It all happened during a morning program on WABC radio on Monday, while Don Imus and sportscaster Warner Wolf were addressing Dallas Cowboys football star Adam "Pacman" Jones' involvement in a fight at a Las Vegas nightclub last year that led to a shooting.
When Wolf said Jones had been "arrested six times since he was drafted by Tennessee in 2005," Imus responded by asking "What color is he?"
"He's African-American," Wolf said.
"Well, there you go," Imus said. "Now we know."