Ed, correct on the the fact that this is a tort issue.  A lot is going to depend on the language of the contract.   While Imus’s comments were wrong and inexcusable, the way it was handled was severly blown by CBS and MSNBC management, as well as their respective PR teams.   After ten years on the air they knew what they had on their hands, indeed they knew when they hired him way back when.    Kowtowing to pressure from Sharpton and Friends was a hugh blunder on the part of both of them.

I’m familiar with the contracts of two local shock jocks and they are very “loose” on what they consider inappropriate content and yes they have a “warning clause”.

Look for this thing to get settled out of court in a large and profitable way for Imus.