The repeal of the Fairness Doctrine ultimately paved the way for Limbaugh's now-distinct, politically conservative radio style to take shape. In 1987, the Federal Communications Commission repealed a long-standing rule known as the Fairness Doctrine, which required both television and radio stations to air for an equal amount of time each side to a political argument. Less than a year later, Limbaugh became known as Sacramento's top radio host. There, Limbaugh took over Morton Downey Jr.'s slot, and met with success when his ratings surpassed his predecessor's. "My whole family thought I was destined for failure," he later recalled.įollowing a stint as a ticket salesman for Major League Baseball's Kansas City Royals, in the mid-1980s, Limbaugh landed a job as an on-air host at KFBK in Sacramento, California, with the help of a radio executive friend. He was fired from stations in Missouri and Pennsylvania for being too controversial as news commentator. However, Limbaugh had trouble keeping a position. Following high school, Limbaugh briefly attended Southeast Missouri State University he left the school in 1971, after one year of enrollment, to pursue a career in radio. Limbaugh landed his first radio job when he was in high school using the pseudonym "Rusty Sharpe," he worked as a DJ for the local station KGMO (co-owned by his father). indulged it, because, 'At least he's showing he'll stick-to-it-tiveness.'" Early Radio Career This was the one thing I didn't quit, so they. As for why he believed his family had a change of heart about his pursuits: "I had quit the Boy Scouts and the Cub Scouts. The quality was horrible, but I was on the radio," Limbaugh recalled. to the house, and my mother and dad would sit down and listen to me. "I would take this up to my bedroom and play records and play DJ. At the age of 9, Limbaugh received a Remco Caravelle, a toy radio that could transmit on AM frequencies up to 500 feet away. Though Limbaugh's family frowned upon his aspirations for a career in radio, they didn't completely ignore his passion for broadcasting. he's not going to some room having to learn to paste." I hated being locked up from the second grade on in a room. I hated school because it's what everybody else had to do. "Perhaps if there was a black sheep in our family, it was me, because I never-I've never been a conformist," Limbaugh later said, adding, "I was hugely rebellious. But Rush Limbaugh II remained opposed to his son's goal, and because of it, Rush soon was viewed as a rebel to the rest of the Limbaugh clan. I'm gonna get even better,'" Limbaugh remembered. His father, however, had a more stable career in mind for his son. Eisenhower an uncle served as a federal judge during Ronald Reagan's presidency and his conservative father, Rush Hudson Limbaugh II, worked as an attorney.īy the time he was 8 years old, Limbaugh had set his sights on a career in radio. ambassador to India under President Dwight D. His paternal grandfather, Rush Hudson Limbaugh, served as a U.S. Limbaugh was born Rush Hudson Limbaugh III on January 12, 1951, in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, into a highly regarded local family. Limbaugh also makes regular appearances as a political commentator on television, and has authored a number of magazine articles and books, including The Way Things Ought to Be (1992). Known for its heavy political focus and sometimes extreme conservative slant, The Rush Limbaugh Show has been on the air for more than three decades. Limbaugh's greatest success came in August 1988, when The Rush Limbaugh Show (nationally syndicated from New York City by the ABC Radio Network) premiered. However, by 1984, he had become the top radio host in Sacramento, California. After breaking into a radio career in the 1970s, Rush Limbaugh was fired for being too controversial as a news commentator.
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