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Don Imus returned to the radio today, along with two new cast members, a black woman named Karith Foster and a black man named Tony Powell - both comedians - who will help Imus conduct an ongoing discussion about race relations in the country.
Imus was fired from CBS Radio in April after making racially disparaging remarks on the air.
His return to radio, on WABC in New York, brought along with it some familiar advertisers. These include the Hackensack University Medical Center in New Jersey; NetJets, the corporate aircraft leasing company; the Mohegan Sun casino in Connecticut, and Bigelow teas, writes The New York Times.
Imus’s contract with Citadel Radio, the parent of WABC, is for five years, as is his contract with RFD-TV, which will simulcast his program.
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