''Rick & Bubba Show'' to End Radio Show After 30 Years

RADIO ONLINE | Friday, February 2, 2024 | 11:18am CT

Rick and Bubba

The syndicated "Rick & Bubba Show" will end after 30 years, effective at the end of 2024. Hosts Rick Burgess and Bill "Bubba" Bussey, which are based at WZZK-FM in Birmingham, said Thursday morning, "We will finish out this year, and we're going to go wide open and have a great year, and have a lot of flashbacks and memories, and talk about the last 30 years that, by the way, you folks have made possible. And we don't discount that."

"We're not wrapping the show up today and everybody walking away," said Burgess. "We've got a long runway. We've got a whole year to spend together -- reminisce, talk, and I think we all agree, that's where we need to focus, on celebrating all that has taken place. In this business, 30 years of the same product and very little change in the lineup is unheard of."

"We've been very blessed, and you folks have been the ones who have blessed us, and we really appreciate it," added Bussey. "There's not words, there's not actions I can do to fully transfer the feelings I have. I just don't know how to say it. But we really appreciate it. It's been incredible."

The "Rick & Bubba Show," first aired in 1994 and airs live weekdays, 5-10am on more than 60 stations and the "Rick & Bubba" YouTube channel.