Bubba The Love Sponge

Official Website: BTLS.com
Airs: Sirius Satellite Radio (Howard 101), 3-7 PM Eastern
Originates From: Tampa, FL (occasionally from New York, NY)

Bubba The Love Sponge ® has worked in radio since 1986, when he gained his start in the business on Power 103 in Terre Haute, Indiana. Thanks to his quick wit and sharp verbal skills, Bubba quickly moved his way up through the ranks of the radio world, moving to morning drive in Chicago in 1989.

By 1993, Bubba was working in Tampa for WFLZ-FM, but he was looking to shift away from the CHR world and move to a rock-based station. That happened in December 1996, when he became the new morning host on Tampa's 98 Rock (WXTB). Bubba found success in morning drive, and in January 2001 his program went into syndication.

In the heat of the FCC crackdown on so-called "indecent broadcasts" Bubba The Love Sponge was fired by Clear Channel on February 23, 2004. While his program was carried on other stations, the decision was made to shut down the Bubba Radio Network and to regroup for a new start.

Bubba The Love Sponge® show re-emerged soon on Sirius in January 2006, debuting the same day as Howard Stern. Howard's show runs in a loop on Howard 100, while Bubba provides people an option for afternoon drive (or middays on the west coast) on Howard 101.

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