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Limbaugh to be on ESPN NFL Countdown?

CPA

CPA

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I read in another forum that ESPN has stated the Rush Limbaugh has been signed on to work on ESPNs NFL Countdown. I am at work, so ESPN is blocked. Can anyone confirm this?

I know Rush was pushing to get on MNF a few years ago when Miller ended up being picked up, so this is an interesting move if ESPN (owned by ABC) has signe him on.
 
Limbaugh will be voice of fan on ESPN NFL show

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ESPN.com


National talk radio personality Rush Limbaugh will join ESPN's Sunday NFL Countdown to provide the voice of the fan and to spark debate on the show, the network announced Monday.

Limbaugh will appear weekly and make his debut when Sunday NFL Countdown premieres Sept. 7.

"Football is like life and I know life," Limbaugh said in a statement. "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 with the best journalists and players in the business."

Limbaugh, who will appear either on the show's Bristol, Conn., set or via satellite, will provide a weekly opinion piece on an aspect of the NFL making news that week, and participate in impromptu exchanges with the analysts and challenging their opinions on various issues. Limbaugh will be allotted three challenge opportunities to use at his discretion during the show.

"Rush is a great communicator and a fan's fan," said Mark Shapiro, ESPN's executive vice president of programming and production. "His acute sense of what's on the minds of his listeners combined with his ability to entertain and serve as a lightning rod for lively discussion makes him the perfect fit for this new role.

"We want to give fans a voice, and Rush is the person who can do it."

As host of the top-rated Rush Limbaugh Show, Limbaugh has established a following of almost 20 million listeners in more than 650 markets worldwide. Limbaugh has written two national bestsellers, "The Way Things Ought to Be" and "See, I Told You So." One of his first jobs was as director of group sales for the Kansas City Royals in 1979.


http://espn.go.com/nfl/news/2003/0714/1580436.html
 
Originally posted by: CPA
I read in another forum that ESPN has stated the Rush Limbaugh has been signed on to work on ESPNs NFL Countdown. I am at work, so ESPN is blocked. Can anyone confirm this?

I know Rush was pushing to get on MNF a few years ago when Miller ended up being picked up, so this is an interesting move if ESPN (owned by ABC) has signe him on.
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Dennis Miller is such an annoying guy. Man I can't stand his voice.

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Originally posted by: Flatline
Interesting...will he accuse the refs of being too liberal when they make a bad call?
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You know the guy does know quite a bit about sports - he began his career as a radio announcer for the Royals, IIRC. The shows where he drops the political crap and talks about football are some of the best ones he does.
 
"We want to give fans a voice, and Rush is the person who can do it."
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Right, because he represents the average fan.
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I guess I'll have to see the show before I pass judgment on whether he's entertaining or not, but that's a ridiculous reason to give for hiring him.
 
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