As of this afternoon, 50 advertisers have quit sponsoring the Rush Limbaugh show, and the show in various markets is airing mostly non-paying public service announcements, along with several minutes of dead air during commercial breaks.
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Both Media Matters, Think Progress (scroll down), and Shoq Value of the Stop Rush team have been cataloging the advertisers who have exited Limbaugh’s show, as well as keeping track of those who are still sponsoring the program.
Media Matters also reported today, “Rush Limbaugh closed the first hour of his radio show on his flagship station, WABC, with 1:03 of dead air Monday,” and later added, “Similarly, during the commercial break that led into the show, there was 2:38 of dead air.”
In addition to his 53 attacks against Sandra Fluke, this week Limbaugh attacked two journalists, both women: Tracie McMillan and Alexandra Petri.