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      *Kansas City Star sports columnist Jason Whitlock, who gained nationwide attention by speaking out against the actions of Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson during the Don Imus scandal, is reportedly interviewing to fill the fired host’s vacated spot at New York’s WFAN-AM – the CBS-owned station that served as home base for the nationally-syndicated, “Imus in the Morning.”

      According to Richard Prince’s Journal-isms column, the news was reported Friday on the paper’s Web site. Kansas City Star's Jeffrey Flanagan wrote:  "Word spread along the East Coast on Friday that Kansas City Star columnist Jason Whitlock interviewed with radio station WFAN's operations director, Mark Chernoff, about — you guessed it — replacing the fired Don Imus. But Whitlock said he was cool to the idea.

      "It's never been my belief that I have to live on either coast to have my voice heard across the nation," Whitlock said. "I've been doing pretty well from right here in Kansas City."

      Whitlock, who believes that "pop culture — specifically violent and misogynistic rap music — is doing far more damage to the black community than anything" that was said by Imus, quickly became the go-to guy for media debates about the effect of offensive rap lyrics on black culture.  

      Meanwhile, Imus’ longtime producer Bernard McGuirk was given the boot by CBS late Thursday for his role in the incident. The dismissal comes one week after Imus’s disgraceful remarks about the Rutgers women’s basketball team got him fired from both CBS Radio and MSNBC, the network that carried the simulcast of his radio show.     

      Also, CBS Radio has sued a small AM station in Riverside, Calif. for airing reruns of Imus' program after he was fired. The lawsuit was filed last week in federal court in Riverside and claims KCAA-AM and its license holder violated copyright protections.      

      KCAA attorney Brian Oxman said the station was just trying to educate the public by presenting old broadcasts of the show, which had been airing on KCAA since 2003. The station began rerunning “Imus in the Morning” last Monday, along with listener calls, mail and e-mails reacting to the controversy.     

      CBS is seeking a temporary restraining order and $150,000 for each violation. A hearing is set for tomorrow (4/24).

Jason Whitlock vs. Al Sharpton on CNN's "American Morning"