Legendary radio shock jock Don Imus passed away Friday in Texas at the age of 79. As The New York Post reports:
Radio legend Don Imus, a pioneer of the shock-jock format whose career spanned more than 50 years, died Friday at a hospital in College Station, Texas. He was 79.
Imus died near his home in Brenham, after being hospitalized on Christmas Eve. The cause was not immediately released.
“Deirdre, his wife of 25 years, and his son Wyatt, 21, were at his side, and his son Lt. Zachary Don Cates is returning from military service overseas,” a statement from his family said.
BREAKING: Controversial American radio host Don Imus has died, according to a statement from his family. He was 79 years old. https://t.co/z8gF3uASZ3 pic.twitter.com/Y1EBev4wji
— ABC News (@ABC) December 27, 2019
Starting in 1968, Imus hosted the popular radio talk show “Imus in the Morning,” which would be aired on various stations over the years until his retirement in 2018.
Imus is survived by his two sons and four daughters from his first wife.
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