A job posting by MidWest Communications confirmed the show will end on Dec. 31.<\/p>\n
CHARLOTTE, N.C. \u2014 A Charlotte-based<\/a> duo that has entertained radio audiences across the country for decades will soon be off the air.<\/p>\n The “Big Show with John Boy and Billy” will end on Dec. 31, a job posting by Midwest Communications confirmed.\u00a0<\/p>\n Paired together since 1980, John Boy & Billy have been a staple on the Charlotte radio dial. Currently in syndication to nearly 50 stations nationwide, the show was syndicated primarily on classic rock and country music stations.<\/p>\n In November 2024, the show was pulled from Classic Rock \u201c99.7 The Fox\u201d\u00a0<\/a>WRFX. The show continued in syndication in other cities, including Fayetteville, New Bern, and on the Outer Banks. The show’s\u00a0podcast<\/a> has also continued.<\/p>\n The duo previously hosted their show on Charlotte’s 107.9 FM, which was then known as WBCY Charlotte, before moving to WFRX. The show entered syndication in 1993.\u00a0<\/p>\n In addition to the morning show antics, Johnny “John Boy” Isley and Billy James have been known for NASCAR news and insider interviews. The hosts have also used their show to support U.S. military personnel.\u00a0<\/p>\n It’s not known if the pair will continue their show in any format in 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A job posting by MidWest Communications confirmed the show will end on Dec. 31. CHARLOTTE, N.C. \u2014 A…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":214792,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[64,63,134,136],"class_list":["post-214791","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-entertainment","tag-music"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/214791","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=214791"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/214791\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/214792"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=214791"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=214791"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=214791"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}