Rush Limbaugh, Right-Wingbr Radio Host, Dead at 70.br Conservative talk show hostbr Rush Limbaugh died on Wednesday.br His wife, Kathryn, confirmed his deathbr at the beginning of his regular radio show,br ‘The Rush Limbaugh Show.’.br I, like you, very much wish Rush was behind thisbr golden microphone now, welcoming you tobr another exceptional 3 hours of broadcasting …br It is with profound sadness I must share withbr you directly that our beloved Rush, mybr wonderful husband, passed away this morningbr due to complications from lung cancer. , Kathryn Limbaugh, on 'The Rush Limbaugh Show'.br Limbaugh was very open about hisbr terminal stage 4 lung cancer diagnosis, whichbr he disclosed to the public in February 2020. .br Shortly after revealing his illness,br former President Donald Trump awarded himbr the Presidential Medal of Freedom. .br According to 'Forbes,' thebr 70-year-old was the second-br highest paid radio personalitybr in the United States, worth anbr estimated $600 million. .br Limbaugh’s views, althoughbr always impassioned, werebr highly controversial andbr famously inaccurate. .br He used the term “Femi-nazi” in 2015 tobr describe women’s rights advocates. .br More recently, Limbaugh falselybr compared COVID-19 to the common coldbr and downplayed the pandemic.