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Facts of Rush Limbaugh

Date of Birth: 1951 , January-12
Birth Nation: United States
Height: 5 Feet 11 Inch

Quick Timeline of Rush Limbaugh

1951 Born in Cape Girardeau, Missouri
1967 Began his radio career
1969 Graduated from Missouri Central High
1972 Became Top 40 music disc jockey on WIXZ
1974 Was fired from his radio job
1979 Joined Kansas City Royals baseball team
1977 Married to Roxy Maxine McNeely
1982 Married to Michelle Sixta Wennerholm
1990 Divorced with Michelle Sixta Wennerholm
1994 Married to Marta Maranda Fitzgerald
2004 Divorced with Marta Maranda Fitzgerald
2010 Married to Kathryn Rogers
1988 Began hosting The Rush Limbaugh Show
2014 Won National Marconi Radio Award
2007 Won William F Buckley, Jr

Detail Timeline of Rush Limbaugh

January 12 , 1951

Born in Cape Girardeau, Missouri

Rush Limbaugh was from the upper middle class family born as Rush Hudson Limbaugh III in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States of America to Mildred Carolyn "Millie" (née Armstrong) and Rush Hudson Limbaugh, Jr... He is an American and is of German descent.

1967

Began his radio career

Rush was an avid footballer when he was in Missouri Central High School. As he was also interested in radio shows since he was child, he joined the local radio channel when he was just 16 and he began working there.

1969

Graduated from Missouri Central High

Rush was an avid footballer when he was in Missouri Central High School. He graduated from there in 1969. After completing his high school graduation his father forced him to pursue his higher education and then he joined Southeast Missouri State University.

1972

Became Top 40 music disc jockey on WIXZ

His dream was being the radio broadcaster. However, his father forced him to pursue his higher education and then he quit his job in radio. But he was interested in radio than any other thing in his life at that time and then he dropped out from Southeast Missouri State University. In 1972, he joined AM radio as a music disc jockey. 

1974

Was fired from his radio job

He joined AM radio in 1972. Within short period of time, he began presenting afternoon shows; he also did several morning broadcasting. The following year, he joined KQV however; he was also fired from there within a year.

1979

Joined Kansas City Royals baseball team

He was a talented radio personality but not talented on air. He took several jobs at the radio station and he also worked in music radio for several years. However, in 1979 he decided to quit his radio job and then he joined Kansas City Royals baseball team as a director of promotions of this club. 

September 24 , 1977

Married to Roxy Maxine McNeely

On 24th of September 1977, Rush got married to Roxy Maxine McNeely. Roxy is a sales secretary at radio station WHB. They were happily married however, with the start of 1980 Roxy filed for divorce citing incompatibility. They finally dissolved their married life on 10th of July 1980.

December 19 , 1982

Married to Michelle Sixta Wennerholm

After he dissolved his first married life, he remained single for about a year and then in 1982, he was seen with Michelle Sixta Wennerholm. After being in love for several months, he got married with her on 19th of December 1982.

1990

Divorced with Michelle Sixta Wennerholm

At the end of 1982, he got married to Michelle Sixta Wennerholm. Michelle was a college student at that time and is also the former usherette at the Kansas City Royals Stadium Club. This married life also came to an end in 1990.

May 27 , 1994

Married to Marta Maranda Fitzgerald

In 1990, Rugh met Marta Maranda Fitzgerald. Marta is an aerobics instructor and they first met each other on the online service CompuServe. They began dating since then and they finally got married on 27th of May 1994. 

December 21 , 2004

Divorced with Marta Maranda Fitzgerald

His married life with Marta Maranda Fitzgerald lasted longer than his previous marriages but on 11th of June 2004 they announced that they got separated and they finally got divorced on 21st of December 2004. After that he dated Daryn Kagan for two years. 

June 5 , 2010

Married to Kathryn Rogers

In 2007, Rush was seen with Kathryn Rogers having romantic love affairs with her. Kathryn Rogers is a party planner. After dating each other for about three years, they got engaged with the start of 2010 and they got married on 5th of June 2010.

1988

Began hosting The Rush Limbaugh Show

Rush Limbaugh is mainly popular in the United States for hosting the show, The Rush Limbaugh Show. He has been running this show since a long time. This show became premiered in the television for the first time in 1988. This show is also ranked highest-rated talk radio show.

2014

Won National Marconi Radio Award

 Marconi Radio Award is one of the prestigious awards. This award is awarded yearly by the Association of Broadcasters. He has been honored with this award several times. He won this award for Syndicated Radio Personality of the Year.

March 29 , 2007

Won William F Buckley, Jr

He has been nominated in lots of prestigious awards and he has also won several of them. In the early 2007, he got his first nomination in William F. Buckley, Jr... He was also honored with this award that year for Media Excellence.

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On 24th of September 1977, Rush got married to Roxy Maxine McNeely. Roxy is a sales secretary at radio station WHB. They were happily married, however, with the start of 1980 Roxy filed for divorce citing incompatibility. They finally dissolved their married life on 10th of July 1980.

On 19th of December 1982, Rush got married for the second time in his life and that was with Michelle Sixta Wennerholm. Michelle was a college student while she got married to Rush. Michelle Sixta is a former usherette at the Kansas City Royals Stadium Club. This married life also came to an end in 1990.

In 1990, Rugh met Marta Maranda Fitzgerald. Marta is an aerobics instructor and they first met each other on the online service CompuServe. They began dating since then and they finally got married on 27th of May 1994. This married lasted longer than his previous marriages but on 11th of June 2004, they announced that they got separated and they finally got divorced on 21st of December 2004.

In 2007, Rush was seen with Kathryn Rogers having romantic love affairs with her. Kathryn Rogers is a party planner. After dating each other for about three years, they got engaged with the start of 2010 and they got married on 5th of June 2010.

Rush was an avid footballer when he was in Missouri Central High School. He graduated from there in 1969. While he was still a high school student, he made his radio debut in 1967. Those days, he used his name as Rusty Sharpe. However, after completing his high school graduation his father forced him to pursue his higher education and then he quit his radio job. But he was interested in radios program than any other thing in his life at that time and then he dropped out of Southeast Missouri State University. In 1972, he joined AM radio as a music disc jockey. The following year, he joined KQV however; he was also fired from there within a year. On July 31, 2016, he signed a new contract with iHeartMedia to extend his radio program to 2020. 

Rush Limbaugh who is regarded as the king of conservative talk radio is also a famous author. He has a total of dozen of books to his name. Lately, he brought his 12th paperwork "The Incredible Adventures of Rush Revere: Rush Revere and the Brave Pilgrims..." on to the market on 31st October 2017.

Rush Limbaugh has been earning a lucrative amount of money with his radio career and in 2017, Forbes has ranked him the 11th highest earning celebrity in the world, with the annual earnings of $84 million. And as of 2017-18, he has an estimated net worth of $500 million.