“There are those who would claim that Imus occasionally lapses into good taste,” Mike McGrady writes in
New York. “If true, this may well be a result of several lengthy discussions he has had with the station manager and the program director, his ‘Mr. Vicious’ and ‘Mr. Numb.’ The upshot of those discussions is that he will never, never,
not ever do any more jokes about Chappaquiddick … or, for that matter, anyone else involved in a personal tragedy.” McGrady’s profile is from the April 3, 1972, issue. The I-Man was 31 years old, freshly arrived at New York’s
WNBC, and he was a new and jarring force in radio. He was also, it seems, very much the same guy he is now.
Which New York radio personalities did Imus admire?, McGrady asked. “David Steinberg —he’s very funny for a Jewish person.” We’ve dug the profile from the archives; you can read it as a
PDF.
Radio Therapy: Shock Treatment in the Morning [NYM, PDF]
