2) Rush Limbaugh ($79 million)

American radio talk show host, writer and conservative political commentator Rush Limbaugh broadcasts The Rush Limbaugh Show. This talk show remains one of conservative America’s favorite programs. It is broadcast through 625 affiliates across North America to an audience of 20 million. This 64-year-old celebrity delights in a savage ultra patriotism. In the year 2012, Talkers Magazine had listed him as the most-listened-to talk show host with a weekly audience of 15 million. His books The Way Things Ought to Be and See, I Told You So have made to the New York Times bestseller list.