El Rushbo Also to Introduce the Perky Katie

I reported a few days ago that Walter Cronkite was going to be wheeled out of retirement to introduce Katie Couric to the CBS news audience, and today there's a report that among other celebrity intros will be one by Rush Limbaugh (from Drudge):

Plans for the opening week of CBS EVENING NEWS WITH KATIE COURIC have surpassed network executives' wildest dream: Presidents Bush and Clinton, radio king Rush Limbaugh and broadcast legend Walter Cronkite have all agreed to appear, a CBS insider reveals!

A top network source says scheduling of "guest editorials" are still in flux.

But the addition of Rush Limbaugh to the CBS EVENING NEWS is bound to generate maximum commotion and tune-in hits.

"It was Katie's idea to bring Limbaugh in," a top CBS source said on Sunday. "She is very excited he has agreed to appear."

I must admit that I'm a little surprised by this one because Limbaugh has been very critical of Couric and her lefty leanings. It will be interesting to hear what he has to say (and of course, CBS is hoping Rush's 20 million weekly listeners will tune in).