Don Imus Gets 2 Week Suspension

[Terry Wood]

He has a "Radiothon" Thursday and Friday of this week, that raises a hell of
a lot of money for various charities.  They can't afford to suspend him
during those.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Howard Glazer" <hmglaz@worldnet.att.net>
To: "Rick Kelly" <rickkelly@gmail.com>; "radiotony" <radiotony@comcast.net>
Cc: "Boston Radio" <boston-radio-interest@rolinin.bostonradio.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2007 12:29 PM
Subject: Re: Don Imus Gets 2 Week Suspension


>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Rick Kelly <rickkelly@gmail.com>
> To: radiotony <radiotony@comcast.net>
> Cc: Boston Radio <boston-radio-interest@rolinin.bostonradio.org>
> Sent: Monday, April 09, 2007 10:41 PM
> Subject: Re: Don Imus Gets 2 Week Suspension
>
>
>> On 4/9/07, radiotony <radiotony@comcast.net> wrote:
>>
>> > http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=3082
>>
>> What I don't get is why the delay in the suspension... when you
>> suspend someone, don't you do it immediately?  Why wait until the
>> beginning of the week?
>>
>> --
>> -Rick Kelly
>> www.northeastairchecks.com
>>
>>
>
> That was my immediate reaction, too. Could there be some language in Imus'
> contract prohibiting an immediate suspension, or could CBS Radio's
> syndication people just be trying to figure out what they can send down
> the
> line to the affiliates during Imus' absence? After all, two weeks of "Best
> of Imus" wouldn't make a lot of sense in this situation, seeing as how
> he's
> being suspended for the sort of deliberately insensitive remarks he makes
> on
> just about every show.
>
> Howard
>
>



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