NBC News stresses their ongoing apology to the players from the Rutgers basketball team, "We deeply regret the pain this incident has caused."
(NEW YORK) - Talk show host Don Imus is being let go over remarks he made about black female collegiate basketball players that he called "nappy headed hos."
MSNBC has announced that it would no longer simulcast the "Imus in the Morning" radio program.
NBC News announced in a statement, "this decision comes as a result of an ongoing review process, which initially included the announcement of a suspension. It also takes into account many conversations with our own employees. What matters to us most is that the men and women of NBC Universal have confidence in the values we have set for this company. This is the only decision that makes that possible."
The network stresses their ongoing apology to the players from the Rutgers basketball team, "We deeply regret the pain this incident has caused."
The Don Imus show originated on the New York radio station WFAN, a CBS Corp. station, and is heard nationally on radio by Westwood One. CBS owns 18 percent of Westwood One and also manages the company.
At this point, CBS has not announced plans to discontinue the show.
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