NYC Radio: Judge Dismisses Warner Wolf vs. Don Imus Lawsuit

Don Imus

Retired radio personality Don Imus has fended off an age discrimination suit brought by legendary sportscaster Warner Wolf, who claimed in a suit filed under New York state and New York City’s human rights laws that he was replaced with a younger sportscaster.

Wolf claimed in his suit that he was shown the door in 2016 and replaced with Sid Rosenberg, who is about 30 years Wolf’s junior.

Wolf, who is 80 and who is known for his catchphrase “Let’s go to the videotape,” delivered a sportscast on Imus’ show, “Imus in the Morning,” for about 20 years.

Warner Wolf

Wolf’s relationship with the show apparently took a turn in 2015, when he moved to Naples, Florida, and began to broadcast from there—an arrangement that eventually lost Imus’ approval.

“We tried it. It sucks,” Imus told Wolf in an email, according to court papers. 

Imus, who is 78 and who was a fixture of New York City radio since the 1970s, retired in March.

Manhattan Supreme Court Justice James D’Auguste dismissed Wolf’s suit, finding that his relocation to Florida put him outside of the protection of the New York state and the New York City human rights laws, which do not cover nonresidents. Additionally, Imus lives in Texas. 

The dismissal comes less than 10 months after Wolf filed his suit. 

Wolf’s attorneys plan to appeal the ruling.