Rick Burgess (born October 3, 1964 Oxford,Alabama) and Bill "Bubba" Bussey (born March 27, 1964 Jacksonville,Alabama) are two syndicated comedic radio personalities and authors based in Birmingham, Alabama. This article is about the city of Oxford in England. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... The Jacksonville skyline and the Acosta Bridge. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... In the entertainment and news industries, syndication is a method of making content available to a range of outlets simultaneously. ... The word comedy has a classical meaning (comical theatre) and a popular one (the use of humor with an intent to provoke laughter in general). ... For other uses, see Author (disambiguation). ... Nickname: Location in Jefferson County in the state of Alabama Coordinates: , Country State County Jefferson, Shelby Government  - Mayor Bernard Kincaid (D) Area  - City  151. ...

The Rick & Bubba Show
Format	Reality television
Starring	Rick Burgess Bill 'Bubba' Bussey Calvin 'Speedy' Wilburn 'Don Juan' DeMarco Williams
Country of origin	United States
Production
Running time	approx. 1:45
Broadcast
Original channel	Turner South
Original run	September 27, 2002 – April 28, 2006
External links
IMDb profile

WYSF in Birmingham served as their flagship station until December 2006. Beginning on January 3, 2007, they became the morning hosts on crosstown station WZZK. Their show is heard each weekday morning on over 40 radio stations mostly in the Southern United States including Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. Two hours of their four-hour program were televised live on the Turner South network until April 28, 2006, as Turner South had been sold to Fox Sports in February 2006. They call themselves "The Two Sexiest Fat Men Alive." Their jokes about their weight problems were also evidenced in their annual "Big Fat Lotto" cash giveaway contests sponsored by WYSF. Reality television is a genre of television programming which presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and features ordinary people instead of professional actors. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Turner South was begun in 2000 by Turner Broadcasting System as the first regional entertainment network developed especially for viewers in the southern U.S. The regional cable TV network offered movies, tv series, sitcoms, regional news updates, and unique original programming, plus professional sports coverage for Atlanta Braves (Major... is the 270th day of the year (271st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The year 2002 in television involved some significant events. ... is the 118th day of the year (119th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The year 2006 in television involved some significant events. ... WYSF is an adult contemporary FM radio station licensed to Birmingham. ... is the 3rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... WZZK is a country music FM radio station licensed to Birmingham that serves northern and central Alabama. ... Historic Southern United States. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... Official language(s) English Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Largest metro area Miami metropolitan area Area  Ranked 22nd  - Total 65,795[1] sq mi (170,304[1] km²)  - Width 361 miles (582 km)  - Length 447 miles (721 km)  - % water 17. ... Official language(s) English[1] Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Largest metro area Chicago Metropolitan Area Area  Ranked 25th  - Total 57,918 sq mi (149,998 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 390 miles (629 km)  - % water 4. ... Official language(s) English[1] Capital Frankfort Largest city Louisville Area  Ranked 37th  - Total 40,444 sq mi (104,749 km²)  - Width 140 miles (225 km)  - Length 379 miles (610 km)  - % water 1. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... Official language(s) English Capital Jefferson City Largest city Kansas City Largest metro area St Louis[1] Area  Ranked 21st  - Total 69,709 sq mi (180,693 km²)  - Width 240 miles (385 km)  - Length 300 miles (480 km)  - % water 1. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... Official language(s) English Capital Charleston(1670-1789) Columbia(1790-present) Largest city Columbia Largest metro area Columbia Area  Ranked 40th  - Total 34,726 sq mi (82,965 km²)  - Width 200 miles (320 km)  - Length 260 miles (420 km)  - % water 6  - Latitude 32° 2′ N to 35° 13′ N  - Longitude... Official language(s) English Capital Nashville Largest city Memphis Largest metro area Nashville Metropolitan Area Area  Ranked 36th  - Total 42,169 sq mi (109,247 km²)  - Width 120 miles (195 km)  - Length 440 miles (710 km)  - % water 2. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... Official language(s) English Capital Charleston Largest city Charleston Area  Ranked 41st  - Total 24,244 sq mi (62,809 km²)  - Width 130 miles (210 km)  - Length 240 miles (385 km)  - % water 0. ... Official language(s) None Capital Madison Largest city Milwaukee Area  Ranked 23rd  - Total 65,498 sq mi (169,790 km²)  - Width 260 miles (420 km)  - Length 310 miles (500 km)  - % water 17  - Latitude 42° 30′ N to 47° 05′ N  - Longitude 86° 46′ W to 92° 53′ W Population  Ranked... Turner South was begun in 2000 by Turner Broadcasting System as the first regional entertainment network developed especially for viewers in the southern U.S. The regional cable TV network offered movies, tv series, sitcoms, regional news updates, and unique original programming, plus professional sports coverage for Atlanta Braves (Major... is the 118th day of the year (119th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For Fox Sports in Australia see Fox Sports (Australia). ... Media:Example. ...

Rick and Bubba are heard on a variety of formats, most commonly country music, contemporary hit radio, and news/talk stations. This article includes a list of works cited but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Top 40 (radio format). ... All-news radio is a radio format devoted entirely to discussion and broadcast of news. ... For other uses, see Talk Radio. ...

Their first book, Rick & Bubba's Expert Guide to God, Country, Family & Anything Else We Can Think Of, (ISBN 0-8499-0992-9), was published in March 2006, and quickly became a best-seller at Amazon.com and Books-A-Million as well as making the New York Times best seller list at the number 7 spot in the Miscellaneous category. A second book, The Rick and Bubba Code: The Two Sexiest Fat Men Alive Unlock the Mysteries of the Universe, (ISBN 0-8499-1877-4) was released in June 2007. Amazon. ... flarksy ...

The most recent of their many CD's, the 2006 release Radio Gold, Volume 1, reached the number 9 spot on the Billboard Top Comedy Albums chart.

Their big screen debut was in the 2001 film Rustin where they played bartenders Red #1 and Red #2. In the 1999 film Southern Heart they were heard (but not seen) portraying radio personalities.

History

Both Rick and Bubba grew up in Alabama and were active in athletics at their respective high schools. Rick's father, Coach Bill Burgess, was a legendary coach at Oxford High School and later led the Jacksonville State Gamecocks to the 1992 Division II national championship. It was at high school sporting events that they knew of each other. At Jacksonville State University, they became friends by working together at the college's radio station. This article is about the U.S. State. ... A sport consists of a physical activity or skill carried out with a recreational purpose: for competition, for self-enjoyment, to attain excellence, for the development of a skill, or some combination of these. ... For other uses, see High school (disambiguation). ... Jacksonville State University is a public, modern regional university serving Northeast Alabama on a 459 acre campus with 58 buildings in Jacksonville, Alabama which is in the Appalachian foothills of northeast Alabama. ...

After college, Bill got a job as engineer for WQEN, a radio station in Gadsden, Alabama, and recommended Rick for the station's morning show personality. The two began to work together to come up with ideas for the show. One of the ideas was to have Bill read Shakespeare in his deep Southern accent. Rick proclaimed that Bill sounded like his Uncle Bubba. The characterization became the basis for one of their first contests called "Good Old Boy Theatre". Other contests currently featured on the show include "Drive Through Password", "Know the Good Book" (Bible trivia), and "The Giant Game of Knowledge". The "Bubba" nickname stuck for Bill. Bubba worked more and more with Rick and eventually became a regular part of Rick's show. The show was renamed "The Rick & Bubba Show," and moved to Birmingham in 1998 when WQEN began targeting the Birmingham market to attract a wider audience. The show moved to WYSF in early 1999, remaining there until the end of 2006. In January 2007 the duo moved their network flagship to crosstown station 104.7 WZZK. A repeat of the morning broadcast of the Rick & Bubba Show can also be heard during the afternoon drive in Birmingham on WZZK's sister station WNCB New Country 97.3. Look up engineer in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... WQEN, known on the air as “103-7 the Q”, is a Clear Channel-owned Top 40 FM radio station licensed to Trussville, Alabama that serves Birmingham and north-central Alabama. ... Gadsden is a city in and the county seat of Etowah County, northeastern Alabama, United States, approximately 60 miles northeast of Birmingham. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... WNCB is an FM radio station licensed to Gardendale, Alabama, a suburb of Birmingham. ...

They often refer to their Christian faith and beliefs on air and have been regarded as a family-safe alternative to "shock jocks" often associated with morning radio. For other uses, see Christian (disambiguation). ... This article is about family values as a political concept. ... A shock jock is a slang term used to describe a type of radio broadcaster (sometimes a disk jockey) who attracts attention using humor that a significant portion of the listening audience may find offensive. ...

Other ventures

The duo provided play-by-play commentary for the radio network of the Birmingham Thunderbolts of the XFL in 2001, and owned a short-lived fast food restaurant in Bussey's hometown of Pelham, Alabama in 2002. The Only Season The Birmingham Thunderbolts were a short-lived springtime American football team based in Birmingham, Alabama. ... ‹ The template below is being considered for deletion. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Fast food is food prepared and served quickly at a fast-food restaurant or shop at low cost. ... Pelham is a city and suburb of Birmingham, Alabama in Shelby County, Alabama, United States. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ...

They also lent their likenesses and voices to a 1990s series of animated television commercials for Jack's, a Birmingham-area fast food chain. In the ads, they were tormented by "Jumping Jack Chicken", a Mick Jagger-styled rooster. For the band, see 1990s (band). ... The bouncing ball animation (below) consists of these 6 frames. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... Jacks (corporate headquarters: Homewood, Alabama), originally known as Jacks Hamburgers, is a fast food restaurant chain with locations in several southeastern states. ... Fast food is food prepared and served quickly at a fast-food restaurant or shop at low cost. ... Sir Michael Phillip Mick Jagger (born July 26, 1943) is an English rock musician, actor, songwriter, record and film producer and businessman. ... For other uses, see Rooster (disambiguation). ...

In 2005 they were cast in a Max Lucado kids' DVD, "A Fruitcake Christmas" (part of the Hermie and Friends series) as the voices and images of two food-hoarding cockroaches, Iggy and Ziggy, where they starred along with Tim Conway and Don Knotts (Hermie and Wormie respectively). Rick and Bubba repeated the roles of Iggy and Ziggy in the 2006 DVD's "To Share or Nut to Share". (In these DVDs Rick is Ziggy and Bubba is Iggy.) Max Lucado is a best selling Christian author and well-known minister. ... Hermie and Friends is a popular Christian video series for children. ...

External links

• Official Site
• IMDb Entry