Posted on 09/11/2005 12:07:13 PM PDT by Panerai
Is 96.9 FM Talk ready to send morning man Don Imus back to the ranch?
Rumor has it the conservative yak station is fed up with the cranky cowboy's tired schtick and might send him packing next April when his contract with WTKK-FM is up.
And there's already buzz on the radio wire that Imus ``will be available'' when his gig at 'TKK is up.
``I don't see how that's possible,'' station GM Matt Mills told the Track. ``We'd obviously like to renew his contract when it ends in April. We plan to do that.''
Now, we know Imus fans won't be surprised to hear that there's no love lost between the talk station and its 5:30-to-10 a.m. yakker.
In fact, last St. Patrick's Day, the Big Apple blarneyman balked at blowing into Boston for 'TKK's annual ``Kiss Me I'm Imus'' live broadcast for advertisers and listeners. And it wasn't until station management got on the blower to Imus' syndicator, Westwood One, and talked tough that Imus finally showed at Fenway's .406 Club.
``It was him playing his games,'' Mills said. ``But he did show up and we all had a great time. It's the station's premiere event.''
Ratings-wise, ``Imus in the Morning'' isn't exactly a powerhouse for 'TKK in that all-important male 25-54 age group.
In the last five ratings books - Spring 2004 to Spring 2005 - the perennially PO'd morning man weighed in after WEEI's sports yakkers Dennis & Callahan; Howard Stern's strippers-on-parade on WBCN; and all-news WBZ-AM. Classic rock WZLX even beat him a few books back.
Perhaps 'BCN - which will be down a morning man when Stern takes his boob-athon to Sirius next year - will be interested? From Baba Booey to Bo Dietl? Do stay tuned!
Save your goofy feelings for someone who cares.
You should have taken your own advice a few hours ago, but that probably
would have been too much to expect for someone not that bright.
you are so right he bragged when he had rudy on the show he is no more a pubbie than jesse and al are preachers;he is a limo liberal who makes his listeners aware of any of his contributions over and over ie;donation of calling cards to the g.i's at walter reed,etc.The race baiting was it for me, yet he brags 41' and him are good friends, he name drops all of the time PISS ON HIM!!!!!!!!!!
One radio station in the area of Fresno put Imus on briefly. He didn't last long because of the dramatic differences between the cultures of NYC and Fresno California! The station announced he wasn't right for the area!
We only watch Imus for that one interview , that one actual ray of light that Imus can do if he's up to it...Leadpenny could tell you better than me. He snags some of the better and more enlightening interviews done in the AM on ANY network. I can't stand the bastard lately but he can get the interview that nobody else can...he can hold people's feet to the fire when it is really needed...for that, i'll give him a reprieve.
Did you notice that stern is starting to look like anus.
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