Rush Hudson Limbaugh, III, is recognized as one of America’s leading voices for the conservative movement. He was the influential host of a popular and long-standing radio talk show (The Rush Limbaugh Show), a television host, a published author, and a noted political commentator. In 2020, President Donald Trump presented him with a Presidential Medal of Freedom. Limbaugh was born in Cape Girardeau, Missouri to his prominent, Republican parents, Rush Limbaugh, II (a lawyer and US fighter pilo... moreRush Hudson Limbaugh, III, is recognized as one of America’s leading voices for the conservative movement. He was the influential host of a popular and long-standing radio talk show (The Rush Limbaugh Show), a television host, a published author, and a noted political commentator. In 2020, President Donald Trump presented him with a Presidential Medal of Freedom. Limbaugh was born in Cape Girardeau, Missouri to his prominent, Republican parents, Rush Limbaugh, II (a lawyer and US fighter pilot) and debutante, Mildred Limbaugh. The activist was infamously known for his polarizing political candor and scandalous addiction to prescription opioids. According to Forbes, he was worth $84.5 million in 2018. At just 70 years-old, Limbaugh succumbed to terminal, stage-four lung cancer.
