Like it or not, The Love Sponge is back on local radio. In addition to his afternoon drive time show on Howard Stern's Sirius Satellite Radio channel, Bubba "The Love Sponge" Clem returns to free and local radio January 8th. Cox Radio's 102.5 "The Bone" will feaure Bubba from 6 to 10 am weekdays. He'll also be simulcast on a Cox station in Jacksonville.
The tricky part for Bubba will be to purge his schtick of sexual and scatalogical material in the morning and then go back to his unexpurgated material in the afternoon. The 10 second delay dump button will be close at hand.
Some will wonder why I'm featuring Bubba on Flashpoint. The easy answer is that he has made and continues to make news. In 2004, he drew a record breaking fine from the FCC and spent two years unemployed before Howard Stern came to his professional and financial rescue. Bubba is also a smart and engaging personality however you might disapprove of his radio act. I also maintain that Bubba The Love Sponge makes the list of the top five most famous Tampa Bay Area people- everytime. How would you round out that list? Email me at bmclaughlin@wfts.com and I'll post it in the comments section.