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Breaking News CBS fires Don Imus

DJKraze

DJKraze

At about 15 minutes before 5pm EST I caught a news flash that CBS has fired Imus, all the major cable news services are on it now.

a few minutes later, all access is now reporting it, and I see on the wfan site, he is still listed
 
Does Imus have grounds for wrongful termination? Most major corporations have rules for displining employees which may include termination if those rules are majorly violated. There is employment case law that you must warn employees before termination occurs. You must put them on probation and provide some performance improvement plan. NBC and CBS put him on suspension, but not probation. Did Imus get any prior warnings for his acts on the air? Does NBC or CBS have a case for dismissal because of FCC violations? I don't see where the FCC rules were broken. His contract may have wording indicating firing if certain things occur, but did it happen in this case?

I agree that sponsorship probably caused the trigger to be pulled, but Imus may still come out the winner here. I am suprised that Imus has not gone to satelite before now.
 
Speaking of "Nappy-headed Hos"...

...I missed Howard Stern today. Did he leap to Imus's defense as part of his "freedom of speech" agenda?
 
tlyle said:
Does Imus have grounds for wrongful termination? Most major corporations have rules for displining employees which may include termination if those rules are majorly violated. There is employment case law that you must warn employees before termination occurs. You must put them on probation and provide some performance improvement plan. NBC and CBS put him on suspension, but not probation. Did Imus get any prior warnings for his acts on the air? Does NBC or CBS have a case for dismissal because of FCC violations? I don't see where the FCC rules were broken. His contract may have wording indicating firing if certain things occur, but did it happen in this case?

I agree that sponsorship probably caused the trigger to be pulled, but Imus may still come out the winner here. I am suprised that Imus has not gone to satelite before now.
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Good points. I hope Imus sues those greedy corporations' pants off.

Is there a chance another talk network could add Imus to their lineup?

I for one don't think that one thoughtless comment should be grounds for wrecking a career.
 
Re: Speaking of "Nappy-headed Hos"...

SirRoxalot said:
...I missed Howard Stern today. Did he leap to Imus's defense as part of his "freedom of speech" agenda?
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...Stern was off (a Friday), so no comment from him until 6:00 A.M. Eastern Time on Monday. And there's no way in hell that Imus is going to land at Sirius, with all the stock Stern holds. Opie & Anthony seem to be backing Imus on XM, so he may be able to swing something there provided Imus doesn't demand more pre-merger money than XM is willing to part with....
 
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