Limbaugh will join ESPN-TV in September

codeworks · Jul 14, 2003

The nation's top radio host Rush Limbaugh expands to sports TV this fall, the DRUDGE REPORT has learned.

Limbaugh will join ESPN-TV in September, industry sources reveal, during NFL Sunday Countdown.

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Limbaugh will provide a two-minute essay near the top of each show and participate in discussions during the show, sources say.

Terms of the deal with ESPN/DISNEY are not known.

"I am adding to my work load, not taking anything away from it," Limbaugh assured his radio audience. "Nothing is going to change."

"Football is like life and I know life. I am a big fan of the NFL and now I get to do what every football fan would love to do. I get to take my observations from the living room couch to the ESPN studios and talk football..."

TTinCO · Jul 14, 2003

Dennis Miller and now Rush.....

Is this some type of conspiracy to see if they can raise the suicide rate of NFL fans?

JoeyC · Jul 14, 2003

Code:

Bean Town is better suited for that job.

Dante · Jul 14, 2003

this sucks

docdekay · Jul 14, 2003

And all this time Rail was bitching about the 'jewishness' of ESPN. Rush Limbaugh takes to Jews as well as oil does to water. Rail, you dumb dumb fu(k, you.

Journeyman · Jul 14, 2003

please say it aint so

KMAN · Jul 14, 2003

WTF??????????????

KMAN

outandup · Jul 14, 2003

Rush started out in sports. Rush knows football and will do a great job. Everyone will love him. Rush is no Dennis Miller.

HABSMAN · Jul 14, 2003

So now Howard Stern will be trying out for the chair on Monday night football just to even things up.

TTinCO · Jul 14, 2003

That's about right Habs....with Rosanne doing player interviews on the sidelines.

MrKennedy · Jul 14, 2003

we will see if he can keep his political agenda aside.

lander · Jul 14, 2003

i will NEVER watch anything with Rush Limdumb ... I don't care if my Bills are in the SuperBowl ..

I'll buy a radio, but NEVER, EVER, EVER watch this idiot give his worthless opinion

outandup · Jul 14, 2003

He'll do a great job, I doubt he'll say much about politics.

festeringZit · Jul 14, 2003

Rush will do a great job.
I'm looking forward to it.

Otherwize · Jul 14, 2003

In the early 80's I used to catch Rush on am radio in Missouri. He did a fantastic job with baseball and I have no doubt he will do an excellent job this time around. Because of his love for the game, and his respect for his profession, his politics will not be a part of it.

WildBill · Jul 14, 2003

Can you imagine Stern on MNF, he would spend all his time saying "we gotta ask Lisa what's going on down there" just so he can make some Dennis Miller quality comment.

I for one thought Dennis Miller was great for preseason, like anyone cares about those games. Once the games counted he did kinda distract everyone, but he sure as hell was better than Dan Fouts, that was the guy that I couldn't stand, he made me believe that he would go into McDonalds on a Sunday morning with a tie on he was so damn straightlaced and uptight. In any event who really needs these guys anyways, every weekend the theory that you need good commentators/announcers is brought into question by the popularity of going to a sportsbook and watching a game with nothing on. Sure they are watching because they got money on the game, but are people watching at home much different?

FunkSoulBrother · Jul 14, 2003

"Why should Blacks be heard? They're 12% of the population. " --Rush Limbaugh

Yeah.. this man is going to be real fun to listen to doing a FOOTBALL show.

wanderer · Jul 14, 2003

Anybody that watches the show with that idiot on it is insane.

oldmantime · Jul 15, 2003

I don't like the guy either. But what are the Networks up to here? Certaintly he has no great football knowledge. Is it going to be a comedy type thing? The suits at the networks aren't completely stupid--maybe they figure he has enough of a following to raise the show ratings, but many (such as I) will be turned off unless it's some type of comedy segment!