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Bubba the Love Sponge's net worth is estimated to be $6 million. He was born Todd Alan Clem on April 23, 1966 in Warsaw, Indiana. He graduated from Warsaw Community High School in 1984. He intended to become a dentist and enrolled at Indiana State University in Terre Haute, Indiana. However, he dropped out during his second year when his best friend Larry Plummer told him that he better suited a radio career. He took a position at the campus radio station WISU.
Bubba had several jobs after leaving school. He got his moniker when one of the DJs he has worked with called him "love sponge" after witnessing the the female attention Clem received. He got his fist job at WGRD in Michigan where he hosted an evening show. Since the first time he stepped in WGRD, his show's sexual content always drove him into trouble. Most of his life on radio was dogged by controversy. This is because, aside from the sexually explicit content of his shows, he also threw racist comments on air. He has been married twice and has one child with Jenna Niesmertenly (a former girlfriend). He has also worked as a television broadcaster at TNA in 2010 but later developed a rift with management before he was later fired in April 2010.
Earnings & Financial Data
Date |
Category |
Description |
Amount |
---|---|---|---|
2018 |
Sale of Asset |
Value of his home in St. Petersburg, Florida upon sale |
$1,390,000 |
1991 |
Salary |
Annual salary from his contract with WFLZ in Tampa, Florida |
$100,000 |
1989 |
Lawsuit Settlement |
Amount he received from the lawsuit he filed against WIOQ in Philadelphia after he was released by the station |
$75,000 |