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Don Imus told listeners Tuesday that he assumes he’ll be fine in his battle with prostate cancer, because that’s what he always thinks.

The 68-year-old radio personality bantered with listeners at Boston radio station WTKK-FM during his annual St. Patrick’s Day “Kiss Me, I’m Imus” show, the day after announcing he has cancer.

Imus said that when he was fired from a previous job, he assumed, “I’ll be fine,” and he was. He’s taking the same attitude with the cancer.

He also mixed in chat about politics, culture and current events.

Imus announced Monday that he has cancer. He made the announcement on his morning show from New York, which airs on ABC Radio Networks and cable’s RFD-TV.

Imus said he was surprised more than anything about the diagnosis, since he’s followed a healthy diet for the past decade.

He said he had spoken to politicians Rudolph Giuliani and John Kerry, who were both treated for prostate cancer.

Don Imus is coming back to the airwaves in September, according to private eye Bo Dietl, who was a regular on “Imus in the Morning” on WFAN. Dietl said on Post State Editor Fred Dicker’s Albany radio show, “I’m not supposed to say, but . . . if he was to be coming back, I would look to September.” When Dicker asked if he meant satellite radio, Dietl replied, “Broadcast.” Another source says Imus has been scouting comedy clubs looking for a black sidekick who will take the sting out of any future racial cracks like the one that got him booted off the air.

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Don Imus (Imus in the Morning)

This 30-year vet and Radio Hall of Famer is currently under the microscope after referring to the Rutgers University women’s basketball team as “nappy-headed hos” during an on-air conversation with his producer following Rutgers’ loss in the National Championship game. Despite his repeated public apologies, his show­which was originally set to be suspended for only two weeks­ was dropped by CBS radio following similar action by MSNBC, which previously simulcast the show. Imus said he’s “apologized enough,” but does want to meet with the team privately. Rutgers’ coach, despite calling Imus’ remarks “despicable,” has agreed to this meeting, though nothing has been arranged.

Miss Jones (Miss Jones in the Morning)

Aside from her feud with Star and Buc wild, Miss Jones has created her own controversies, usually specializing in international attacks. She responded to the release of a game called Ghettopoly, which pictured an African-American on the cover, by proposing a similar game called Chinkopoly, a dig at the original game’s Asian investors. During the 2006 New York transit strike, she also attacked Trinidad-American Roger Toussaint­president of the Transport Workers Union­calling him “a dumb coconut who probably doesn’t have a green card.” But she bit off more than she could chew by twice playing the song “U.S.A for Indonesia,” a parody of “We Are the World,” which ridiculed the victims of the 2004 tsunami. After a “wave” of uproar, the show’s producer was fired, and the staff was suspended for two weeks. Jones apologized on-air, and she and her cohosts donated two weeks’ salary to the relief effort.

Opie and Anthony (The Opie and Anthony Show)

Opie and Anthony sponsored a yearly contest called “Sex for Sam,” encouraging listeners to have sex in notable New York City locations to win Samuel Adams prizes. All was well until “Sex for Sam 3,” when a visiting Virginia couple was arrested for having sex in a vestibule in St. Patrick’s Cathedral. The Catholic League demanded the duo be fired, threatening to pursue having WNEW’s license revoked. Opie and Anthony were suspended and ultimately axed, but resurfaced on XM Satellite Radio in 2004. Now we’re just wondering when “Sex for Sam 4″ is happening. Our office counts as a notable NYC location, right?

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Radio host Don Imus apologized Friday for calling the Rutgers University women’s basketball team “nappy headed hos” on his nationally syndicated program.

The National Association of Black Journalists demanded his immediate firing after the man known as “Imus in the Morning” put his foot deep in his mouth Wednesday. Imus questioned the players’ looks, describing them as tattooed “rough girls.” His producer compared the team – which has eight black members – to the NBA’s Toronto Raptors.

Near the start of Friday’s show, Imus said he wanted to “apologize for an insensitive and ill-conceived remark we made the other morning referring to the Rutgers women’s basketball team.”

“It was completely inappropriate, and we can understand why people were offended. Our characterization was thoughtless and stupid, and we are sorry.”

Gregory Lee, an NABJ officer and senior assistant sports editor at The Boston Globe, said the mea culpa did little to atone for the comments.

“You can apologize, but what does that mean when you have a history of making disparaging remarks about people?” Lee asked about the acid-tongued Imus. “This kind of behavior must be punished. I hope the company and sponsors he has take some sort of action … to educate him.”

NABJ President Bryan Monroe asked Thursday if Imus had “lost his mind” and called for the veteran radio host’s dismissal.

Imus was speaking with producer Bernard McGurk when the NCAA title game between Rutgers and Tennessee came up.

“That’s some rough girls from Rutgers,” Imus said. “Man, they got tattoos …”

“Some hardcore hos,” said McGurk.

“That’s some nappy headed hos there, I’m going to tell you that,” Imus said.

Imus, a member of the National Broadcasters Hall of Fame and one of the nation’s best-known radio voices, is renowned for his caustic style and politically incorrect verbal broadsides. His show is syndicated to millions of listeners at more than 70 stations around the country.

WFAN-AM, the home of Imus’ show, declined comment. At MSNBC, where the radio program is simulcast on television, officials offered Imus no support.

“‘Imus in the Morning’ is not a production of the cable network and is produced by WFAN Radio,” said a statement from the network. “As Imus makes clear every day, his views are not those of MSNBC. We regret that his remarks were aired on MSNBC and apologize for these offensive comments.”

In a joint statement, NCAA President Myles Brand and Rutgers President Richard McCormick condemned Imus’ slur.

“The NCAA and Rutgers University are offended by the insults on MSNBC’s Don Imus program toward the 10 young women on the Rutgers basketball team,” their statement read. “It is unconscionable that anyone would use the airways to utter such disregard for the dignity of human beings who have accomplished much and deserve great credit.”

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