Meet the New Rush, Same as the Old Rush; A Media Matters for America Analysis of The Rush Limbaugh Show Article 05/02/04 6:29 PM EDT
Charlie Sykes Charlie Sykes is editor-in-chief of the conservative website The Bulwark and a contributor to MSNBC. He also formerly hosted a talk radio show.
Melanie Morgan Morgan, who had made false, misleading, and unsubstantiated claims regarding the Iraq war, retired from talk radio in 2016. She was a co-host of Lee Rodger’s talk radio show on KSFO, briefly hosted America’s Morning News, and worked for California radio station KSRO.
Hugh Hewitt Hugh Hewitt hosts a talk radio show distributed by the Salem Radio Network. He formerly hosted a weekly show for MSNBC but it was canceled in 2018. He previously worked in the Reagan administration and briefly ran the Nixon presidential library.
Laura Schlessinger Schlessinger has come under fire several times for incidents on her show involving racism and homophobia. Her show is now exclusively offered on Sirius XM Radio after she quit terrestrial radio following widespread criticism for repeatedly using a racist slur with a Black caller.
Steve Deace Steve Deace is an Iowa-based talk radio host and a host for BlazeTV. He has made bigoted comments on his radio show.
Lee Rodgers Lee Rodgers was a longtime conservative talk radio host in the San Francisco area, most recently at the radio station KSFO. He died in 2013.
Rush Limbaugh Rush Limbaugh held the top spot in talk radio ratings; his radio program The Rush Limbaugh Show was been nationally syndicated since 1988. He used to be a kingmaker in national Republican politics, regularly referring to himself as the “titular head of the Republican Party,” but he had reduced influence following a massive ad boycott campaign in 2012. President Donald Trump gave Limbaugh the Medal of Freedom during the State of the Union address in 2020.
Tom Shillue Tom Shillue hosts a daily radio show for Fox News Radio, and he’s is also a Fox News contributor. He previously hosted the late-night show Red Eye for Fox, and before that he was a correspondent on Comedy Central’s The Daily Show.
Joe Pagliarulo Joe Pagliarulo, also known as Joe Pags, is a longtime conservative talk radio host. He was also a regular substitute host for Glenn Beck’s radio show during the first term of the Obama administration.
