Posted by
Kilroy on Tuesday, April 10, 2007 6:48:14 AM
BUSINESS NEWS:
NEW YORK – Just hours after radio talk show host Don Imus was killed in a tragic fire at his MSNBC Studios office, The Reverend Al Sharpton has stepped forward as a replacement host for the show.
“I’ve always admired the audience share ‘The I-Man’ carried and would be proud to take over the ‘I-Microphone’”, Sharpton said.
In addition to picking up the Imus radio show, a spokesman for Sharpton Management, Inc.
(SHAM) announced that effective immediately the former Imus Ranch will become The Sharpton Ranch.
Sharpton Management, Inc. also owns Sharpton Suit Rentals, Sharpton Fashion Mart (f.k.a. Freddie’s Fashion Mart) and the Molotov Cocktails chain of drive through liquor stores.
Shares of SHAM (Nasdaq) traded up 2.75 at $17.25 on the news of the recent acquisitions.
UPDATE:
New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine was seriously injured in an automobile accident yesterday while en route to a meeting with Al Sharpton and the widow of the late Don Imus. Reports from the scene indicate that the Governor's car crashed after swerving to avoid what appeared to be a "flaming bottle" tossed from the window of an unidentified vehicle. Police have released a partial license plate number (REV -A__) from the unidentified vehicle and are asking for citizens help in tracking down car.
The Reverend Al Sharpton has been named "Acting Governor" while Corzine remains hospitalized.
