Rush Limbaugh

Rush Hudson Limbaugh III (born January 12, 1951 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri) is a popular American entertainer and radio talk show host. A commentator with a conservative point of view, he discusses politics and current events on his show, The Rush Limbaugh Show. For over 15 years (and continuing as of 2005), Rush Limbaugh has been the most listened-to radio talk show host in the United States and the world, and has an audience estimated by Arbitron at 20 million listeners weekly, the second largest overall radio audience after Paul Harvey.

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January 12 - 1951 - Cape Girardeau, Missouri - American - Entertainer - Radio - Talk show - Conservative - Politics - Current events - The Rush Limbaugh Show - As of 2005 - Arbitron - Paul Harvey

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The Rush Limbaugh Show has been largely responsible for the shift in AM broadcasting to a news-talk format after an audience decline in the 1970s. Rush Limbaugh is as much a political symbol as he is a broadcaster, comedian, and political satirist.

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AM - Broadcasting - 1970s

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Limbaugh is the 1992, 1995, 2000, and 2005 recipient of the Marconi Radio Award for Syndicated Radio Personality of the Year, given by the National Association of Broadcasters. He was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 1993.

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1992 - 1995 - 2000 - 2005 - National Association of Broadcasters - Radio Hall of Fame - 1993

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