baiters. This termination would never have happened under Mel. Maybe there is some truth to the rumor that GE discriminates against blacks, and Jeff Immelt cut a deal in Imusgate to blow some smoke around his discrimination. Who knows? At any rate, MSNBC would not be the lowest rated network in history, and NBC Nightly News would not have been flushed from an overwhelming lead in the news ratings if Karmazin was in charge. Steve Capus would have been history on May 1, 2007 at the start of this dramatic debacle.
Mary Burns - 8/14/2007 9:20:00 AM EDT -
When asked if he would hire Al Roker the man who makes fun of sick children, He said "Al Roker? Are you kidding? Isn't he the reason that Capus hired Lyne Pitts?" Imus is a great man and should be hired in to any job he wants. Nobody would hire Al Roker. GE is stuck with him. That's why Lyne Pitts was hired, for Roker to keep his job. Didn't Jessie Jackson threaten GE at one point? It appears that she hasn't done one other thing at NBC except protect Al Roker. It appears from here to make sure that Al Roker dosen't get fired, as he should. It would look bad for GE. After all, wasn't Roker hired because David Letterman used to make Roker ride the elevator so that his massive obese whale carcus might slow the elevator down, and the audience would fall out of their seats laughing at Roker? Millions of TV viewers staying up late to watch this pathetic thing and pee their pants laughing at Roker? The elevator race. He's a joke. He should be fired for attacking sick kids. Imus helps sick children. Roker attacks sick children.
Demitri Stegmeir - 8/12/2007 8:14:00 PM EDT -
I really wish Imus would return to tv. Haven't watched any news since he left. Nothing worth watching. Imus is amazing. If I were a multimillionaire I would hire him for 10x what he was making . Are people crazy. He's entertaining, he's amusing, his intellect is beyond anything I've ever seen. Well, read. Pretty much knows something about everything in the world. The man is gifted beyond comparison. politicians, especially areas of our Govt. fear him. He can't be fooled. He speaks his mind regardless of the consequences. I love the man/
dene dene - 8/11/2007 9:01:00 PM EDT
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