Pitts then goes off on a rant, either about some cultural topic of the day as seen from a redneck point of view, or an anecdote about his home life or his job at the local tavern.
His family and friends—wife Pearl, son Earl Junior, daughter Sandra Dee, and good friend Dub Meeker, among others—figure prominently in many routines.
Burbank, whose radio career has taken him from his native Memphis to his 20-year-plus gig working afternoon drive time at 700/WLW in Cincinnati (and briefly in national syndication), began the Pitts character shortly after arriving at WLW.
However, many stations stream the program at a regular time, and in addition, WFLA in Tampa, Florida offers a daily podcast of the show.
[7] Burbank announced in December 2020 that he would no longer record any new commentaries, citing among the factors his age, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and a desire to shift toward a podcast featuring his other character bits.
He is of indeterminate middle age and is unhappily married to his wife of twenty-five years, Pearl, with whom he has two children: his son, Earl Jr., whose age varies between teen years and early 20s and who frequently comes to his father for advice, and his teenage daughter Sandra Dee (named after, but no relation to the actress of the same name), who is noted for her presumed ugliness and is more of a nuisance.
[10] Earl's website states he spent many, if not all, of his early years in Rooster Ear, Mississippi, a fictitious town of his own creation.