It's surprising to me that no one here knows Bubba - but I've lived in FL my whole life - he's been the most infamous "shock jock" in this area for as long as I can remember.
The largest FCC fine ever was against his show - so this is pretty standard everyday fare for him - he was fired from Tampa's 98 Rock in 2002 and due to an ongoing contract hasn't been able to return to radio until now.
I'm surprised he's part of Sirius's Howard101 'cuz he used to call Stern a pussy.
And he's doing just what he's always done, creating controversy and making everyone talk about him. yea, he's a total a-hole, but you don't go on the show if you expect any different...
http://www.stpetersburgtimes.com/200...on_fires.shtml
TAMPA - Controversial talk show host Bubba the Love Sponge (aka Todd Clem) was fired Monday, less than a month after his station racked up the highest fine ever for indecency broadcasts.
The Federal Communications Commission proposed a $755,000 fine against Clear Channel Communications last month for segments of Clem's show that aired on four Florida radio stations between 6:30 a.m. and 9 a.m.
The segments - which aired in Callahan, Clearwater, Port Charlotte and West Palm Beach - included graphic discussions about sex and drugs that were "designed to pander to, titillate and shock listeners," the FCC said.
One segment featured the cartoon characters Alvin the chipmunk, George Jetson and Scooby Doo discussing sexual activities.
In 1998, Clem was fined $23,000 by the FCC for airing indecent material that included describing a member of his radio entourage receiving an enema.
Clem was acquitted in 2002 of animal cruelty charges stemming from the on-air slaughter of a feral pig. The animal was castrated and slaughtered during a show in February 2000.
In Tampa Bay, Clem's program ranks first in its time slot among listeners 18 to 54.
It isn't Clem's first brush with the chopping block. His first radio job was in Grand Rapids, Mich., and he bounced around stations in San Antonio, Texas; Chicago; Philadelphia; Milwaukee and Orlando, getting fired, by his count, at least six times along the way.
In a 1995 interview with the Times, he said of his past experiences:
"They just didn't appreciate me."