{"id":543184,"date":"2021-05-27T15:36:17","date_gmt":"2021-05-27T19:36:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=543184"},"modified":"2021-05-27T15:36:20","modified_gmt":"2021-05-27T19:36:20","slug":"breaking-rush-limbaughs-successor-named","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-rush-limbaughs-successor-named\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Rush Limbaugh\u2019s Successor Named"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">10<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbreaking-rush-limbaughs-successor-named%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=543184&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1057886954-1.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Rush Limbaugh cast such a legendary shadow over the landscape of talk radio that his network decided it would take two people to fill his shoes.<\/p>\n<p>More than three months after his death, Limbaugh\u2019s syndication partner has named his successors: Fox Sports personality Clay Travis and talk show host Buck Sexton. Sexton, a former CIA agent turned radio talk show host, frequently filled in for Limbaugh during the latter years of Rush\u2019s radio career in addition to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iheart.com\/podcast\/139-buck-sexton-27296753\/\">hosting<\/a> \u201cThe Buck Sexton Show.\u201d Most recently, Travis has helmed <a href=\"https:\/\/foxsportsradio.iheart.com\/featured\/outkick-the-coverage-with-clay-travis\/\">Fox Sports<\/a>\u2019 \u201cOutkick the Coverage.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.premierenetworks.com\/shows\/clay-travis-and-buck-sexton-show\">The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show<\/a>\u201d will begin airing from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. Eastern on June 21 over hundreds of radio stations affiliated with Premiere Networks, a part of iHeart Media Inc.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile no one will ever replace Rush Limbaugh, Buck and I are excited to continue advancing the causes he held dear, most importantly American exceptionalism, a fervent embrace of capitalism, and a belief in a robust marketplace of ideas,\u201d said Travis in a press release <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allaccess.com\/net-news\/archive\/story\/207891\/clay-travis-buck-sexton-to-replace-the-rush-limbau\">quoted<\/a> by AllAccess.com. \u201cAt a time of rabid cancel culture and toxic identity politics, we will be the voice for many who feel scared to say what they think for fear of the censorious online mob. We can\u2019t wait to get started.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI could not be more thrilled \u2014 and am deeply humbled \u2014 by the opportunity to host this new program with Clay Travis,\u201d said Sexton. \u201cWe think it\u2019s important to carry on the tradition of Rush Limbaugh and bring truth to the masses. One thing I can promise all EIB listeners out there: we\u2019re with them and we will always fight for them with the show Clay, and I do every day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>From his national launch in 1988 until his death, Rush Limbaugh reigned as the undisputed king of talk radio, reaching 20 million listeners over 650 affiliates nationwide.<\/p>\n<p>Since Limbaugh passed away on February 17 at the age of 70 from stage 4 lung cancer, his network has broadcast a series of \u201cguides\u201d who intersperse their own observations about the day\u2019s news with archived recordings of Limbaugh.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe program was attracting about 75% to 80% of its regular audience, according to a person familiar with the matter,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/rush-limbaughs-radio-show-to-be-taken-over-by-clay-travis-and-buck-sexton-11622127616\">reported<\/a> the Wall Street Journal on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The network promises the new show will \u201ccarry on a new form of broadcast excellence in the tradition of the late radio icon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re not going to replace Rush Limbaugh,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/rush-limbaughs-radio-show-to-be-taken-over-by-clay-travis-and-buck-sexton-11622127616\">said<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.premierenetworks.com\/\">Premiere Networks<\/a> President Julie Talbott. \u201cWe\u2019re going to have an evolution of the show with fresh voices \u2014 those [who] grew up on Rush and admired him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Limbaugh\u2019s death opened heavy competition for the most coveted slot in talk radio. In addition to Sexton and Travis, multiple hosts have rushed to fill the void for fresh content from noon to 3 p.m. Eastern.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, Fox News personality Dan Bongino <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/dan-bongino-to-take-over-limbaughs-radio-time-slot\">began<\/a> hosting \u201cThe Dan Bongino Show\u201d over more than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wfmz.com\/news\/pr_newswire\/pr_newswire_entertainment\/the-dan-bongino-show-debuts-may-24th-on-westwood-one\/article_a7fc75f0-b07f-5608-9b5d-4f9f58f01663.html\">115 affiliates<\/a> of Westwood One.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is an incredible privilege, and I pledge to honor the trailblazing work of those who came before me,\u201d Bongino <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/dan-bongino-to-take-over-limbaughs-radio-time-slot\">said<\/a>&nbsp;when he inked the contract in March. Bongino, who is known for his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/dan-bongino-and-geraldo-rivera-have-another-epic-meltdown-on-hannity\">fiery<\/a> Fox News exchanges with Geraldo Rivera, launched his own <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/the-bongino-report-the-newest-conservative-news-aggregator\">news aggregation<\/a> website, the <a href=\"https:\/\/bonginoreport.com\/\">Bongino Report<\/a>, to compete with the Drudge Report in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Dana Loesch, who was born in Limbaugh\u2019s native Missouri, competed head-to-head against Rush for the early afternoon audience during his life. She <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/dana-loesch-plans-to-continue-monetizing-the-hate-with-her-renewed-radio-contract\">signed<\/a> a three-year renewal contract with Radio America last month.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile no one will ever replace Rush, I welcome his loyal listeners to the Dana Show as we maintain his conservative convictions and principles in a fresh, dynamic way,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Evangelical author and talk show host Erick Erickson <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EWErickson\/status\/1397943257347280902\">announced<\/a> Thursday that the local talk show he broadcasts over WSB-FM in Atlanta will be nationally syndicated by the Cox Media Group beginning at noon on Tuesday, June 1.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI owe much of my career to Rush,\u201d Erickson <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/erickson-my-friend-rush\">wrote<\/a> shortly after Limbaugh\u2019s death. \u201cI\u2019ve been working toward this for a very long time,\u201d Erickson said on Thursday. \u201cWe look forward to continued success.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"4.6593406593407\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Some personal news. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MBxzCsmbj0\">pic.twitter.com\/MBxzCsmbj0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Erick Erickson (@EWErickson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EWErickson\/status\/1397943257347280902?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 27, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>His competitors may fight over his listeners, but there is one title they will never possess: Rush Limbaugh\u2019s death certificate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/rush-limbaughs-death-certificate-says-greatest-radio-host-of-all-time\">listed<\/a> his occupation as \u201cgreatest radio host of all time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a&nbsp;<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>member<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rush Limbaugh cast such a legendary shadow over the landscape of talk radio that his network decided it would take two people to fill his shoes.More than three months after &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2313300,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1057886954-1.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"BREAKING: Rush Limbaugh\u2019s Successor Named","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-543184","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1057886954-1.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"BREAKING: Rush Limbaugh\u2019s Successor Named","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/543184","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=543184"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/543184\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2313300"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=543184"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=543184"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=543184"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}