Posted on 02/17/2021 9:52:05 AM PST by grimalkin
It is with profound sadness that we announce the death of Rush Limbaugh, a giant of American broadcasting, a uniquely talented performer, and a hugely generous man to whom I owe almost everything.
Rush died this morning, after a year-long struggle with lung cancer. I was scheduled to guest-host today's show. Instead, as you can hear, his beloved Kathryn will be introducing a special program put together by the EIB team to celebrate a great man's life and legacy. It's a hard thing to do - compressing a glorious third-of-a-century into three hours - but Snerdley, Kraig, Mike, Allie and everyone else I've worked with there for so many years will do their best.
Usually, in this line of work, if you're lucky, you get a moment - a year or two when you're the in-thing - and you hope to hold enough of that moment as it slowly fades away to keep you going till retirement. Rush did something unprecedented in the history of TV and radio. Commercial broadcasting began in the United States in 1920: The Rush Limbaugh Show came along two-thirds of a century later, became the Number One program very quickly, and has stayed at the top all the way to today - for a third of the entire history of the medium. And throughout all those decades Rush and his show stayed exactly the same: a forensic breakdown of the day's news, punctuated by musical parodies, satirical sketches, and Rush's own optimism and good humor, even through this last terrible year.
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Will the funeral and burial be in Cape Girardeau? I’d really like to pay my respects. I would think President Trump would attend.
RIP, Sir.
A man, a legend, and now, a well deserved legacy
What was amazing was that Rush lasted as long as he did. My family members with that type of lung cancer that had metastasized went very quickly.
I can’t believe how profoundly Rush’s death is affecting me, as if a close family member had died. Faithful listener since 1993.
Talent on Loan, returned to God.
To him, be the Glory.
THANK YOU, God for the gift of Rush.
Very sad.
Rush, I really, really liked listening.
You were truly inspirational.
Still a way of life and his legacy will live on in so many.
All the Liberal demons are dancing about, shooting their mouths of bad mouthing this gentle soul.
We are taking notes you demon spawn.
Surprised Joe and Kamy aint out high fiving Pelosi and Schumer
I’m glad Mark Steyn is still with us. All of Rush’s guest’s are great but Mark is the one I really wish had an independent, nation-wide show.
How very very sad.
A great one is gone...He was the “Thomas Paine” of the spoken word.
R.I.P. Great one...
Very sad that he died so young...
Even sadder that, in his last year, he had to witness his beloved country descending into communist tyranny...
Rush was a long time lurker and occasional poster here on Free Republic. Does anyone remember his screen name(s)?
I hope EIB continues and rotates the usual guests. I’m already having withdrawals ...
A great voice who influenced SO many is now silent,days will be empty without his presence . A good man.
It is an odd grief.
I never met him, yet I spent more time with him than I do most members of my extended family, more time regularly than with my friends.
But he was always more like an older, wiser brother, constantly teaching and explaining.
Brother. Father figure. Something like that.
But it’s an odd grief because I never actually met him.
Nicely done Mr Steyn.
I don’t doubt it will continue. I’ll always look for a broadcast at the noon hour when I can.
It seems like 1984 or 1985 when I first encountered him on WIBV radio, before he got the big megaphone. Revolutionary in ways punks like the CNN and MSNBC punks cannot even imagine.
Rest in Peace.
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