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Title: MMMmmmmmmmmm!!
Post by: The Coach on July 02, 2008, 10:51:42 PM

LIMBAUGH SIGNS THROUGH 2016; $400 MILLION DEAL SHATTERS BROADCAST RECORDS

Wed Jul 02 2008 09:02:18 ET
**Exclusive**

The American broadcast industry is rocked, realigned and blasted into a new orbit, yet again, by Rush Limbaugh, the DRUDGE REPORT has learned.

In what is being described as an unprecedented radio contract, Limbaugh will keep his syndicated show on-the-air and e-v-e-r-y-w-h-e-r-e through 2016 with CLEAR CHANNEL and PREMIERE RADIO.

Already host of the most lucrative hours since radio's inception, Limbaugh's total package is valued north of $400 million, according to media insiders.

The NEW YORK TIMES will claim this weekend that Limbaugh, marking 20 years this summer as a national host, has secured a 9-figure signing bonus for the new deal, newsroom sources tell DRUDGE.

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In its controversial profile, the TIMES reports that Limbaugh is buying a new G550 jet and is making an estimated $38 million a year.

 

[The cover photo of the TIMES Sunday magazine depicts Limbaugh 'dark and sinister' in a theme of THE GODFATHER.]

While newspapers and traditional broadcast media are experiencing declining revenues, Limbaugh's golden microphone has turned diamond-laced:

Earnings now pace him ahead of the annual salaries for network news anchors: Katie Couric, Brian Williams, Charlie Gibson and Diane Sawyer — combined!
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The deal represents a stunning triumph over the establishment by an outsider who connected with and captured the spirit of the nation's heartland.

Developing...
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Title: Re: MMMmmmmmmmmm!!
Post by: Hugo Chavez on July 03, 2008, 06:12:55 AM

One thing you might not want to accept about Rush is that he wants a dem in office.  He knows his audience will go through the roof.  This deal may saysomething of the direction some expect the country to go.  2016 lol...

Title: Re: MMMmmmmmmmmm!!
Post by: OzmO on July 03, 2008, 06:45:38 AM

I bet Coach pinned the article next to his RUSH shrine in his house.

Title: Re: MMMmmmmmmmmm!!
Post by: Fury on July 03, 2008, 06:59:11 AM

Hell, I'd talk like an asshole for $400 million too.

Title: Re: MMMmmmmmmmmm!!
Post by: OzmO on July 03, 2008, 07:04:25 AM

Quote from: BerzerkFury on July 03, 2008, 06:59:11 AM

Hell, I'd talk like an asshole for $400 million too.

Hell, you do that for free.
 ;D   J/k

Title: Re: MMMmmmmmmmmm!!
Post by: Fury on July 03, 2008, 07:16:12 AM

Quote from: OzmO on July 03, 2008, 07:04:25 AM

Hell, you do that for free.
 ;D   J/k

You're right. Ron should sign me to a 7-figure posting deal. 3 years, $10 million with $5 guaranteed.  ;D

Title: Re: MMMmmmmmmmmm!!
Post by: The Coach on July 03, 2008, 08:00:51 AM

Quote from: OzmO on July 03, 2008, 07:04:25 AM

Hell, you do that for free.
 ;D   J/k

LOL!!