400 Million dollar man

Thats what I said, the $400 million dollar man. Mr Limbaugh has took radio to a new level with his nationally syndicated talk show. He resuscitated am in radio in the late 80's. Limbaugh's popularity paved the way for other conservative talk radio programming to become common place on the AM radio. As of 2006, Arbitron ratings indicated that The Rush Limbaugh Show had a minimum weekly audience of 13.5 million listeners, making it the largest radio talk show audience in the United States. In 2007, Talkers magazine again named him #1 in its "Heavy Hundred" most important talk show hosts. Limbaugh frequently mentions the EIB (Excellence In Broadcasting) network, but this is a mythic construction, as he told the New York Times in 1990. [12] In reality, his show was co-owned and first syndicated by Edward F. McLaughlin, former president of ABC who founded EFM Media in 1988, with Limbaugh's show as his first product. In 1997, McLaughlin sold EFM to Jacor Communications, which was ultimately bought up by Clear Channel Communications. Today, Limbaugh owns a majority of the show, which is syndicated by the Premiere Radio Networks. According to a 2001 article in U.S. News & World Report, Limbaugh had an eight-year contract, at the rate of $31.25 million a year. [13] On July 2, 2008, Matt Drudge reported that Limbaugh signed a contract extension through 2016 that is

Limbaugh rants and raves of todays topics will draw you in. Leaving you with the feeling of what is he going to say next? The star status of this man is incredible. He took a job that literally pays nothing and surpassed income of the president and vice president put together with a NBA player trowed in their as well... Do I think he deserves it, really the way the executives of AM radio looks at it he is getting paid every penny that he is worth!