John Donald Imus Jr., also known simply as Imus, was an American radio personality, television show host, recording artist, and author.

His radio show Imus in the Morning was aired on various stations and digital platforms nationwide until 2018.

Don Imus began his first radio job in 1968, at KUTY, in Palmdale, California.

In 1971, Don Imus landed the morning broadcast position at WNBC, in New York City. However, Don Imus was fired from WNBC in 1977, then rehired, in 1979, remaining at the station until it left the air in 1988, at which time his show moved to WFAN, which took over WNBC’s former frequency of 660 kHz.

Throughout his later career, Don Imus was labeled a “shock jock”. Don Imus was fired by CBS Radio in April 2007 after describing the Rutgers University women’s basketball team as “nappy-headed ‘hos”.

Don Imus died in 2019 following complications from a lung disease.

Meet Frederick Wyatt Imus, Elizabeth Imus, Ashley Imus, And Tony Imus

Around 1969, Don Imus married his first wife Harriet Showalter, who had two daughters from a previous marriage, Nadine and Toni, and who Don Imus legally adopted.

Don Imus and Harriet Showalter had two of their own, Ashley Imus and Elizabeth Imus.

After divorcing Harriet Showalter in 1979, Don Imus married Deirdre Coleman on December 17, 1994, and they stayed together until Imus’s death in 2019.

Don Imus and Deirdre Coleman gave birth to a son Frederick Wyatt, who was born in 1998.