baɪ ðə tˈaɪm ɪmjˈuːz ɹᵻtˈɜːnd tə ðɪ ˈɛɹ vˈaɪəɹ ˌeɪbˌiːsˈiː ɹˈeɪdɪˌoʊ slˈæʃ sˈɪɾədˌɛl bɹˈɔːdkæstɪŋ, lˈoʊkəl mˈɔːɹnɪŋ hˈoʊst dˈɛnɪs bˈækstɚ, hˌuː hæd pɹˈiːviəsli hˈoʊstᵻd ðə lˈoʊkəl nˈuːz bɹˈeɪks dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ɪmjˈuːz, hæd ɪstˈæblɪʃt hɪmsˈɛlf æz ðə stˈeɪʃənz mˈɔːɹnɪŋ hˈoʊst.
By the time Imus returned to the air via ABC Radio/Citadel Broadcasting, local morning host Dennis Baxter, who had previously hosted the local news breaks during Imus, had established himself as the station's morning host.