This ends an era,” Burgess said. “Nothing will ever be ‘Rick and Bubba.’” Burgess has announced that he will be doing a solo show, with a launch date for “The Rick Burgess Show” on Monday, Jan. 6.

The Rick and Bubba show aired its final live episode Friday, ending a 31-year run that began with modest expectations. "I have been listening to the show since about 1996," Kathleen Mullinax said.

Rick Burgess and Bill "Bubba" Bussey are cohosts of The Rick and Bubba Show—a syndicated comedic radio program based in Birmingham, Alabama. and authors of several books.