BTLS | 6AM Wed. Apr. 1 - 40 Years On Air: Bubba’s First Break

On this special anniversary episode of the Bubba the Love Sponge Show®, Bubba looks back on 40 years in radio, taking listeners to his very first days at 103 PFR/Power 103 and the station lineup and jingles that hooked him on the business. He tells the story of a chance nightclub encounter with Carrie Gray that led to his first on-air shot on April 1, 1986, and how he hustled from intern to weekend shifts, then full-time nights and promo work that built the foundation of his career. Along the way, Bubba remembers the mentors and station players who shaped him, including Carrie Gray, Tony Clark, and Beth Surrett, and reflects on the bittersweet reality that many of them are now gone. Instead of turning the show over to caller nostalgia, he keeps the focus on his own journey, tying together gratitude, loss, and the grind that turned one lucky break into four decades behind the mic.