Don Imus, Jerry Herman, and other notable people who died in 2019
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Controversial radio personality Don Imus hosted his syndicated show, "Imus in the Morning" for almost 50 years, building a large audience with his shock jock antics. However, in 2007 his racially charged comments about the Rutgers University women's basketball team drew criticism and eventually he was fired by CBS. He was went to work for WABC in New York where he stayed until 2018. Imus was also known for working with sick and dying children at his Imus Ranch program.
Here, Imus hosts his last show on the Fox Business Network in 2015.
Here, Imus hosts his last show on the Fox Business Network in 2015.