To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (306177 ) 10/12/2006 1:17:21 PM From: Alighieri Respond to of 1583403 Al Gore helped create Air America, the "progressive" radio network. Air America Radio is a full-service radio network and program syndication service in the United States. The network debuted on March 31, 2004, and features discussion and information programs reflecting a liberal, left-wing, or progressive point of view. The network specializes in presentations and monologues by on-air personalities, guest interviews, calls by listeners, and news reports. Limbaugh had been on the air for what, 20 years namecalling himself to stinking rich status before the act of desperation known as Air America? Al ================================================== Personal life Limbaugh began his career in radio as a teenager in 1967 [7] in his hometown of Cape Girardeau, Missouri using the name Rusty Sharpe. Education He attended Southeast Missouri State University for one year where he dropped out after achieving an F in a speech class. This would have normally made him eligible for the draft, but he was classified 1-Y due to an undisclosed medical problem. [8] Limbaugh stated that he was not drafted because a physical found that he had an "inoperable pilonidal cyst" and "a football knee from high school." [9] Relationships Limbaugh was first married on September 24, 1977 to Roxy Maxine McNeely, a sales secretary at radio station WHB in Kansas City. They were married at the Centenary United Methodist Church in Cape Girardeau. In March 1980, Roxy McNeely filed for divorce, citing "incompatibility". They were formally divorced on July 10, 1980. In 1983, Limbaugh married Michelle Sixta, a college student and usherette at the Kansas City Royals Stadium Club. They were divorced in 1990, and she remarried the following year. On May 27, 1994, Limbaugh married Marta Fitzgerald, a 35-year-old aerobics instructor, whom he met via the Compuserve online service. They were married at the house of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas who officiated. On June 11, 2004, Limbaugh announced that he was separating from Fitzgerald. He stated on-air, "Marta has consented to my request for a divorce, and we have mutually agreed to seek an amicable separation. As I said, it's a personal matter and I want to keep it that way. I don't intend to say any more about this on the air." An article in the Palm Beach Post claimed that this third divorce was a result of his addiction to prescription pain medications.[10] Al