Statements (104)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:radio_station
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| gptkbp:active_years |
1968-2022
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| gptkbp:alma_mater |
gptkb:University_of_Arizona
gptkb:University_of_San_Francisco |
| gptkbp:apologized_for |
racially insensitive comments
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| gptkbp:apology_addressed_to |
gptkb:Rutgers_University_women's_basketball_team
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| gptkbp:apology_audience |
gptkb:Rutgers_University_women's_basketball_team
|
| gptkbp:apology_broadcasted_on |
gptkb:CBS_Radio
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| gptkbp:apology_context |
Comments made on his radio show
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| gptkbp:apology_date |
2007-04-09
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| gptkbp:apology_follow_up |
Return to broadcasting after suspension
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| gptkbp:apology_format |
Public statement
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| gptkbp:apology_impact |
Public backlash
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| gptkbp:apology_included |
regret for hurting people
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| gptkbp:apology_outcome |
Suspension from CBS Radio
|
| gptkbp:apology_received |
mixed reactions
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| gptkbp:apology_tone |
Sincere
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| gptkbp:awards |
gptkb:Marconi_Award
Radio Hall of Fame Inductee |
| gptkbp:birth_date |
1937-07-23
July 23, 1940 |
| gptkbp:birth_place |
gptkb:Riverside,_California
gptkb:Riverside,_California,_USA |
| gptkbp:career_end |
gptkb:2018
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| gptkbp:career_start |
gptkb:1968
spanned over 40 years |
| gptkbp:cause |
racially charged comments
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| gptkbp:cause_of_death |
pulmonary fibrosis
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| gptkbp:children |
gptkb:Ashley_Imus
gptkb:Isabel_Imus Wyatt Imus |
| gptkbp:controversy |
Comments about climate change
Comments about foreign policy Comments about gun control Comments about healthcare reform Comments about immigration policy Comments about police brutality Comments about race relations Comments about the 2007 Virginia Tech shooting Comments about the 2008 financial crisis Comments about the 2008 presidential election Comments about the 2010 Haiti earthquake Comments about the 2011 Japan earthquake Comments about the 2012 presidential election Comments about the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing Comments about the 2014 Ferguson protests Comments about the 2016 election Comments about the 2017 Las Vegas shooting Comments about the 2018 Parkland shooting Comments about the 2020 presidential election Comments about the Black Lives Matter movement Comments about the COVID-19 pandemic Comments about the Duke lacrosse case Comments about the LGBTQ+ community Comments about the Me Too movement Comments about the economy Comments about the media Rutgers women's basketball team comments Racial remarks about the Rutgers women's basketball team Racist comments about the Rutgers women's basketball team |
| gptkbp:date_of_apology |
April 2007
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| gptkbp:death_date |
2022-12-27
2023-12-27 December 27, 2021 |
| gptkbp:duration |
30 years
|
| gptkbp:famous_for |
Sports commentary
Political commentary Celebrity interviews |
| gptkbp:famous_quote |
' I’m not a racist, I’m a comedian.'
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| gptkbp:finale_date |
March 29, 2018
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| gptkbp:format |
Talk radio
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| gptkbp:full_name |
gptkb:John_Donald_Imus_Jr.
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| gptkbp:health_issues |
Prostate cancer
Pulmonary fibrosis |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Don Imus
|
| gptkbp:influence |
American radio broadcasting
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:Rush_Limbaugh
|
| gptkbp:influenced_by |
gptkb:Howard_Stern
|
| gptkbp:known_for |
gptkb:Imus_in_the_Morning
|
| gptkbp:legacy |
controversial figure in media
Controversial figure in radio history |
| gptkbp:network |
gptkb:MSNBC
gptkb:CBS_Radio |
| gptkbp:notable_awards |
gptkb:Marconi_Award
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| gptkbp:notable_work |
gptkb:Imus_in_the_Morning
gptkb:Imus:_The_Autobiography gptkb:God's_Other_Son |
| gptkbp:occupation |
gptkb:Author
gptkb:Television_presenter gptkb:Philanthropist |
| gptkbp:prize_pool |
issued after comments
|
| gptkbp:related_show |
gptkb:Imus_in_the_Morning
|
| gptkbp:resigned |
April 2007
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| gptkbp:spouse |
gptkb:Deirdre_Imus
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| gptkbp:style |
shock jock
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| gptkbp:suspension |
gptkb:CBS_Radio
|
| gptkbp:was_a_response_to |
public outrage
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| gptkbp:was_fired_from |
gptkb:MSNBC
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| gptkbp:was_known_for |
gptkb:Imus_in_the_Morning
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| gptkbp:website |
http://www.imus.com
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| gptkbp:year |
Retired from broadcasting
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Howard_Stern
gptkb:National_Radio_Hall_of_Fame |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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