Deirdre Coleman Imus is an American artist, author, health advocate and radio personality and the founder and president of the Deirdre Imus Environmental Health Center, part of Hackensack University Medical Center (HUMC) in New Jersey, United States.
In making the announcement, the Audubon Society cited her as "a pioneer inspiring parents and schools to clean using non-toxic products.
She serves on the boards of several children's health organizations, including the National Autism Association, Safe Minds, Generation Rescue.
SKIP of New York, East Harlem Council for Human Services, Inc., Boriken Neighborhood Health Center.
A scheduled book tour was postponed, however, in the wake of the controversy surrounding the cancellation of the Imus in the Morning show.
The following year, she appeared in Watchers Reborn and One Tough Cop, a movie about New York City detective Bo Dietl, who was a frequent guest on her husband's show.