"Rush [Limbaugh] is chomping at the bit to get back on the air," his brother David Limbaugh said Wednesday after announcing the talk show host would return to the airwaves Monday after a month in rehab to treat an addiction to painkillers.
"Glad to have him back," said Bruce Collins, program director for WGST (640), the news/talk station that carries Limbaugh's show from noon to 3 p.m. "He's the foundation of our radio station. Listeners have been very supportive of him, and I would suspect that they will be glad he's returned."
Limbaugh, a staunch Republican who enjoyed years of railing against Bill Clinton, draws about 20 million listeners a week on 600 radio stations nationwide. His brother and guest host Matt Drudge announced the return date on Wednesday's show.
After revelations in the National Enquirer about his pill addiction, Rush Limbaugh on Oct. 10 told his audience about back problems he had a few years ago that led to an addiction to painkillers that he had been unable to shake. He decided to voluntarily check into a treatment center for 30 days to "once and for all break the hold this highly addictive medication has on me."
Limbaugh's admission came after the National Enquirer published a story in which his maid said she was his drug connection. She claimed Limbaugh had abused OxyContin and other drugs.
A law enforcement source in Palm Beach County, Fla., where Limbaugh owns a $24 million oceanfront mansion, told The Associated Press on Wednesday that an investigation by the state attorney's office into Limbaugh's drug use continues.
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"Glad to have him back," said Bruce Collins, program director for WGST (640), the news/talk station that carries Limbaugh's show from noon to 3 p.m. "He's the foundation of our radio station. Listeners have been very supportive of him, and I would suspect that they will be glad he's returned."
Limbaugh, a staunch Republican who enjoyed years of railing against Bill Clinton, draws about 20 million listeners a week on 600 radio stations nationwide. His brother and guest host Matt Drudge announced the return date on Wednesday's show.
After revelations in the National Enquirer about his pill addiction, Rush Limbaugh on Oct. 10 told his audience about back problems he had a few years ago that led to an addiction to painkillers that he had been unable to shake. He decided to voluntarily check into a treatment center for 30 days to "once and for all break the hold this highly addictive medication has on me."
Limbaugh's admission came after the National Enquirer published a story in which his maid said she was his drug connection. She claimed Limbaugh had abused OxyContin and other drugs.
A law enforcement source in Palm Beach County, Fla., where Limbaugh owns a $24 million oceanfront mansion, told The Associated Press on Wednesday that an investigation by the state attorney's office into Limbaugh's drug use continues.
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