Rush Limbaugh is best known for his work as a conservative radio talk show host in the 80’s and 90’s. Born in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, Limbaugh had a conservative background. e He started college at Southeast Missouri State University, but dropped out because of his lack of interest in academics. From there, Limbaugh moved to Pennsylvania where he began his career in radio. He had a variety of jobs working as music jockey or other lowly jobs, until in 1988 when Limbaugh first began broadcasting his show at the WABC station in New York City.
Limbaugh quickly built up a massive amount of listeners, making him a household name in the world of radio. He used his platform to criticise liberal policies and politicians such as Clinton. He Satirized Clinton’s policies as well as the first lady. He had a unique talent in that he could take complex political issues and synthesize them so that the mass public could comprehend them. His rightist attitudes, however, by no means made his radio show an unbiased or fact based news source.
Currently, Rush Limbaugh lives in Palm Beach, Florida where he hosts The Rush Limbaugh Show. This newest endeavor of his has accumulated approximately 13.25 million listeners making it the most listened to talk show on the radio in the entire United States.
Great post Kate! I think its fascinating to see how popular people become when they begin to critique the government. We have seen something similar to this in the past except it was through cartoons in the news paper. It seems that people like to hear people critique the government perhaps because they can relate to what is being said.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if the Internet had a role in the decline in popularity of the Rush Limbaugh show. However, I also think that it had a part in its rise. While the show utilized a traditional medium, I think that the start of the information revolution allowed more polarized opinions to begin forming in American politics, and Rush Limbaugh is a symptom of this phenomenon.
ReplyDeleteNice post! It is very interesting how simplifying politics helps engage viewers. Rush Limbaugh showed this by taking complex political issues and simplifying them as well as putting a conservative spin on them.
ReplyDeletegreat post! It's cool to learn about some popular people in american culture. I like how you explained how Rush Limbaugh rose to fame and became a household name in the world of radio – using it to criticize certain politicians and voice his opinions.
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