Rush Limbaugh

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Biography

American author and talk show host, considered by the left as "the most dangerous man in America" with his ridicule of liberals. He started his national radio show with 56 stations in 1982 and slowly grew in massive popularity in the next decade. By March 1994, over 634 radio stations carried his show, plus some overseas. His late night talk show ran from September 1992 until 1996, when it was canceled. He took calls on his show but never guests as any noted person might deflect attention from himself. His first book, "The Way Things Ought To Be," was published in September 1992 and sold over 2.4 million copies. His second book, "See I Told You So," released in 1993, sold over 2 million copies in two years. From October 1992 he also published the "Limbaugh Letter."

The older of two sons born to an attorney and a Republican committeewoman, Rush developed a flair for extemporaneous oratory that he learned from his dad and a sense of humor that he learned from his mom. His massive ego needed no coaching, it grew as immerse as his girth. A pudgy loner as a kid, he did not have the popularity he longed for and was drawn to radio broadcast rather than law, for its broader audience. At 16, he obtained his radio broadcasting license. Working at the local station, he became a D.J. Limbaugh flunked out of speech in college and dropped out of school after a year. He tried various broadcasting jobs and after being fired a few times, dropped out of radio to go into sales. After five years, he tried once more to break into radio with a news-reading job in Kansas City. In late 1984 he moved on to Sacramento, California to replace Morton Downey, Jr., working for managers who were delighted with his irreverent and controversial ad-libs. On 7/04/1988, he began his New York two-hour live broadcast. He went national in less than a month, on 8/08/1988.

Limbaugh is intoxicated by words, especially those from his own mouth. His vocabulary is extensive and his diction grandiose. His nervous energy plays out through his hands, which are seldom still and he obviously loves his work. On 9/14/1992, his TV show made a debut and by the middle of January 1993, he was seen on 206 stations in 98% of the country.

Twice married and divorced, he made a third marriage to journalist Marta Fitzgerald, 35, on 5/27/1994, whom he met through the Internet. His weight, once over 300 lbs, has gone up and down several times with diets or binges. By the late '90s, his audience numbers were decreasing.

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