- Born
- Died
- Birth nameJohn Donald Imus Jr.
- Nickname
- The I-Man
- Height6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
- Don Imus was born on July 23, 1940 in Riverside, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Odd Jobs (1986), The American President (2000) and The Doctors (1963). He was married to Deirdre Coleman Imus and Harriet Ann Showalter. He died on December 27, 2019 in College Station, Texas, USA.
- SpousesDeirdre Coleman Imus(December 17, 1994 - December 27, 2019) (his death, 1 child)Harriet Ann Showalter(June 25, 1969 - September 20, 1983) (divorced, 2 children)
- Cowboy wardrobe and way of living
- Slurring, mumbling, wobbly speaking pattern
- Hired as DJ for the Sacramento station KXOA, Imus once (in about 1969) called a local fast-food restaurant while on the air and ordered 1,200 hamburgers to go, giving specific instructions on how he wanted them prepared. As a result, the Federal Communications Commission ruled that disc jockeys must identify themselves when they telephone listeners.
- Served in the Marine Corps as a bugler from 1957 to 1960.
- Was a brakeman on the Southern Pacific Railroad. After hearing a morning disc-jockey, went to the nearby radio station and persuaded the owner to hire him. Thus began his career as a radio disc jockey on June 28, 1968 at radio station KUTY in Palmdale, California.
- Hosted a talk radio program in New York City called "Imus In the Morning".
- (July 3, 1998) Son, with Deirdre Coleman Imus, was born, named Frederick Wyatt Imus, but referred to as Wyatt.
- I'm Howard Stern with a vocabulary. I'm the man he wishes he could be. [NYT 29 Sept. 1993]
- I would rather go to Baghdad than go to a professional basketball game.
- Well, June is, uh, National Dairy Month, and I'll be milking Deirdre later... Ain't that right baby.
- This is the Imus in the Morning program, We're not happy 'till you're not happy.
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