By Premiere Networks
Apr 16, 2021
BRETT: One of the areas of this audience that you and Rush appreciated are the owners and those operators of small businesses in this business. Now, in Rush s honor, you ve created the Great American Business Award, and you re taking nominations. How s the response been so far?
KATHRYN: It s been huge. We ve received many, many nominations over these last weeks. As you mentioned in the beginning, Rush wanted to start this, actually, at the start of this year. But unfortunately, he couldn t. So he wanted to recognize small businesses throughout the country that really make our country work, and so we re continuing it on in his honor. But the response has been quite overwhelming and wonderful at the same time.
By Premiere Networks
Apr 16, 2021
BRETT: We have to start on a bit of a somber note as, unfortunately. We re getting this news that came through the overnight hours at the FedEx facility near the Indianapolis airport. A gunman killed eight people and wounded several others before apparently taking his own life in that late-night attack at the FedEx facility near the airport in Indianapolis.
Now, details are still forthcoming. There was a press briefing earlier today. There s not much known or there is much to learn. There is not much known still about a motive or any of that sort of stuff. And really, it s a horrible, horrible tragedy on so many levels and in so many ways. And our prayers are with the people of Indianapolis, those great people in the heartland who work to make a company like FedEx work.
By Premiere Networks
Apr 16, 2021
BRETT: Those are just absolutely remarkable stories. We have Zimmerman Meats out of Summersville, Missouri; we have Julie Welch s Oak Knolls Manor, LLC; and, of course, Patty and Rick Kline, Sittler Golf out of Pennsylvania. Remarkable stories all.
KATHRYN: Yes and, like I say, we received thousands of nominations, and we ve gone through a lot of them, and every story is as remarkable, to be completely honest, and it s very difficult to choose. But I know that s what we have to do.
BRETT: Yeah.
KATHRYN: So we have picked a winner for this week, which will be the second Rush Limbaugh Great American Business Award, and that recipient will be receiving, one, the award, but also a $25,000 grant.
Apr 16, 2021
BRETT: I am Brett Winterble, your guide host today on the Rush Limbaugh Show, and it is a real treat for me to welcome Kathryn Limbaugh back to the program. Kathryn, how are you? It is so good to talk to you.
KATHRYN: Well, Brett, great to talk to you and everyone as well. I’m doing well. Very good. Thank you.
BRETT: You know, I’m aware that coming up tomorrow and Saturday is two months since we lost the most amazing man in all of our lives. And, you know, I just wanted to say how much we obviously miss him, how much the audience misses him and how much we’re thinking about you and the family. And it’s been an amazing time to see the outpouring of folks coming to support him, to talk about Rush.
Our New Winner of the Rush Limbaugh Great American Business Award: Zimmerman Meats!
Apr 16, 2021
BRETT: Those are just absolutely remarkable stories. We have Zimmerman Meats out of Summersville, Missouri; we have Julie Welch’s Oak Knolls Manor, LLC; and, of course, Patty and Rick Kline, Sittler Golf out of Pennsylvania. Remarkable stories all.
KATHRYN: Yes and, like I say, we received thousands of nominations, and we’ve gone through a lot of them, and every story is as remarkable, to be completely honest, and it’s very difficult to choose. But I know that’s what we have to do.