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Imus jumping to Fox Business News

September 03, 2009 1:33 pm ET by Media Matters staff

From a September 3 TVNewser post:

Fox Business Network has announced, after weeks of speculation around the industry, that radio host Don Imus will be joining the network starting October 5th. Imus signed a multi-year deal with FBN to simulcast "Imus in the Morning" weekdays from 6-9amET along with his radio syndication. The announcement stated that Imus will be incorporating more business news into his format.

TVNewser had reported in early August that the host was in talks with FBN to bring the simulcast to the network. A few weeks later, Imus announced that he would be leaving RFD-TV much earlier than he had originally signed on for, furthering speculation.

Executive VP Kevin Magee made the announcement today saying, "We're excited to welcome a renowned broadcaster like Don Imus to the FOX Business team. His 40 years of on-air experience combined with his superb interviewing skills and capitalist sensibilities will be a great addition to our lineup."

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    • Author by Bad News (September 03, 2009 1:43 pm ET)
         
      "Don Imus & Mark Furman" is there a Pattern Here?
      Ive heard of Redemption but Fox News has taken it to a whole New Sphere.
      If you are a Current Racist or a Former Racist there is always a Spot for you at Fox News.
      In fact i think it's called "Making Your Bones" Yea that's the proper Phrase if you Choose.

      Speak truth to power.


      Mr. News
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      • Author by MRF (September 03, 2009 4:29 pm ET)
           
        Furman, that main reason why O.J. was acquitted. Add to that treasonist Ollie North. Fox has a way of attracting the most discredited elements of society. Morris,Rove etc.
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    • Author by dmhack (September 03, 2009 1:51 pm ET)
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      Boy, what a shock.
      Imus prattles on for months about his love for Fox Business and then he moves there. What a coincidence.
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    • Author by bilbo_dies (September 03, 2009 1:57 pm ET)
         
      "We're excited to welcome a renowned broadcaster like Don Imus to the FOX Business team. His 40 years of on-air experience combined with his superb interviewing skills and capitalist sensibilities will be a great addition to our lineup."

      Well, as long as they keep him from commenting on sports teams he shouldn't get in too much trouble.

      OK, who am I trying to kid.
      FBN and Imus, train wreck in the making.
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    • Author by mjsomme (September 03, 2009 2:07 pm ET)
         
      And FBN announces that the Imus show will be immediately followed by "Dog the Bounty Hunter". Stay tuned!
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    • Author by bintx (September 03, 2009 2:17 pm ET)
         
      Imus will NOT toe the Fox line. If he wants to say something outrageous about a Republican, even though he is a registered Republican, he will. He doesn't really give a rip . . . he'll say what he wants to say.
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    • Author by Dem02020 (September 03, 2009 2:17 pm ET)
         
      The line between manipulating and influencing the political opinions of the American People (as Fox News Channel does daily) and manipulating those same People's opinions about business issues and the capital markets (as Fox Business Network has been invented to do), the line between the two is so fine as to maybe not exist, and the two things overlap enough, especially in the single word REGULATION.

      If you're good at the one thing, then you're good at the other, because it's not really even two different things we're talking about, when we talk about News Corp's Fox influencing and manipulating the opinions of the American People, be it about politics or business, or REGULATIONS.
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    • Author by mk3872 (September 03, 2009 2:17 pm ET)
         
      D E S P E R A T I O N

      Of course, Imus is a well-known and renowned expert on economics, Wall Street and business ...
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