Limbaugh's Expertise Has Hefty Price Tag

Longtime Radio Talk Host Rush Limbaugh Seals $38 Million Deal Until 2016 In this Jan. 30, 2008, file photo, radio personality Rush Limbaugh arrives for a screening of "Bernard and Doris" at the Time Warner Center in New York. (AP Photo/Gary He) (AP) Approaching his 20th anniversary as talk radio's most dominant force, Rush Limbaugh has signed a lucrative new deal with Premiere Radio Networks that will keep him on the air until 2016. Premiere wouldn't disclose details on Wednesday, but Limbaugh told The New York Times in an article to be published Sunday that he would be getting a nine-figure signing bonus and would make about $38 million a year. Limbaugh's three-hour show, broadcast from his office in Florida, is heard on some 600 radio stations across the country. More than 14 million people listen to him at least once a... [read full story]