Author of the article: Victor Davis Hanson Publishing date: Feb 25, 2021 • February 25, 2021 • 4 minute read • In this Nov. 5, 2018, file photo, U.S. radio talk show host and conservative political commentator Rush Limbaugh looks on before introducing U.S. President Donald Trump to deliver remarks at a Make America Great Again rally in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Photo by JIM WATSON /AFP via Getty Images / Files Article content Rush Limbaugh created modern national talk radio as we now know it. For over three decades he kept at rapt attention — live from noon to 3 p.m. on weekdays — the largest conservative audience in broadcast history. More than 15 million tuned in each week.