We lost the legendary Rush Limbaugh this week at age 70 to lung cancer and his viewers, certainly not me, were ready for it. Everyone is wondering what iHeart radio will do with his show.
The Washington Examiner answered the question. Rush will remain on air for now.
The Rush Limbaugh Show will continue to be broadcast using old clips of the conservative icon’s voice and will continue “until his audience is prepared to say goodbye,” Premiere Networks, a division of iHeartMedia said in an internal memo obtained by the Wall Street Journal.
Limbaugh can continue to be heard from noon to 3 p.m. on weekdays.
“No one can replace Rush Limbaugh,” said Hosea Belcher, the senior vice president of affiliate marketing for Premiere Networks.
It is a terrible loss for so many of us. It seems too sudden, too soon, ill-timed, and leaving Rush on air for a while eases the pain. No one can replace him.
Rush wanted to be the best radio host and ended up revolutionizing and revising radio as an important medium for information. He was brilliant.
The last time Rush spoke to his audience was two weeks ago today.
Rush’s producer ‘Bo Snerdley’ addressed the loss last night on ‘Hannity.’ It was very touching.
Rush Limbaugh's longtime producer and "official Obama criticizer" @BoSnerdley talks about his late friend on Hannity:
"Rush Limbaugh was one of the finest human beings you'd ever want to meet… It burns me to my soul when people sully his reputation with falsehoods." pic.twitter.com/GkVzwzoXow
— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) February 19, 2021
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What ever they decide , there will never be another Rush, at least in my lifetime, but I’m sure they will come up with something suitable.
I don’t think just one person could replace Rush, but I think 3 could. Keep the time slot and put 3 of todays great conservatives in his place. One has to be Mark Steyn. Chris Plante would be a good choice for an hour a day from someone inside the Beltway. Finally there needs to be a voice from the Left Coast. I would keep as much of the EIB team as possible. They seemed to find great callers.
Mark Steyn would be a fine replacement.
Agreed. As a dual citizen with Canada, he brings a spirit of incredulity to his analysis of US politics (not to mention a quick wit), and he is most certainly qualified. He was by far the most popular guest host for Rush.
From listening to Mark Steyn over the years, I wonder if he would really want the job. He has said things that make me wonder. But now that things are going to get even tougher for conservatives, he may want to consider it if offered. Mark is a great guy. I have a couple of his books.
Alex Jones and InfoWars should fill this gap. I suggest Alex because its time to stop criticizing and exposing these Commie vermin and time to RESIST. Jones is best qualified to be the voice of the RESSTANCE to the ChiCom vermin now installed in the White House as the ChiCom governor of their latst conquest.
Ummm, no. Alex Jones is just not accurate enough. Throwing unsubstantiated bombs makes conservatives look like fools.