Don Imus

Don Imus is a different kind of morning radio shock jock, one who mingled with Washington insiders and politicians till a comment he made on air brought his long-running show to a close. Born and raised in California, Imus began his radio career on the West Coast in 1968, bouncing around various stations before moving to Cleveland and WGAR and then New York City and WNBC in 1971. While at WNBC he released two albums on RCA -- 1200 Hamburgers to Go and One Sacred Chicken to Go -- along with one for the Bang label -- This Honky's Nuts. In 1977 he was fired from WNBC thanks in pa...