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Sidney Arthur Rosenberg is an American radio personality.
Rosenberg's radio career started in West Palm Beach, Florida, where he hosted the syndicated sports radio program The Drive in the late-1990's. In 2000, he moved to New York City to co-host WNEW-FM's morning show, the Sports Guys. A year later, he joined the Imus in the Morning program, where he became their sports reporter. Several months after joining the Imus show, he became the co-host of the midday show on Imus' flagship station, WFAN. He would hold both positions until 2005. In addition to the
Rosenberg is no stranger to controversy. Among other things, he would say on-air that Venus and Serena Williams would be better suited for National Geographic Magazine than for Playboy, that "faggots play tennis" and that the U.S. Women's Soccer Team were "a bunch of juiced up dykes." He would eventually be removed from the Imus show in May 2005, after saying in regards to Kylie Minogue's battle with breast cancer, that "She won't look so pretty when she's bald with one tit."
Among other personal problems, Rosenberg has also been involved with a lawsuit for stealing DirecTV, was taken into a rehabilitation center earlier in 2005 for substance abuse, and has been a known gambler. It is widely considered that his personal problems led to his departure from WFAN on September 12, 2005.