It’s official. Rick Burgess, co-host of the popular “Rick & Bubba Show,” is going solo with a radio show of his own.

Burgess announced his new show on Tuesday via social media, confirming reports from earlier this year that he’d be going it alone in 2025. Burgess also announced a launch date for “The Rick Burgess Show”: Monday, Jan. 6.

For nearly three decades, Burgess has been co-host of the popular “Rick & Bubba Show“ with Bill “Bubba” Bussey. In February, the two announced they’d be calling it quits at the end of 2024, ending a 30-year run.

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“Nothing can ever replace The Rick and Bubba Show,” Burgess said Tuesday in posts on Instagram and X (formerly Twitter). “The last 31 years have been an incredible journey. I will always be grateful for the partnership with Bill Bubba Bussey and the blessing he has been not only to my family and me but to so many of you! We have much to celebrate! The unforgettable moments we produced through the Rick and Bubba Show will live on and can be enjoyed for years to come but it’s time for the next journey. As grateful as I am for the past, I am also very excited about the future. Lord willing on Jan 6, 2025, The Rick Burgess Show will air 5 a.m. to 10 a.m, Central Time Mon-Fri on all current stations and platforms both live and archived. We are also excited to be adding several new markets to the radio network. Speedy, Greg and Adler will be joining me in this new adventure, we hope you will as well. Now that you know what we will all be doing in 2025 let’s enjoy the remainder of the final year of the Rick and Bubba Show!”

Bussey has a new project to tout, as well. In August, Bussey announced he’d be joining the athletic administration at Jacksonville State University. He’ll serve as the school’s assistant athletics director for broadcasting, overseeing broadcast operations for various athletic events. Bussey, a Jax State alumnus, got his start in radio on campus station WLJS during his student days in the early 1980s.

Bussey is the second high-profile radio personality to join the Jax State broadcast department in recent months. Eli Gold, who spent more than 30 years as the radio voice of Alabama football and other sports, was hired in March to call select home football and baseball games on ESPN+.

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When Burgess and Bussey announced that “Rick & Bubba” was ending, the two said they’d make their final year on the show “a celebration,” looking back at the past and emphasizing the things that have made “Rick & Bubba” beloved by listeners. It’s unclear exactly when the show will end, but Burgess promised listeners “a long runway.”

“We’re not wrapping the show up today and everybody walking away,” Burgess said on Feb. 1, discussing the decision on air. “We’ve got a long runway. We’ve got a whole year to spend together — reminisce, talk, and I think we all agree, that’s where we need to focus, on celebrating all that has taken place.”

Bussey also emphasized that everyone on the show is in good health, and said there’s no rift behind the scenes between the hosts.

“We are all fine here. We are friends. We will remain friends,” Bussey said. “There’s nothing bad here. This is just where we are, and it’s been a wonderful long run, and it had to end sometime. And this is the time.”

About a week later, Robert J. Carey Jr., president of Syndicated Solutions, the company that syndicates the “Rick & Bubba Show,” said Burgess would be going solo with his own show. According to reports by Radio Ink, Radio Online and other websites that cover the radio industry, Carey announced the new show while marking Syndicated Solutions’ 25th anniversary.

“Collectively, the SSI team and I look forward to the new chapters ahead and future milestone celebrations for the company, as well as bringing the country the next big morning show that is going to be special — ‘The Rick Burgess Show,’” Carey said in early February, according to the reports.

Burgess stayed mum at the time, but by Feb. 8, the home page for the Syndicated Solutions website included logos for both the “Rick & Bubba Show” and “The Rick Burgess Show.” Also, there was a new website for “The Rick Burgess Show,” bearing the same logo posted by Syndicated Solutions and the words “Coming in 2025″ on its home page.

Tuesday’s announcement by Burgess is his official update for fans, however, and confirmation that Calvin “Speedy” Wilburn, Greg Burgess and Chris Adler will follow him to the new show.

The “Rick & Bubba Show” is nationally syndicated and produced at WZZK-FM in Birmingham. It airs live on weekdays, 5 a.m.-10 a.m., on more than 60 radio stations across 18 states, according to the WZZK website and the “Rick & Bubba” YouTube channel.

See Burgess and Bussey in the studio on Tuesday’s “Rick & Bubba Show” in a two-part YouTube video here and here.