Cites Bill Cosby as one of his inspirations for wanting to get into radio.
Rick is the co-host of America's nationally syndicated radio program "The Rick and Bubba Show" with Bill 'Bubba' Bussey Jr..
His ancestry is Cherokee.
Played in a band in college called Mr. Lucky.
He and his brother Greg Burgess were both born in Birmingham, but grew up in Oxford, Alabama.
He and Bubba appeared in animated television commercials for Jack's Family Restaurants during the 1990s. It featured an animated rooster named "Jumpin' Jack Chicken".