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Don Imus (born July 23, 1940, Riverside, California, U.S.—died December 27, 2019, College Station, Texas) was an American radio talk-show host best known for his long-running nationally syndicated show Imus in the Morning. It debuted in 1971 and continued, with a few breaks, until 2018. Imus was often referred to as a “shock jock” for his outspoken, inflammatory style and coarse, controversial humour. Imus was raised near Kingman, Arizona, where his family owned a cattle...