As a broadcast programmer (which I once was) and after further thought— considering the death wish it would be for anyone to try to “replace Rush”—Kathryn and Premier have little choice but to pay Steyn a boatload to play the role of the guy who replaces a legend.
He’s the only one who could retain a decent audience. He needs the money to fight his prolonged lawsuit vs. the hockey stick guy. It allows him to continue with his FOX contributor role.
Assume a persona not as attempting to replace Rush, but to keep Rush’s issues alive and in the public square until we flip the congress in ‘22. Occasional very brief Limbaugh sound bites would be acceptable, but Steyn understands the dangers we face almost as well as Rush, so he can only succeed being himself.