Betcha y’all didn’t know 213

[953 nut 67,534]

August 1,  1988 Rush Limbaugh's first nationally syndicated radio program, "The Rush Limbaugh Show," was launched, out of Sacramento, California, becoming a major conservative voice and pioneering modern talk radio.

[rmaynard 17,444]

I can tell you exactly where I was when I tuned him in for the first time in 1988. 33 years later, I was sitting in my car waiting for my second Covid shot, not 1/2 mile from where I was in 1988, when his wife announced his death in 2021.

 

[953 nut 67,534]

During my working life at the power plant we weren't allowed to have a radio on (except the midnight shift) so I had heard of Rush but had not heard him until I retired. His conservative commentary seems tame by today's standards but he was a true trailblazer for his time.

[peter lena 9,957]

@953 nut , my last years , were split  between my  actual  home shop  and the powerhouse , maintenance staff , adapted to anything  , needed , what a concept ! most dreaded work area / zone ?  FAN LEVEL  , ANYTHING ? entire  unit  was vertically  drawn thru  s/s floor gratings , foundation to open top discharge , initial walk in impact , 4 floor heat  pull, 140  degrees ! had to lay out / plan every related , move /  step . before going for breathing  / cooling air . did my time , pete 

[8ntruck 9,078]

I was traveling by car a lot during the 90's.  I used to listen to Rush while I drove.  Early in his career, it seemed that he would engage and discuss with his call in listeners more so than later in his career where it seemed he spent more time preaching on his views than discussing them.  I enjoyed the early Rush much more than the later Rush......