How Rush Limbaugh broke the old media — and built the new one
How Rush Limbaugh broke the old media â and built the new one Today's best articles Daily business briefing Solving COVID newsletter Most remembrances of Rush Limbaugh, the talk radio titan who passed away on Wednesday at age 70 from complications of lung cancer, have focused on his seismic political impact, either excoriating him for being a hate monger or lionizing a champion gone too soon. But while such political arguments are worthwhile, they miss the breadth of how Limbaugh revolutionized media. By pioneering a new type of in-your-face, conservative talk show, the host remade the r...