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Rush Limbaugh
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American political commentator (1951–2021)
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Rush Limbaugh (1951–2021) was an American radio personality, writer, journalist, and children's writer. Born in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, he was educated at Southeast Missouri State University. A member of the Republican Party, Limbaugh resided in Palm Beach, where he also died in 2021. He was employed by the Kansas City Royals and began his work period in 1967.
Limbaugh authored several books, including *Rush Revere and the Brave Pilgrims*, *Rush Revere and the American Revolution*, and *Rush Revere and the First Patriots*. He received the Presidential Medal of Freedom. His medical condition included lung cancer.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1951
- Died
- 2021
- Works
- 20
Top works
- 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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Film & TV
Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA
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
- America's Great Divide: From Obama to Trump — Self (voice) (archive footage)2020
- RBG — Self (archive footage)2018
- Shut Up and Dribble — Self (archive audio)2018
- Addiction Incorporated — Archive Footage2011
- Family Guy Presents: It's a Trap! — Rush Limbaugh as The Rancor (voice)2010
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Key facts
- Born
- Rush Hudson Limbaugh III , ( 1951-01-12 ) January 12, 1951, Cape Girardeau, Missouri , U.S.
- Died
- February 17, 2021 (2021-02-17) (aged 70), Palm Beach, Florida , U.S.
- Resting place
- Bellefontaine Cemetery , St. Louis, Missouri
- Occupations
- Radio host political pundit
- Years active
- 1967–2021
- Relatives
- Limbaugh family
- Awards
- Marconi Award × 5 Radio Hall of Fame (1993) NAB Hall of Fame (1998) Medal of Freedom (2020)
- Website
- rushlimbaugh .com
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Rush Home - The Rush Limbaugh Show
Rush Limbaugh, America's Anchorman and Doctor of Democracy, is known as the pioneer of AM radio. Limbaugh revolutionized the media and political landscape with his unprecedented combination o f serious discussion of political, cultural and social issues along with satirical and biting humor.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Cape Girardeau
- Place of death
- Palm Beach
- Occupation
- children's writer
- Educated at
- Southeast Missouri State University
- Employer
- Kansas City Royals
- Political party
- Republican Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Field of work
- politics
- Official website
- rushlimbaugh.com
- Image
- Rush Limbaugh by Gage Skidmore.jpg
- Residence
- Palm Beach
- Political ideology
- conservatism in the United States
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- Rush Limbaugh
- date of birth
- 1951-01-12
- start of work period
- 1967-00-00
- medical condition
- lung cancer
- social media followers
- 593893
- date of death
- 2021-02-17
- name in native language
- Rush Limbaugh
- writing language
- English language
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- lung cancer
- end of work period
- 2021-00-00
- birth name
- Rush Hudson Limbaugh III
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Encyclopedic overview
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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