After much speculation as to Don Imus’ return to the airwaves, it has been confirmed that the veteran shock jock will work for WABC-AM starting Dec. 3.

Don Imus was fired by CBS in April in the wake of a controversial situation where the public and civil rights activists urged for serious measures to be taken against the radio talk show host, after he made racist commentaries on the air.

Imus’ return to the airwaves has long been a matter of speculation, with news of a possible collaboration with New York radio station WABC-AM surfacing a couple of months ago. The Wall Street Journal announces that a definitive deal was signed between Imus and Citadel Broadcasting Corp. Wednesday.

The Journal reports that Citadel acquired WABC-AM last year, when it bought Walt Disney Co.’s radio-station assets. ABC Radio Networks will syndicate the show nationally, starting with December 3, when Imus begins his new job.

He will reportedly be paid around $5 million, according to the Journal, a significant decrease from his $10 million salary at CBS, which included syndication.

WABC-AM expressed great excitement as well as high expectations in having this new collaborator. “We are ecstatic to bring Don Imus back to morning radio,” WABC president and general manager Steve Borneman said Thursday, as quoted by E! Online.

“Don's unique brand of humor, knowledge of the issues and ability to attract big-name guests is unparalleled. He is rested, fired up and ready to do great radio,” he continued.

Imus, 67, has been negotiating his return to the radio for some time now. He has kept a low profile since April. The public reaction was ample and negative half a year ago, when the radio talk show host called Rutgers University's women's basketball team a bunch of “nappy-headed ho's.”

He apologized repeatedly at the time, insisting that he was not a racist and that he had not meant to offend anyone; he explained that irreverent comments were part of his job, with lawyer Martin Garbus suggesting that he was only abiding by his contract.

Following his dismissal, Imus threatened to sue CBS for breach of contract; the papers had allegedly been signed just months before he was let go. Imus claimed the company still owed him a large amount of money.

In his defense, Garbus, a New York-based attorney at the law firm Davis & Gilbert, said Imus’ contract with CBS included a clause that encouraged him to be “confrontational and irreverent” on the air.

Garbus made this statement in May, upon announcing that his client would file a $120 million lawsuit against CBS. The disagreement was settled in August, with both parties expressing satisfaction and declining to offer further details of the deal.

“Don Imus and CBS Radio have mutually agreed to settle claims that each had against the other regarding the Imus radio program on CBS,” a joint statement said. “The terms of the settlement are confidential and will not be disclosed.”

Come December, Imus will replace WABC's current morning team of Curtis Sliwa and Ron Kuby. Charles McCord and other members of his old team will reportedly join him; it is not known yet whether producer Bernard McGuirk, also criticized and fired by CBS in April, has been hired as well.

Imus is an originator of the so-called ‘shock jock’ radio genre.