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A stir of controversy has led a talk radio station to cancel its plans to audition Don Imus' ex-sidekick as a co-host for a morning talk show.

Bernard McGuirk was scheduled to audition live on WRKO-AM's "Finneran's Forum" Wednesday through Friday. He is the "Imus in the Morning" producer and on-air jester who took part in the exchange of racist banter that led to his and Imus' dismissal last month.

"After careful consideration, WRKO decided not to move forward at this time with Bernard McGuirk?s three-day guest co-hosting stint on Finneran?s Forum,? the station said in statement Monday.

In the April 4 on-air exchange, McGuirk first called the Rutgers University women's basketball team "hard-core hos." In response, Imus called the women "nappy-headed hos." Both were eventually fired from the nationally syndicated show, which combined political discussion and comic banter and also was televised on MSNBC.

McGuirk was to audition as a co-host to boost the sagging ratings of former state House Speaker Tom Finneran, who was one of the most powerful lawmakers in Massachusetts until he resigned from the Legislature in 2004 amid a federal investigation.

WRKO has dropped to ninth overall in the critical drive-time ratings for the January-March time slot this year, down from seventh last year, according to Arbitron. In November, host John DePetro and his engineer were fired after DePetro referred to a former Green/Rainbow gubernatorial candidate as "a fat lesbian."


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Original Article: Radio Station Cancels Appearance For Imus Producer - Yahoo! News

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