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Originally Posted by ddthetide
he is from arizona and grew up on a cattle ranch. his ranch for kids with cancer is in northern new mexico. he spends half the year there and does the show from there.
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"Personal life
Imus was born in Riverside, California.[2] He served in the Marine Corps from 1957 to 1959.
Imus had battled alcoholism during his early career in New York, but in 1987 finally pursued effective treatment. (As of 2006, he says that he has remained sober for 18 years and counting[3]). In 1988, with his cocaine and alcohol addictions now part of his self-publicity, Imus reshaped his show from strictly comedy into a forum for political issues, charitable causes and news-based parodies.
In 1979, he divorced his first wife, Harriett. He married his second wife, Deirdre Coleman on December 17, 1994. He has four daughters from his first marriage and one son, Frederick Wyatt (nicknamed Wyatt, born July 3, 1998), from his current marriage. Both Don and Deirdre Imus are vegetarians.
In 1999, Imus and his wife founded the Imus Ranch, a working cattle ranch near Ribera, New Mexico, 50 miles southeast of Santa Fe. The Imus Ranch is a charitable organization for children with cancer, as well as siblings of SIDS victims. Between Memorial Day and Labor Day each year, the Imus family goes to the New Mexico ranch. Until the cancellation of his show on April 12, 2007, Imus would broadcast from a studio there, while the rest of his cast broadcast from New York and New Jersey. In 2000, Imus suffered serious injuries after a fall from a horse at his ranch, and broadcast several shows from a hospital.
Imus maintains three residences, one in Manhattan, another in Westport, Connecticut, and one in Ribera, New Mexico.[4]"
being from the 909 explains quite a bit.
on the other hand, living in ny since 1971 is no excuse to pretend you're in the village people.
