RUSH LIMBAUGH (Jeff Christy) EARLY RADIO AIRCHECKS PITTSBURGH (1971 and 1974) (As Jeff Christy) 1971 WIXZ, 1360 and 1974 KQV, 14K
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@stephaniefisher22413 жыл бұрын
I listened to Rush for a few short days back in '88 or '89. I instantly knew he was right. Through 30 years, he never failed. Ups and downs, he consistently told us the truth. God knows, I still cry for the loss of this man. May God hold him and let him know he was loved, respected and made a huge mark on millions of lives. Love you Rushi!
@judeodomhnaill97113 жыл бұрын
I miss him so much.
@wheelinthesky3003 жыл бұрын
This Christy guy has a future in radio.
@christopherlovessports7863 жыл бұрын
This guy won't last 3 months in radio
@cheynneautumn3 жыл бұрын
The country isn't the same without President Trump and the radio isn't the same without Rush Limbaugh. Two great patriots taken from America when we need them the most!
@mikefromuniontown38093 жыл бұрын
a tune from the general era had the appropriate chorus: "and YOU LEFT me just when I needed you most" and They BOTH has "left" us all ....this sux!
@mdwayne7413 жыл бұрын
Rush was meant to be on the radio ...amazing early material. I miss hearing him on the radio now.
@rustyyates4213 жыл бұрын
He lived the American dream to the max! He paid his dues and never wavered from his beliefs and had the time of his life. He gave the credit to God . He echoed what his listeners already thought.
@richardsherburne68893 жыл бұрын
God didn't appreciate the hate and lies that Rush spread.
@rustyyates4213 жыл бұрын
@@richardsherburne6889Rush never lied about anything. That's the world you live in. I wouldn't be speaking for God if I were you. Especially when you are lying. God plainly tells us not to take His name in vain. Most people think that is meant as not putting God's name in front of a curse word, but that command from God has a deeper meaning. Taking God's name in vain is when a person invokes the name of God and associates it with a falsehood in His name. Rush Limbaugh was a great great person. If you are going to speak disparaging about him, you need to leave. If I wanted your opinion, I would have asked you for it.
@thefish58613 жыл бұрын
@@richardsherburne6889 You don’t know the first thing about Rush. Go away little man.
@shape56853 жыл бұрын
Very nice words Rusty, Thank you.
@deputydog19953 жыл бұрын
@@rustyyates421 " If you are going to speak disparaging about him, you need to leave..." That sums up Rush pretty well... he never let dissenting voices onto his show.
@MrRacket9913 жыл бұрын
Even as a kid he had tremendous chops. Born to be on the radio...
@svtrader2 жыл бұрын
Who knew he could parlay that into a political grift for 30+ years.
@rcobb50813 жыл бұрын
Rush Limbaugh... the fastest 3 decades in radio history.
@dw87733 жыл бұрын
Nice... and Amen.
@timdailey26903 жыл бұрын
Ditto!!
@stephaniefisher22413 жыл бұрын
Is it wrong that I've mourned him more than my father? Nope, Rush was there for 30 years and he was right!
@rcobb50813 жыл бұрын
@@stephaniefisher2241 It was too fast. It was like a vapor, the time we listened to Rush.
@Obladgolated3 жыл бұрын
Well said my friend!
@CityBoyFloyd3 жыл бұрын
This is remarkable. Rush. I miss you
@moonbeamskies33463 жыл бұрын
This is amazing to hear an apolitical Rush, and to hear FM radio from that era.
@lloydalvey40383 жыл бұрын
Rush is the best there ever was or ever will be.
@dmotzing3 жыл бұрын
Jeff Christy Radio Network; sounds familiar! Geez I’m going to miss that love able fuzz ball! Really miss him.
@LEAST3 Жыл бұрын
Started listening to Rush in 1980s while in military, he is missed bigtime.
@deterrumeversor86803 жыл бұрын
Never heard early Rush. Thanks for posting👍
@blackrazer223 жыл бұрын
Me either. He looks so young in the picture.
@tomgates3163 жыл бұрын
Early talk show material was left leaning. He went right during mid Reagan mid 1st term as Dems lined up against him.
@atreyuprincipalh40433 жыл бұрын
This Great Man can never be Replaced..God bless You Sir,RiP
@user-qn3sq3pi9p7 ай бұрын
I listened To Rush As Jeff Christy When I got Out Of The Navy in 1972 In McKeesport
@keiththomas31413 жыл бұрын
I used to walk by the radio station during my lunch break and I'd see Rush doing his thing behind the microphone way back then.
@drebaugh3 жыл бұрын
Wow, what a cool memory to have.
@nonroadusr3 жыл бұрын
When I tuned into WBCK Battle Creek MI a Month ago and heard Kathryn open the radio show I instantly knew that Rush had passed away. I immediately put on My Stand Up For Betsy Ross t=shirt and I've not taken it off since, I think I need to through it in the washer soon. RIP Rush, I miss You :-( I live in England by the way.
@pattygimlin323 жыл бұрын
You are awesome!
@nonroadusr3 жыл бұрын
@@pattygimlin32 Thank You very much Patty :-)
@philpaule4723 жыл бұрын
You can hear the development of some of the regular Rush bits in these early recordings
@stpaulimdog3 жыл бұрын
Yea like the update theme.
@timdailey26903 жыл бұрын
Jeff Christie radio network 🎙
@dlane52923 жыл бұрын
Definitely!
@stpaulimdog3 жыл бұрын
They just played the palm tree bit on his show. Epic.
@dontransue98433 жыл бұрын
God Bless Rush Limbaugh. 30 year veteran here, thanks for all the company.
@richardsherburne68893 жыл бұрын
God didn't appreciate Rush's hate and lies.
@RavensShadowSpectre3 жыл бұрын
I feel like I'm going to be in mourning forever! Thanks so much for sharing this!!❤️❤️❤️
@larryhinze5373 жыл бұрын
Glad you like, Raven!
@drebaugh3 жыл бұрын
My Dad introduced me to Rush in 1989. He only had a 2 million listeners at that time. lol. God Bless You Rush Limbaugh
@rick2340atyahoocom Жыл бұрын
Same
@skip123davis3 жыл бұрын
i happened to have been stationed in central kommiefornia when he was a local show, and listened to him while i worked. it wasn't illegal then - cuz nobody knew who he was. he moved to nueva york, and i became more discreet. he helped me through good and bad times, and sometimes just hearing his voice as i fell asleep helped me out. we're SO going to miss rush - he's indispensable, and irreplaceable.
@bobbeaumont3243 жыл бұрын
Great compilation! God Bless Rush Limbaugh.
@dobermanpac10643 жыл бұрын
Talent returned to God✝️
@TheBrianV3 жыл бұрын
That's very good....
@ralphhollister2513 жыл бұрын
One of the greatest voices ever on radio.
@hebertcentrone68043 жыл бұрын
They should have a museum all about Rush with a replica of his studio and EIB golden microphone
@nathandebartolo83303 жыл бұрын
Put it in Branson, or Cape Girardeau.
@fredthomson81453 жыл бұрын
I told Bo Snerdly I was one of Rush's oldest listeners, one of the 57 that listened to him back then. Great memories. Rest in Peace Rush. Love you always
@jnelchef3 жыл бұрын
This guy will never amount to anything. RIP El Rushbo.
@tomthrower32459 ай бұрын
Yep... it will never work. ..
@mikebetts20463 жыл бұрын
Some of Rush's detractors like to refer to him as a 'failed disc jockey'..... the man who became the most popular radio talk-show host in the country (if not the world).
@johnmoeller74583 жыл бұрын
Nope, Limbaugh referred to himself as such in his early interviews in the early 90s to sell himself to the media as a man who struggled and didn't have anything handed to him. His dad owned the station and was later an investor and gave him a job at age 16.
@mikebetts20463 жыл бұрын
@@johnmoeller7458 "nope" is not a rebuttal to my statement. What you said may be true but it has little if anything to do with my comment. Just after his death, there were several news stories that were unfriendly and referred to him as a failed dj. They were not trying to quote Rush. They were trying to insult his legacy.
@rockribbedco3 жыл бұрын
...and a "college drop out". Makes it that much more impressive if you ask me.
@larryhinze5373 жыл бұрын
Radio treated all music jocks like crap. If not now, just wait your turn. You can have a bad GM, bad PD, bad ratings, not get along well with others, I was even overpaid a few times and got that tossed in my face a few times. Just have to have a tough skin. Back in the music jock days, jocks were a lot more dime a dozen than a talk show host, or music morning show host with a following.
@burlingtonbill13 жыл бұрын
@@larryhinze537 Glad to hear you say this, Larry. Even the best ones (The Real Don Steele, Robert W. Morgan, and too many others to name) moved on to other stations or higher-paying positions (PD, GM, etc.)
@briguy42383 жыл бұрын
Guess it really was the morning "Rush" hour
@burlingtonbill13 жыл бұрын
Good one !
@richardneal62003 жыл бұрын
70 years seemed to short
@larryhinze5373 жыл бұрын
Yea...
@Seekthetruth30003 жыл бұрын
I wish he had stayed away from smoking.
@burlingtonbill13 жыл бұрын
@@Seekthetruth3000 Me three.
@shape56853 жыл бұрын
Thank God Rush never gave up on radio, Thank God!!
@bobbyg96623 жыл бұрын
Talent on loan from GOD! Loved that man!
@80spodcastchannel3 жыл бұрын
Talent on loan from God !!!! God Bless You Rush....you were awesome
@Fingolfin34233 жыл бұрын
He still is. :D
@timrichendollar60023 жыл бұрын
I absolutely love and miss Rush thanks for sharing, I'd really like to hear more
@larryhinze86583 жыл бұрын
All I have!
@MrJest23 жыл бұрын
Man... Rush's future career and legacy aside, this really brought me back. A different time; a different world. The songs and businesses and movies of my teens....
@BrianRenardDavis2 жыл бұрын
I was born In 1988 And Can Only Image the late 60s and early 70s.
@thegreenberetlife01913 жыл бұрын
Miss Rush!
@pitchforker33043 жыл бұрын
I always wondered what Rush was like as a radio DJ, that was great, thanks.
@westrotter78473 жыл бұрын
WE LOVE AND MISS YOU RUSH !!!! RUSH WALKS WITH THE CREATOR OF TRUTH !!!
@BigMichael783 жыл бұрын
RUSH was truly The Spirit of Radio!
@BroamChomskey2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting this.. Great little treasure of a recording.
@sdkerby3 жыл бұрын
Beautiful.
@brucegordon72483 жыл бұрын
I had no idea that Rush once had a radio gig in McKeesport, Pa. near Pittsburgh. Thanks to Larry Hinze for the post.
@larryhinze5373 жыл бұрын
My pleasure, Bruce!
@ItsMyCountryToo Жыл бұрын
I listened to WIXZ as a child...in the early 70s.
@SouthBaySteelers3 жыл бұрын
WIXZ was one of the AM stations we listened to as kids in Fayette County. WIXZ, 1360.
@Fingolfin34233 жыл бұрын
Rush is king. Always will be. Rest in peace, Rush. You were one of the good guys.
@jameswest6733 жыл бұрын
Best friend I never met
@bonniebrown96853 жыл бұрын
This is really cool, thanks for sharing!!
@michaeloblock953010 ай бұрын
I used to listen to Jeff Christy way back when I lived in Pittsburgh. Before he became known as Rush Limbaugh. He set the standards for talk radio.
@michelebevans3 жыл бұрын
I listen to a lot of conservative radio but no one makes it as fun as he did
@brianwilson71463 жыл бұрын
Great post thank you!
@a.d.b5353 жыл бұрын
He was very good on his game
@lorben67353 жыл бұрын
Truly talent on loan from God.
@uhya-sure82806 ай бұрын
Thank you Larry for digging this up and posting -
@joygladys80503 жыл бұрын
Geez, he was the best!
@westrotter78473 жыл бұрын
I always pictured Rush sitting in on the signing of the Constitution with all of the founders !!! Love you Rush !!!!!!!❤❤🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
@333ohmy3 жыл бұрын
Great find Larry!
@larryhinze5373 жыл бұрын
I only steal the good stuff, Ron! LOL. Tossed a few checks he had out there and tried to do a bit of splicing and EQ'ing on them. Not a bad sound for the 70s in quality.
@dlane52923 жыл бұрын
Always wanted to hear something from his early days on radio. This is awesome! He thought BIG even back then! Followed him through most of his nationally syndicated show. What an awesome guy, who will be greatly missed!
@waynedefebaugh58003 жыл бұрын
Love it thank you
@bagelj3 жыл бұрын
wow! I was just 4 years old in ‘71
@timdailey26903 жыл бұрын
Ditto
@cindymcbride41063 жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@grampsradio4 ай бұрын
I worked a board very similar to the one pictured here in my very first radio announcer job back in 1977.
@paulradice35342 ай бұрын
Sure do miss that guy 👍
@snapperco3 жыл бұрын
This is Solid Gold....
@r3mdh Жыл бұрын
I miss him. 💔
@robertbaker49403 жыл бұрын
His electric bill was $10-$12 dollars a month. Wow!
@skip123davis3 жыл бұрын
that was pre-carter inflation
@larryhinze5373 жыл бұрын
I would never pay that much...WISH!!
@dlane52923 жыл бұрын
I once paid 14 bucks in an apartment, & doing so naturally. Other units top, both sides, & behind were all keeping me warm or cool lol.
@BlackAndWhiteBand3 жыл бұрын
I disagree with almost every single political point he has ever spewed out onto the airwaves. THAT SAID... he did more to save talk-radio from extinction than anyone before him. He deserves all the accolades in the world, along with Don Imus and Howard Stern, for being the greatest radio broadcaster ever .
@dougthegreat18083 жыл бұрын
DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT KIND OF RASCIST POS IMUS WAS?????? LOL.
@Fingolfin34233 жыл бұрын
@@dougthegreat1808 Please.
@rushv8253 жыл бұрын
In remember him well in 70’s. His picture phone gag was hilarious.
@TheBrianV3 жыл бұрын
The radio GOAT. RIP, Rush.
@russellgay53373 жыл бұрын
Rush mastered his craft even then; just a working-class guy, putting some pennies in the Beatles pockets and entertaining working class people on their drive to work on a cold December mornong; somewhere in heaven, even this is resonating. Listen to this and then listen to When I Die by The Mother Lode that Rush played. God bless you, RIP Rush.
@allhope213 жыл бұрын
The one and only Rushbo!
@elmofeneken43646 ай бұрын
Rush is radio, AM radio AMerica Radio.
@stevenclarke87733 жыл бұрын
Evidently ,Rush had a sales job of some sort with the KC Royals for 5 years.What I wonder is ,what if the Royals would of offered him a broadcasting position with the team.i could totally see him doing pre and post games .He may even have been good at play by play .Rush could really have done any broadcasting work like possibly a television game show host.....
@stpaulimdog3 жыл бұрын
He really did move to Florida!
@larryhinze5373 жыл бұрын
Escape from NEW YORK!!
@stpaulimdog3 жыл бұрын
@@larryhinze537 They just played the palm tree bit on his show. If I were you I'd include that in your search cues.
@pattygimlin323 жыл бұрын
I love and miss Rush, the Greatest of All Time! Rest in peace in the arms of the Lord, el Rusbo.
@scottadair49623 жыл бұрын
Da da lut, da da lut, da da lut. . . The trumpet fanfare.
@alanknizek38773 жыл бұрын
I can swear i've heard this voice in later years. Can't place it. Lol
@sherri24413 жыл бұрын
He should have never got chemo. Miss him
@mwg911hk3 ай бұрын
When he said 9 million watts i spitt my beer everywhere.
@rushv8253 жыл бұрын
His on air talent was quite evident in his early days.
@hubcityhotrod6 ай бұрын
I can just see him driving to work in his rusty old Pontiac Lemans.
@roypatterson78663 жыл бұрын
Sounds Good!!!!
@Phillyfan453 жыл бұрын
“Now if you don’t have $100.00...hawk something...”
@judeodomhnaill97113 жыл бұрын
I miss you Rush.
@TheBrianV3 жыл бұрын
His electric bill was 10-12 dollars per month. Later in life, in his Florida mansion, it was probably 10-12 dollars per minute!
@loriknittle30213 жыл бұрын
Wow he really looks like a young Jim morrison
@djscott92075 ай бұрын
Because he is/was "Jimbo" (the Lizzard King who can do anything) and became "El Rushbo" for the man. He talked fast so nobody was the wiser. There are hints that come through. Way too many coincidences. Jim could do any accent. IQ = 149. He wanted to play the host at interviews while in the Doors. He could flip the script on anyone, and often did. He said in a 1969 interview with Howard at The Village Voice of NYC that while he enjoyed the Doors, he desired to play a role of a fat conservative who the nation would "love to hate" just like his band at the time. Very interesting and dynamic character. Extremely well read. No doubt he was a high value agent.
@timbowabo3 жыл бұрын
Future million view video ...
@larryhinze5373 жыл бұрын
Never know!
@burlingtonbill13 жыл бұрын
Big surprise to me -- he SOUNDS GREAT !! I personally had a brief career like Rush did - the DJ marketplace was intensely competitive, and you could be fired for virtually ANYTHING at ANY time. So I know how tough it was, and how POORLY paid, too. (It was mostly about flash, the great music & the chicks.) Rush's hero was Larry Lujack at WLS in Chicago, already a legend. The P.D. there was John Rook, who met Rush once and thought he was mediocre. Maybe he just didn't fit Rook's notion of what HE wanted at the Big 89? (Because I'd heard this, I'd formed a mental image of mediocrity, too, regardless of how great he turned out later as a Talk radio commentator.) Too bad we find all this out AFTER Rush is gone !!
@rickvia84353 жыл бұрын
John Landecker was probably my favorite at WLS. A DJ's life is definitely a labor of love. I ran the boards on a 500 watt daytimer - never opened a mic. I could sweep the floor, though.
@burlingtonbill13 жыл бұрын
@@rickvia8435 I hear ya, Rick. My fave at 'LS was Kris Eric Stevens, aka 'The Kid" (per Lujack). He has had a tremendous career as a voice-over artist after the jock gigs got old. Landecker was later; by then I was into FM.
@shape56853 жыл бұрын
What's really funny is that he actually did move to Florida.
@larryhinze5373 жыл бұрын
Well...who wants to live in the liberal asshole of humanity NEW YORK? lol
@billykeith97663 жыл бұрын
What a gem!!!! If you have more please post them
@larryhinze5373 жыл бұрын
That was it. Thanks.
@beavercleaver78483 жыл бұрын
He helped further prove that one's political party preference is irrevelent to one's hate of pop music radio DJs.
@davidclay23392 жыл бұрын
Let's us not forget he basically invented modern talk radio. It saved AM radio.
@cabindweller84543 жыл бұрын
He was correct. I did not think he would be as correct as he turned out to be by Obama's second administration.
@djscott92075 ай бұрын
Jim Morrison was from Florida too and the biggest practical joker. Shocking.
@josephanderson72373 жыл бұрын
Pittsburgh Condors! Wow. When Pittsburgh had a pro BB team. Long time ago.
@tomthrower32459 ай бұрын
The old ABA...
@enfield06 Жыл бұрын
Rush understood radio. I never agreed with his politics and believe he did unbelievable damage to this country but he knew the medium.
@danceswithcomicbooks773310 ай бұрын
Yeah explain the damage he did to the country.
@gilraybaker8263 жыл бұрын
When he mentions Rick Nelson turning from an All-American Kid into a hippie, tell me your ears didn't shoot up in anticipation of him furthering "a phony baloney plastic banana good time rock and roller!"
@CityBoyFloyd3 жыл бұрын
He was good. Flowed right out. Moved along the show. Lot of info he's throwing out.