Rush Hudson Limbaugh III (born January 12, 1951) is an American radio host, author, and conservative political commentator. Born in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, he discusses politics and current events on his program, The Rush Limbaugh Show. He has been credited with reviving AM radio in the United States, and is considered to have been a "kind of national precinct captain" for the Republican Party's Congressional victories in 1994.[1]
Limbaugh's radio show airs weekdays for three hours daily, beginning at 12 noon Eastern time in the U.S. It also is carried worldwide over the Armed Forces Radio Network, and in some markets is carried on FM stations.
Radio broadcasting shifted from AM to FM in the late '70s because of the opportunity to broadcast music in stereo in FM, with better range and musical fidelity. Limbaugh's show was first nationally syndicated in August 1988, when AM radio had been in decline. With the meteoric popularity of Rush Limbaugh, talk radio stations, many built around Limbaugh's show with conservative programming, have now come to dominate AM radio. As of 2005, Arbitron ratings indicate that the Rush Limbaugh Show has a minimum weekly audience of 13.5 million listeners, making it the largest radio talk show audience in the United States. He now owns his own broadcasting company, EIB (Excellence In Broadcasting), and he often refers to his show as a source of truth in today's world of liberal media. Such high ratings have been a consistent hallmark of his show.[9][10][11] A three-question survey from the Pew Research Center found that 48 percent of regular listeners had a high knowledge of current events, compared with 39 percent for NPR listeners and 38 percent for Jon Stewart's The Daily Show, and had the highest percentage, 56 percent, of hard news consumers. The poll also showed that Limbaugh's audience tends to be predominantly male (65%).
Rush Limbaugh has a weekly listenership reaching 26 million during times of political activity, he is the single most influential political personality in news, beating the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, the Washington Post and CNN in audience. His yearly revenues through commercial contracts is estimated at about 200 to 250 million dollars. He is commonly known as "El Rushbo" or "The Maharaja" and his loyal audience is often referred to as "Ditto heads" reflecting how often they agree with his political views and opinions. He is arguably the most influential conservative political personality in the United States today, and he consistently delivers the standard base for current events analysis and sets the standard for conservative values in America.
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Added: February 20, 2008
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