Rush Limbaugh
Also known as Rush Hudson Limbaugh III, Rush H. Limbaugh, III, Rush H. Limbaugh
American political commentator (1951–2021)
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- Born
- 1951
- Died
- 2021
- Works
- 20
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- Rush Revere and the Brave Pilgrims
- Rush Revere and the American Revolution
- Rush Revere and the First Patriots [sound recording]
- Rush Revere and the American Revolution
- Rush Revere and the Brave Pilgrims and Rush Revere and the First Patriots
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Rush Hudson Limbaugh III was an American conservative political commentator who was the host of The Rush Limbaugh Show, which first aired in 1984 and was nationally syndicated on AM and FM radio stations from 1988 until his death in 2021.
Known for
- An American Bombing: The Road to April 19th — Self (archive audio)2024
- The White House Effect — Self (archive footage)2024
- Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL — Self (archive footage)2022
- Man In The Arena — Self2020
- In Delusion: Trump and the American Catastrophe — Self2020
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Rush Hudson Limbaugh III (/ˈlɪmbɔː/ LIM-baw; January 12, 1951 – February 17, 2021) was an American conservative political commentator who was the host of The Rush Limbaugh Show, which first aired in 1984 and was nationally syndicated on AM and FM radio stations from 1988 until his death in 2021.
Limbaugh became one of the most prominent conservative voices in the United States during the 1990s and hosted a national television show from 1992 to 1996. He was among the most highly paid figures in American radio history; in 2018 Forbes listed his earnings at $84.5 million. In December 2019, Talkers Magazine estimated that Limbaugh's show attracted a cumulative weekly audience of 15.5 million listeners to become the most-listened-to radio show in the United States. Limbaugh also wrote seven books; his first two, The Way Things Ought to Be (1992) and See, I Told You So (1993), made The New York Times Best Seller list.
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