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My Take
However you feel about his politics, and many feel very strongly, it is hard to overstate Rush Limbaugh's impact on American media. He essentially built the modern conservative talk-radio format and proved that an opinionated solo host could command a massive national audience for hours every day, reshaping the entire AM dial in his wake. His delivery was combative, theatrical, and relentlessly confident, and that style spawned countless imitators across radio and cable. He was a deeply divisive figure whose final years included the Presidential Medal of Freedom and a public cancer fight. Love him or loathe him, he changed the conversation.
Overview
Rush Limbaugh (January 12, 1951 – February 17, 2021) was an American conservative radio personality, author, and commentator. He hosted the nationally syndicated The Rush Limbaugh Show for more than three decades, becoming one of the most influential and polarizing voices in American talk radio. He authored best-selling books and a children's history series, and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2020. He died in 2021 after a battle with lung cancer.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Rush Limbaugh
- Name (Japanese)
- ラッシュ・リンボー
- Reading
- らっしゅ・りんぼー
- Born
- January 12, 1951 – February 17, 2021
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Rabbit
- Origin
- Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- Radio personality / Author / Journalist / Children's author / Host
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Southeast Missouri State University
Awards & achievements
- 1994 Doublespeak Award
- 2020 Presidential Medal of Freedom
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.