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Fred Imus
Frederic Moore Imus (January 11, – August 6, ) was an American radiotalk show host and the younger brother of radio talk show host Don Imus.
Don imus biography wikipedia The show debuted on FBN on October 5, Imus referred to it as "Hypocrisy Plaza. No one should use the public airwaves to transmit racial or sexual degradation. Former U.He hosted Trailer Park Bash, a weekly country music program launched on May 6, , on Saturdays from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. ET on Sirius XM Radio's Outlaw Country channel lasting five years until his death in His sidekick was former westernactorDon Collier. Imus broadcast his show from his trailer in Tucson, Arizona. He frequently appeared as a regular guest on his brother's Imus in the Morning.
Don imus wife Business interests [ edit ]. The program was a huge success on cable news for quite a while. Civil rights and women's groups such as the National Organization for Women praised CBS and MSNBC for their action, saying that there is no place on the public airwaves for racial and anti-female slurs. Archived from the original on May 5,Career
He attended Kent State University and served in the United States Army's st Airborne Division.[1] Imus also restored cars, especially Chevrolets and worked as a brakeman for Southern Pacific. In , before Don went into radio, he and Fred wrote and recorded a song called I'm A Hot Rodder (And All That Jazz) for the Challenge label under the name Jay Jay Imus and Freddy Ford.[2]
While with Southern Pacific Railroad, he met fellow brakeman Phil Sweet, and in the two wrote the No.
1 country hit for Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius, I Don't Want to Have to Marry You, which was also voted "Song of the Year" by Music City News in Imus has been an on-air host at country music stations in Cleveland, Ohio, Cheyenne, Wyoming and El Paso, Texas, among others.[3]
Because of his love of classic cars, Fred opened his own auto body shop in El Paso, Texas and with the idea from his brother Don Imus, he also sold a few shirts and hats out of his body shop with a simple mention from Don on his radio show.[4] The store was called the Autobody Express, co-owned by Don and Fred.
The Autobody Express was later moved to Santa Fe, New Mexico. Later, they had a store inside the Mohegan Sun Native American Casino in Uncasville, Connecticut. The company failed in and both stores closed.
From , he co-hosted Out West with Fred Imus and Nicole Cox, an afternoon talk show, on KJLL-AM in Tucson.
Don imus biography wikipedia death In reaction to the Imus show and its cancellation, there were calls for an end to offensive language in the rap music genre. December Retrieved March 21, — via Newspapers. Retrieved March 6,Death
Fred Imus was found dead at his home in Tucson, Arizona, August 6, by Don Collier when he arrived to do Imus' weekly radio show.[2] He died in his sleep peacefully,[5] according to Matthew Hiltzik, a spokesman for Don Imus.[1]
Books
- Don Imus and Fred Imus, Two Guys Four Corners: Great Photographs, Great Times, and a Million Laughs.
Villard, (ISBN&#;).
- Fred Imus and Mike Lupica, The Fred Book. Doubleday, (ISBN&#;).
References and notes
- ^ abDaniel E. Slotnik (). "Fred Imus, radio personality and songwriter, dies at 69". The New York Times.
- ^ abDavid Hinckley ().
"Fred Imus, songwriter and brother of Don Imus, dies at 69". New York Daily News.
- ^"Fred Imus joins Van Zandt's outlaw country channel on Sirius Satellite Radio". Renegade Nation.Don imus biography wikipedia wife This decision comes as a result of an ongoing review process, which initially included the announcement of a suspension. Return to radio and television [ edit ]. Morning Joe. References [ change change source ].
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- ^Jim Reed (), Everything Imus: all you ever wanted to know about Don Imus, Birch Lane Press, pp. , (ISBN&#;).
- ^David Hinckley (). "Fred Imus, who died at 69, pushed brother Don Imus to pursue radio when both were starting out". New York Daily News.