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Rush Limbaugh launched his phenomenally successful radio broadcast into national syndication on August 1, 1988, with 56 radio stations. Twenty years later it is heard on nearly 600 stations by up to 20 million people each week and is the highest rated national radio talk show in America. Join Rush Monday-Friday, 12-3 p.m. Rush Limbaugh is America’s Anchorman and host of the most listened to talk radio show in the country, broadcasting on numerous radio stations nationwide including your hometown source, 100.7 FM & AM 1400 WSIC.
This article's does not adequately key points of its contents. Please consider expanding the lead to of all important aspects of the article. Please discuss this issue on the article's. ( February 2020)The Rush Limbaugh ShowOther namesThe Rush Limbaugh ProgramRush Limbaugh on the EIB NetworkGenreRunning time3 hours (noon – 3 p.m. )Country of originUnited StatesLanguage(s)EnglishHome station, (1984–88), (1988–2013), (2000–present), New York City (2014–present)SyndicatesTV adaptations(1992–96)Hosted byStarringRush LimbaughAnnouncerCreated byRush LimbaughExecutive producer(s)Cookie GleasonRecording studio(1996–present)Original release1984 (Sacramento)since August 1, 1988 (national) – presentAudio formatradioOpening theme'WebsiteThe Rush Limbaugh Show is a hosted by on. Since its nationally premiere in 1988, The Rush Limbaugh Show has become the in the United States. The show airs on almost 600 radio stations nationwide.
Rush Limbaugh, the show's host, seen in 2009The Rush Limbaugh Show has a format which has remained nearly unchanged since the program began. The program airs live and consists primarily of Limbaugh's monologues, based on the news of the day, interspersed with parody ads, phone calls from listeners, conspiracy theories and a variety of running comedy bits (some live, some taped).
Limbaugh also does live commercials during the show for sponsors. He sometimes promotes his own products, such as his political newsletter, The Limbaugh Letter, or his Rush Revere children's history books. Occasionally, Limbaugh features guests, such as a politician or fellow commentator.An edited instrumental version of ' “” has been Limbaugh's theme song since the start of his show. Briefly in 1999, Limbaugh stopped playing the song after a ' order was issued. After the song's writer, said in a radio interview she did not mind the use of the song, an agreement was reached with EMI. The show airs live on weekdays from noon to 3 p.m. A number of stations (such as in ) air it on tape delay.
The program normally originates from Limbaugh's studios near his home in, where Limbaugh has lived since 1996., Limbaugh's affiliate in Palm Beach County, serves as the de facto. In the early years of the program, it normally originated from the studios of in (the program's original flagship station), but in 2014, the official flagship became AM 710 in New York City, following Limbaugh's show moving to the iHeart owned station.Distribution The Rush Limbaugh Show airs on a network of approximately 590 and stations throughout the United States, almost all of which air the program live. During its existence, broadcast the program on.
Limbaugh also hosts his own online Internet streaming audio and video broadcast, through. This broadcast is restricted to members of Limbaugh's “Rush 24/7” service, but can also be heard on some stations' feeds., a division of, the largest U.S. Radio station owner, owns distribution rights to the program. The program is not heard on any stations in, although stations along the northern border of the United States give the show coverage in much of southern Canada. The show has never been carried on any service, and is one of the few nationally syndicated talk radio programs not to be featured on satellite radio. Main article:During the September 26, 2007, broadcast of Limbaugh's radio show, Limbaugh used the term 'phony soldiers' when speaking to a caller who had questioned if the previous caller was really a soldier.
The caller, saying he was currently serving in the Army for 14 years, said, 'They never talk to real soldiers. They like to pull these soldiers that come up out of the blue and spout to the media.' Limbaugh interrupted, 'The phony soldiers.' The caller continued, 'The phony soldiers. If you talk to a real soldier, they are proud to serve.
They want to be over in. They understand their sacrifice, and they're willing to sacrifice for their country.' Several minutes later, after the caller had hung up, Limbaugh read from the AP story describing the story of.
Macbeth joined the Army but did not complete basic training, yet falsely claimed in interviews that he and his unit routinely committed in Iraq. On June 7, 2007, Macbeth to one count of to the and was sentenced to five months in jail and three years. Noted Limbaugh's use of the term 'phony soldiers' in an article on their website. The article claimed that Limbaugh was saying that all soldiers who disagree with the Iraq War were 'phony soldiers', and this assertion was repeated in speeches by presidential candidates. Limbaugh said that, when he had made the comment about 'phony soldiers', he had been speaking only of Macbeth and others like him who claim to be soldiers and are not, and that 'Media Matters takes things out of context all the time'. Media Matters pointed out that Limbaugh did not mention Jesse Macbeth on his September 26 radio show until one minute and 50 seconds after talking about 'phony soldiers' with the caller.'
Limbaugh addressed Media Matters' accusations during an interview on Fox News, explaining that the caller, after discussing the phony soldiers, went into a discussion of weapons of mass destruction. Limbaugh said that he allowed the caller to continue down that tangent while, off mic, he searched for the commentary on Jesse Macbeth to present to his audience, thus accounting for the delay. The unedited transcript of the radio show in question can be found on Rush Limbaugh's website. Comments on Obama's policies On January 16, 2009, Limbaugh read a letter on his radio show that he had received a request from a national print outlet. 'If you could send us 400 words on your hope for the, we need it by Monday night, that would be ideal.'
He responded, 'I don't need 400 words, I need four: I hope he fails.' He explained that he didn't want 'absorption of as much of the private sector by the US government as possible, from the banking business, to the mortgage industry, the automobile business, to health care.
I do not want the government in charge of all of these things. I don't want this to work.' He continued, 'What is unfair about my saying I hope liberalism fails? Liberalism is our problem. Liberalism is what's gotten us dangerously close to the precipice here.' Limbaugh later said that he wants to see Obama's policies fail, not the man himself. Speaking of Obama, Limbaugh said, 'He's my president, he's a human being, and his ideas and policies are what count for me.'
'Leader of Republican Party' Limbaugh was the keynote speaker at the 2009; his speech attracted widespread attention. On March 1, 2009, CBS's asked White House Chief Of Staff who he thought represented the Republican Party; Emanuel named Limbaugh as his choice.In remarks aired by on March 1, 2009, Republican Party Chairman said that Limbaugh is 'an entertainer' and his rhetoric at the convention was 'incendiary' and 'ugly'.
Steele later telephoned Limbaugh and apologized. Limbaugh stated he would not want to run the RNC in its 'sad sack state'.On March 2, 2009, Limbaugh responded to Emanuel, and on March 4, 2009, Limbaugh challenged President to a debate on his radio program. Limbaugh offered to pay all of Obama's expenses including travel, food, lodging, and security. On March 6, Limbaugh told Byron York of the that his ratings for his radio show had significantly increased since he had begun criticizing the Obama Administration. Comments regarding Sandra Fluke. Main article:On February 29, 2012, Limbaugh said that, a law student and women's rights activist, supposedly was a 'slut' and a 'prostitute' on his radio show, in response to testimony that Fluke gave to Congressional Democrats in favor of requiring contraception to be included in insurance provided by employers, including religiously affiliated organizations that object to its usage. The negative response included campaigns by social media groups pressuring the show's advertisers; as of March 8, up to forty-five advertisers had withdrawn or suspended their advertising on the show, and two radio stations, in, and in, announced they would no longer broadcast the show.In March 2012, social media boycott promoters claimed that an additional 96 advertisers had dropped the show, but the Washington Post later reported that this was just a regular quarterly notice, not specific to the controversy.
Premiere responded to the boycott campaigns with an aggressive campaign to circumvent the traditional advertising agencies and account executives to solicit new advertisers, not just for Limbaugh but for its other talk properties as well; Premiere declared success with this strategy in June 2013, at which point many of the advertisers had long since returned and those that had not had been replaced. Competing networks and both blamed the controversy for advertising losses at their networks; in Cumulus's case, it was also a factor in the company's decision to drop Limbaugh from all of their stations (including several of Limbaugh's top-10 market affiliates, most of which were former ) when the company's bulk carriage contract with Limbaugh expired at the end of 2013. (Cumulus backed down and signed a bulk-carriage contract extension at the end of 2013; all of Limbaugh's Cumulus affiliates except WABC were included.) The show has also been dropped by other stations such as in Boston and in Los Angeles resulting it in being carried by weaker stations in major markets.
Operation Chaos In late February 2008, Limbaugh announced 'Operation Chaos,' a political call to action with the initial plan to have voters of the temporarily in the primary and vote for, who at the time was in the midst of losing eleven straight primary contests to. Limbaugh has also cited the process in the early primary states of and, which allowed independent voters to cross over into the Republican primaries to choose John McCain over more conservative candidates (such as ), as an inspiration.At the point in which Limbaugh announced his gambit, Obama had seemed on the verge of clinching the Democratic nomination. However, Clinton subsequently won the primary and the primary (while losing the Texas caucus and the overall delegate split) with large pluralities from rural counties; thus reemerging as a competitive opponent in the race.On April 29, 2008 Limbaugh declared an 'operational pause' in Operation Chaos, saying that Obama's defeat in the 2008 and fallout from statements from Obama ally Reverend could have damaged his campaign to the extent would shift to Clinton's side.
Determining Obama had weathered that storm, Limbaugh lifted the pause the next day and renewed his call for his listeners to vote for Clinton in the upcoming and primaries. Obama won the North Carolina primary but was narrowly defeated in Indiana, where Clinton won decisively in rural counties that normally vote Republican in presidential elections.The overall legality of Operation Chaos in several states, including and, is disputed. In Ohio, new party members are required to sign a pledge of loyalty to the party they join for a minimum of one year, making participation in 'Operation Chaos' a possible (election falsification) in that state.
However, the state attorney general there refused to press charges on anyone, saying that it would be nearly impossible to enforce because of difficulties proving voter intent and concerns that a loyalty oath would violate.By 2020, the name 'Operation Chaos' had become associated enough with presidential that South Carolina Republicans seeking to disrupt recycled the name for their own efforts. Limbaugh did not endorse or address the South Carolina efforts. References. Farhi, Paul (March 7, 2009).
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Rush Limbaugh launched his phenomenally successful radio broadcast into national syndication on August 1, 1988, with 56 radio stations. The show recently celebrated its 25th anniversary in syndication and is heard on nearly 600 stations by up to 20 million people each week and is the highest rated national radio talk show in America.
Known as the media pundit who reshaped the political landscape with his entertaining and informative brand of conservatism, Mr. Limbaugh is also widely credited with resuscitating AM radio by many industry experts.
With his diverse media background, Mr. Limbaugh is also the author of “The Limbaugh Letter,” the most widely read political newsletter in the country, as well as two best-selling books, The Way Things Ought to Be and See, I Told You So, which have sold more than 8.9 million copies. The sales of See, I Told You So set an American publishing record.
In 2000, Mr. Limbaugh tackled the Internet, expanding his media dominance with the launch of RushLimbaugh.com. Employing cutting-edge technology, it is one of the most popular radio broadcasting websites. It offers subscribers the opportunity to experience his show via video and audio Podcasting as well as live streaming audio.
Mr. Limbaugh has been profiled on CBS’s “60 Minutes,” ABC’s “20/20,” and in numerous publications including US News and World Report, National Review, Time Magazine, New York Times Magazine and USA Weekend. Other guest television appearances include “Nightline,” “Good Morning America,” “CBS This Morning,” “The Today Show,” “The Late Show with David Letterman,” “The Tonight Show,” and “Meet the Press.”
Recognized for his achievements, Mr. Limbaugh received the Marconi Award for Syndicated Radio Personality of the Year given by the National Association of Broadcasters in 1992, 1995, 2000, 2005 and 2014. He was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 1993, the National Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame in 1998, and the Hall of Famous Missourians in 2012.
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