Rush Limbaugh Net Worth

Rush Limbaugh's Quotes

• Half my brain tied behind my back just to make it fair.
• Talent on loan from GOD.
• Sorry to say this, I don't think he ck pro football quarterback Donovan McNabb] has been that good from the get-go. I think what we've had here is a little social concern in NFL. The media has been very desirous that a black quarterback do well, black coaches and black quarterbacks doing well. There is a little hope invested in McNabb, and he got a lot of credit for the performance of this team that he didn't deserve . . . [Amid the ensuing controversy, Limbaugh resigned his position as the "voice of the fan" commentator and ESPN accepted]
• Feminism was established to allow unattractive women easier access to the mainstream.
• [on "free trade"] If we are going to start rewarding no skills and stupid people, let the unskilled jobs, let the kind of jobs that take absolutely no knowledge whatsoever to do, let stupid and unskilled Mexicans do that work.

Interesting Facts about Rush Limbaugh

1. Rusty Sharpe and Jeff Christy were 2 of Rush Limbaugh's early disc jockey names.
2. Born at 6:50am-CST.
3. The anti-union "Rush Act" in the Babylon 5 (1993) episode, Babylon 5: By Any Means Necessary (1994), is named after him.
4. Grandfather Rush H. Limbaugh, Sr. died at age 103. Was the oldest practicing attorney in the USA at the time of his death.
5. Started his post-Royals radio work at KMBZ radio in Kansas City.
6. His show started in Sacramento, CA.
7. Worked for the Kansas City Royals.
8. Once forgot to bring out ball for first ball ceremony prior to a Kansas City Royals game. Asked for a ball and dozens of baseballs went hurling in his general direction.
9. Has negatively referred to Louis Farrakhan as "Calypso Louie" because Farrakhan once had a career as a musician.
10. Signed a contract extension with Premiere Radio Networks reportedly worth $365 million, making him the highest-paid radio personality in history. The contract kept him on the air through 2009. [July 2001]
11. Revealed to his radio listeners and the world that for mysterious reasons, he is now almost completely deaf. [October 2001]
12. Had a cochlear implant put into his left ear and now has regained a fraction normal hearing in that ear. However, that hearing is not normal and without the cochlear implant, Limbaugh remains entirely deaf. He has a transcriber for callers and to do interviews. [January 2002]
13. Rush Limbaugh was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 1993.
14. Turned down an offer from Pat Buchanan to be his running mate during the 1992 Presidential campaign.
15. Was considered for the then-vacant color analyst position on ABC's NFL Monday Night Football (1970) that went to Dennis Miller.
16. Family refers to him as "Rusty."
17. Revealed to his listeners on October 10, 2003 that he has been addicted to prescription pain medication for many years, following spinal surgery. Entered an intensive in-patient treatment program and was away from his radio show for five weeks. Is now continuing his treatment as a recovering addict, and has returned to his radio program.
18. After he returned to his radio show after five weeks in rehab he has consistantly had between 35 and 40 million listeners - twice what he normally has
19. He is the #1 nationally syndicated radio talk show host in America.
20. (June 11, 2004) Announces that he and his third wife of ten years, the former Marta Fitzgerald, are seeking a divorce for personal reasons.