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• The big show john boy and billy randy professional#

WRFX-AM went back to sports talk in the morning early in 1995. The other stations were in WZZU in Raleigh WROQ in Greenville WSFL in New Bern, North Carolina WXFX in Montgomery, Alabama WYBB in Charleston, South Carolina WMFX in Columbia WKLC in Charleston, West Virginia WDRK in Panama City Beach, Florida WVRK in Columbus, Georgia WJMX-FM in Florence, South Carolina WIMZ in Knoxville, Tennessee and WEKL in Augusta, Georgia. Two of the stations were sports talk- WRFX-AM (co-owned with flagship WRFX-FM) and WFNS in Tampa, Florida. īy August 1994, the show was heard on 14 radio stations, most of them playing rock. One disadvantage: the show would include less locally oriented humor that people in other markets wouldn't understand. WRFX general manager Jack Daniel said the station made a six-year deal that would keep John Boy and Billy at WRFX but also allow the show to be heard in Atlanta, along with Raleigh and Columbia in the Carolinas as well as Texas, with the hosts getting a share of syndication income. At the time, WROQ in Greenville, South Carolina, was the only other station carrying the show. Įarly in 1993, news came out that John Boy and Billy were being asked by Mel Karmazin (boss to Howard Stern) to move to Atlanta and syndicate their show. As part of his plea agreement, John Boy agreed to broadcast anti-drug messages on WRFX. John Boy was arrested at a night club October 21, 1990, and charged with felony possession of marijuana, but the charge was later reduced to a misdemeanor because the amount was small. One difference on the new station, said John Boy, was "We'll actually listen to the music. On November 8 at 9:00 a.m., WRFX announced, "They're back!" and played " The Boys Are Back in Town" by Thin Lizzy. A $250,000 billboard and television campaign, in which they had bags over their heads, preceded their return. WRFX signed John Boy and Billy to be the station's wake up hosts, but they could not start their new show until November due to a noncompete clause. Ĭompeting station WRFX 99.7 FM changed to album rock that same year and needed a morning show. But John Boy quit in February 1986, while Billy stayed for a month and a half, partnering unsuccessfully with Bob Lacey and Jim "Catfish" Prewitt. Their comic talents made them number one with the station's 18 to 34 listeners. The show also markets a line of Bar-B-Que sauces (named John Boy & Billy Grillin' Sauce).įor more than five years, John Boy and Billy hosted the morning show at Top 40 WBCY 107.9 FM in Charlotte.

The big show john boy and billy randy professional#

The duo frequently interviews musicians, comedians, NASCAR drivers, professional wrestlers, and other public figures, such as Robert Earl Keen, Killer Beaz, Manny Pacquiao, Stephen Curry, Rodney Carrington, James Gregory, Pat McCrory, and the late Tim Wilson. Broadcast states include North Carolina, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Mississippi, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. Current events, right-wing politics, sports (mainly race car drivers), and male-oriented problems are common topics of talk. The two lead hosts serve as a double act, with John Boy the comic foil and Billy the straight man. The format consists of talk segments intermixed with music, contests, and skit-based humor. Eastern Time in several Southern and Midwestern states via syndication through Premiere Networks, primarily airing on classic rock, active rock, and country music stations. Their comedic morning program The John Boy & Billy Big Show broadcasts from 6:00 a.m. John Isley (born August 15, 1956) and Billy James (born August 31, 1957), known as John Boy & Billy are American radio hosts based in Charlotte, North Carolina. The John Boy & Billy Big Show GenreĤ hours per episode, Monday through Friday For the fictional character, see The Waltons.