CBS - IMUS TO RETURN?

Don Imus could be returning to radio by early next year, according to published reports, but there are no solid plans in the works to put the broadcast on television, as was the case with his previous show for CBS Radio, which was simulcast by MSNBC. (Imus, however, has reportedly had preliminary conversations with Roger Ailes, head of Fox News Channel and the Fox Business Network.) Advertising Age indicated today (Monday) that Citadel Broadcasting, which bought ABC Radio and its stations, is likely to face advertisers' reluctance to buy commercials for their products on the ABC stations, given Imus's controversial remarks about the Rutgers' women's basketball team. But in an interview with the New York Times, Citadel CEO Farid Suleman remarked that Imus has "more than paid the price for what he did. I think he should be evaluated by what he does going forward."

08/10/2007