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| Rush Limbaugh, the most prominent voice on talk radio passed away. |
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In an announcement by his wife Kathryn it was confirmed the 70 year old far-right agitator, Rush Hudson Limbaugh III has passed away from Stage IV lung cancer. At the top of his officially last program, Kathryn said in a brief statement.
"As so many of you know, losing a loved one is terribly difficult, even more so when that loved one is larger than life. Rush will forever be the greatest of all time."
Even though I hate to admit it, Limbaugh is the king of talk.
Limbaugh, 70 was diagnosis with lung cancer last year. He said during his radio program shortly after his birthday he was facing this difficult time in his life.
A pioneer of AM talk radio, Limbaugh host The Rush Limbaugh Show for 33 years.
Limbaugh is considered one of the most influential media figures in American history and has played a consequential role in conservative politics since "The Rush Limbaugh Show" began in 1988.
Limbaugh leaves behind his wife, his brother, far-right agitator and lawyer David as well as so family members.
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| Trump paid homage to Limbaugh in a statement. |
There will never be another Rush Limbaugh. Known as Jeff Christie, America's Anchorman, The Most Dangerous Voice on Radio, El Rushbo and Maha Rushie, Limbaugh was a prominent and most well-known member of the Republican Party and conservative movement.
When he got on the "Golden EIB" mic, the far-right agitator has been an antagonist towards the Democratic Party, progressives and activists. He would often rally Republicans and conservatives to the polls.
Limbaugh is credited for giving us, the Republican Revolution, George W. Bush, the Tea Party and Donald J. Trump.
Before his passing, then president Trump gave Limbaugh the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Donald J. Trump, Mike Pence, George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, Sean "Screwball" Hannity, Mark Levin, Bill O'Reilly, Mitch McConnell, Kevin McCarthy, and others will share their "thoughts and prayers" in the coming hours.
Limbaugh was considered a controversial figure. He often dabbled in conspiracy theories, white nationalism, pseudo-science and misinformation.
He would often attack people in the news, Democratic presidents and politicians.
The program that began 33 years ago on national syndication with only 56 radio stations grew to be the most listened-to radio show in the United States, airing on more than 600 stations, according to the show’s website. Up to 27 million people tuned in on a weekly basis and Limbaugh has lovingly referred to his passionate fan base as "Dittoheads," as they would often say "ditto" when agreeing with the iconic radio host.
In his final radio broadcast of 2020, Limbaugh thanked his listeners and supporters, revealing at the time that he had outlived his prognosis.
"I wasn't expected to be alive today," he said. "I wasn't expected to make it to October, and then to November, and then to December. And yet, here I am, and today, got some problems, but I'm feeling pretty good today."
In the heat of the 2020 presidential election, Limbaugh hosted Trump in October for what was an unprecedented two-hour "radio rally", during which the president was virtually given control of the coveted golden microphone to answer questions from the host and his listeners.
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| A world without Rush Limbaugh. |
In the heat of the 2020 presidential election, Limbaugh hosted Trump in October for what was an unprecedented two-hour "radio rally", during which the president was virtually given control of the coveted golden microphone to answer questions from the host and his listeners.
Limbaugh, born in Cape Girardeau, Missouri in 1951. Limbaugh began his radio career in 1967 as a "helper" when he was only 16 years old. He eventually graduated to disk jockey and worked at a small station roughly 100 miles south of St. Louis while attending high school.
"I was totally consumed," Limbaugh told the New York Times in 1990, noting that his idol was a Chicago radio host named Larry Lujack. By 1971, Limbaugh was a morning radio host in Pittsburgh, where he was oddly told to cover a certain amount of "farm news" because the area was surrounded by many agriculture communities. In 2007 he explained to listeners how the young radio host managed to keep listeners despite the bizarre requirement.
Limbaugh helped boost Trump’s influence prior to the 2016 election simply by taking him seriously as a candidate when other established conservatives didn’t want the former reality television star anywhere near the Republican Party. Many of Limbaugh’s listeners eventually became Trump supporters and the radio legend continued to defend Trump throughout his presidency despite occasional disagreements.
Limbaugh was an American talk radio host, writer, media personality and voice actor.
Some of us will be relieved that Limbaugh passed away. He made a lot of enemies along the way.
But who will take the helm?
I have a feeling that Trump may pick the microphone up and become a talk radio host.
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