Deirdre Imus

Deirdre Coleman Imus (born August 4, 1964) is an American author, health advocate and radio personality and the founder and president of the Deirdre Imus Environmental Health Center, part of Hackensack University Medical Center (HUMC) in New Jersey, United States. She is also a co-founder and co-director of the Imus Cattle Ranch for Kids with Cancer, and the author of two books, Greening Your Cleaning and The Imus Ranch: Cooking for Kids and Cowboys.

Deirdre Imus
Born (1964-08-04) August 4, 1964
Waterbury, Connecticut, U.S
OccupationWriter, advocate, radio personality
Spouse(s)Don Imus (1994–2019, his death)
ChildrenWyatt Imus

The Deirdre Imus Environmental Health Center conducts research into the possible links between various cancers and environmental hazards. The center received the "Quality New Jersey's Environmental Award" on May 8, 2006.

On May 7, 2007, she was named to the board of directors of the National Autism Association.[1] and on May 22, 2007, the National Audubon Society announced that Deirdre Imus was one of four women to receive the Society's annual Rachel Carson Award for Women in Conservation. In making the announcement, the Audubon Society cited her as "a pioneer inspiring parents and schools to clean using non-toxic products ... [persuading] more than 200 institutions nationwide to switch to green cleaning products and her work has led directly to three 'Green Cleaning' executive orders that will vastly improve the health of millions of children."[2]

Deirdre Imus has expressed concern over the chemicals used in commercial cleaning products and her book Greening Your Cleaning, published in April 2007, advocates the use of alternative cleaning products. Greening Your Cleaning contends that chemicals such as ammonia are harmful and she calls for "environmentally responsible" ways to clean around the house.[3] She appeared on the NBC Today Show on April 6, 2007, to demonstrate the cleaning methods discussed in her book. A scheduled book tour was postponed, however, in the wake of the controversy surrounding the cancellation of the Imus in the Morning show.[4][5]

Beginning in the late 1990s, she had some small acting roles as Deirdre Coleman, appearing in Form, Space & Murder in 1997. The following year, she appeared in Watchers Reborn and One Tough Cop, a movie about New York City detective Bo Dietl, who was a frequent guest on her husband's show. In 2001, she had a role in Directing Eddie.[6]

On May 24, 2007, she was awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree by Pace University in recognition of her advocacy on behalf of children's environmental health.

Personal life

In 1994, she married American radio and television personality Don Imus and frequently appeared on his program Imus in the Morning. They had one son, Frederick Wyatt (nicknamed Wyatt, born July 3, 1998). They stayed together until Don's death on December 27, 2019.[7]

In 1999, Don Imus and Deirdre founded the Imus Cattle Ranch for Kids with Cancer, a working cattle ranch near Ribera, New Mexico, 50 miles southeast of Santa Fe. The Ranch was a charitable organization for children with cancer, as well as siblings of SIDS victims. They had three residences, one in Manhattan, another in Westport, Connecticut, and the ranch in Ribera, New Mexico.[8] The properties were all sold by 2018 and family currently resides in Brenham, Texas.[9][10]

Deirdre Imus graduated from Villanova University and is Roman Catholic. She is also a vegetarian.[11]

Books
  • Imus, Deirdre, The Imus Ranch: Cooking for Kids and Cowboys. Rodale Press, 2004. (ISBN 0-87596-919-4).
  • Imus, Deirdre, Greening Your Cleaning. New York: Simon & Schuster, April, 2007. (ISBN 1-4165-4055-5)

References
  1. National Autism Association press release, May 7, 2007.
  2. National Audubon Society press release May 22, 2007.
  3. "Green: Clean Up Your Act", [[Newsweek], April 9, 2007.]
  4. "Rutgers coach, players accept Imus's apology", Associated Press, April 16, 2007.
  5. Amy Argetsinger, "More Imus Fallout: Wife's Book Tour is Cancelled", The Washington Post, April 13, 2007.
  6. IMDb – Internet Movie Database.
  7. Byrge, Duane; Kilkenny, Katie (December 27, 2019). "Don Imus, Legendary 'Imus in the Morning' Host, Dies at 79". The Hollywood Reporter.
  8. "Donahue and Thomas put Westport house on market for $25 million". Westport Now.com. August 16, 2005. Retrieved July 4, 2006.
  9. David, Mark (January 19, 2016). "Don Imus Lists Manhattan Penthouse". Variety.
  10. Morgan, Richard (April 13, 2018). "Don Imus finally sells New Mexico ranch". New York Post.
  11. Imus, Deirdre (May 20, 2013). "Getting to the 'meat' of the matter: Is eating meat good for you?". Fox News.
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