BERNIE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE RACIST ON-AIR

Although you could infer from his on-air behavior that Bernard McGuirk was supposed to make racist remarks, Newsweek makes it official:

In 1998, Imus told a "60 Minutes" producer that McGuirk, his foulmouthed friend and the show's producer, was "there to do n----r jokes." Imus at first tried to deny saying it, then admitted to it but claimed it was supposed to be off the record.