Radio broadcaster Don Imus has died.
Radio shock jock Don Imus, one of the early pioneers of his genre, died Friday less than two years after retiring, according to a family statement given to NBC New York.The controversial morning personality's last day on the radio was on March 29 of last year. He had announced on Jan. 22 that he was retiring, telling fans: "Turn out the lights...the party's over."
The grizzled radio man was best known for his outsized cowboy hat and penchant for making controversial, often offensive, statements. He was fired from his gig on CBS radio in 2007 for calling the Rutger University women's basketball team by a racist slur.
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