Limbaugh offered a conditional apology after he accused actor Michael J. During the course of his career, Limbaugh started a number of fires with his commentary. Using his sizable platform, Limbaugh advanced conservative ideas, though he often waded into conspiratorial waters and generated controversy for hateful commentary on gender and race. “The Rush Limbaugh Show” helped popularize the political talk-radio format and usher in a generation of conservative infotainment. In many ways, his radio show was like the big bang of the conservative media universe. Limbaugh continued to host his show while undergoing treatment, and he told listeners that he remained hopeful he would defeat the disease.Ī pioneer of AM talk-radio, Limbaugh for 32 years hosted “The Rush Limbaugh Show,” a nationally-syndicated program with millions of loyal listeners that transfigured him into a partisan force and polarizing figure in American politics. Limbaugh announced in February 2020 that he had been diagnosed with advanced lung cancer. “Rush will forever be the greatest of all time.” “As so many of you know, losing a loved one is terribly difficult, even more so when that loved one is larger than life,” she said. Limbaugh’s wife Kathryn made the announcement on his radio show Wednesday. Rush Limbaugh, the conservative media icon who for decades used his perch as the king of talk-radio to shape the politics of both the Republican Party and nation, died Wednesday after a battle with cancer.
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