By: Michael Calderone

I mentioned yesterday that Rush Limbaugh would grace the NYT mag cover this weekend, and now some news nuggets have leaked out on Drudge.

Limbaugh’s "unprecedented radio contract," which keeps him on air through 2016, reportedly tops $400 million, according to Drudge.

Typically, the NYT mag is mailed out to press in advance on Wednesdays, so I’d expect more news to come out of it later today. Or perhaps the Times will continue its recent practice of posting buzzed-about profiles several days early on the Web.

UPDATE: My prediction came true! The Times just posted the story on the Web.

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