talk shows in american history, a lasted 36 years on radio and 11 years on msnbc. up until it got canceled in 2007. his career was put on a brief hold after a rutgers university basketball team member. >> the comments is the pourable as it were i need to stand in front of them and say i'm sorry. >> this is neither the first or last time his refusal to hold back his opinions must cost him his career. back in 1996, the speech at the radio television correspondents' dinner was viewed as insulting mainly toward president bill clinton in the first lady hillary clinton. fans say they loved him because he refused to be a hypocrite. >> we all heard the president and his obvious excitement. i remember commenting at the time, i bet that's not the first time he has said that. [laughter] >> and 2009, don imus made his