The Marriages of Rush Limbaugh

Rush Limbaugh married three times. All of the marriages of Rush Limbaugh ended in divorce. Here's information about the failed marriages of Rush Limbaugh.

Born:

Rush Hudson Limbaugh III: January 12, 1951 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.

First Marriage -- Roxy Maxine McNeely:

Roxy was a sales secretary at WHB radio station in Kansas City when she and Rush met. They were married on September 24, 1977 at the Centenary United Methodist Church in Cape Giradeau, Missouri.

Roxy filed for divorce in March 1980 on grounds of incompatibility. Rush and Roxy divorced on July 10, 1980.

Second Marriage -- Michelle Sixta:

Michelle was a college student and a Kansas City Royals stadium usherette when she and Rush met. They were married in 1983 at the Stadium Club.

During Christmas weekend of 1988, Michelle left Rush. Rush and Michelle divorced in 1990.

Third Marriage -- Marta Maranda Fitzgerald:

Marta was a married aerobics instructor from Titusville, Florida, who Rush met on the Internet via Compuserve in 1990. According to the PalmBeachPost.com Marta was "married three times and had a son and daughter before hooking up with Rush."

Marta divorced Tom Fitzgerald in 1992. Marta and Rush were married on May 27, 1994 in Virginia at the home of Justice Clarence Thomas who officiated the ceremony. Guests at the wedding included Mary Matalin, James Carville, and William Bennett.

Rush and Marta reportedly lived in separate houses on adjoining lots while married to one another and were rarely seen together in public. On the air on June 11, 2004 Rush announced his separation from Marta claiming that he asked her for the divorce. Other sources state that Marta was the one who first moved out.

Rush and Marta divorced on December 21, 2004 in Monroe County, Florida. The 22-page divorce settlement was sealed.

According to an October 2006 article in Palmbeachpost.com, since their divorce, Marta Maranda has done well in real estate.

Occupations:

Rush: Radio personality, conservative radio commentator, radio talk show host.

Residences:

Rush has a $24 million, 36,500-square-foot oceanfront mansion in Palm Beach, Florida. In April 2009, Rush mentioned on his show that he could be selling his condo in New York City -- not sure if he was serious or not.

Religion:

Rush is Methodist.

Books By and About Rush Limbaugh:

The Way Things Ought To Be
by Rush Limbaugh

See, I Told you So
by Rush Limbaugh

Rush Limbaugh is a Big Fat Idiot
by Al Franken

Children:

Rush has no children.

Rush Limbaugh Quotes About Love and Marriage:

Rush about having little time for love: "I'm too much in love with myself."
Source: Palmbeachpost.com

Rush's marriage advice: "If you want a successful marriage, let your husband do what he wants to do."
Source: Palmbeachpost.com

Rush on the purpose of marriage: "Marriage is about raising children. That's the purpose of the institution."
Source: Palmbeachpost.com

Rush about his marriage to Roxie: "I was doing what I thought I had to do. There was romance in the idea of being married. It was just the wrong reasons."
Source: Time.com. October 26, 1992.

Rush about his marriage to Michelle: "The love had just vanished. We're still friendly."
Source: Time.com. October 26, 1992.

David Limbaugh, his brother, about Rush's divorces: "I don't think he would have chosen to break up either marriage. I think it was the choice of both of his ex-wives ... Women, especially young women, don't want guys to be sedentary."
Source: Al Franken. Rush Limbaugh Is a Big Fat Idiot. pg. 13-14.