614:, which was owned by Capstar Broadcasting (same as WRFX and the John Boy and Billy Network), was one of the first country stations in the network. Prophet Systems Innovations, also owned by Capstar, developed the technology to easily allow different musical programs between talk segments. About three rock songs were played per hour, though country songs tended to be shorter and there might be more of them. Macon Moye, vice president and general manager of the John Boy and Billy network, said the addition of country music would allow the show to be heard in northern states where the show would not fit a rock format. Sean Ross, editor of Airplay Monitor, cautioned that the show might be "too edgy and too male" for some country stations, but Tom Taylor, editor of the M Street Daily Fax of
460:
in the
Carolinas as well as Texas, with the hosts getting a share of syndication income. One disadvantage: the show would include less locally oriented humor that people in other markets wouldn't understand.
605:
In 1999, John Boy and Billy were being heard on 65 rock stations in 18 states, but the show was expected to dramatically increase its potential audience when the producers added the option of country music.
371:
in
Charlotte. Their comic talents made them number one with the station's 18 to 34 listeners. But John Boy quit in February 1986, while Billy stayed for a month and a half, partnering unsuccessfully with
391:. A $ 250,000 billboard and television campaign, in which they had bags over their heads, preceded their return. On November 8 at 9:00 a.m., WRFX announced, "They're back!" and played "
886:
Tim Funk, "John Boy's
Broadcast BlueBob Laceys: From Gumby to Jimmy Swaggert, Anything's Fair Game for WRFX Radio's Johnny Frank Isley, But Recent Events Have Taken a Bite Out of the Fun,"
387:
that same year and needed a morning show. 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
637:
in
October 2002. Executive producer Randy Brazell said songs were selected in advance and stored using complicated computer software. After the hosts learned from an
587:
in the radio syndication business. (KZPS has since discontinued the show, but the network currently has six affiliates in Texas.) John Boy hoped to be heard in the
1146:
1044:
1131:
1141:
452:
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
1136:
625:
stations could broadcast the show with songs specific to their format. This was true when classic rock stations inadvertently aired the
641:
what had happened, they decided that to mention it on the air would give the incident more attention; perhaps people had not noticed.
594:
By 1996, the show was heard on 28 stations in 10 states. In June of that year the first country station to air the show was
399:. One difference on the new station, said John Boy, was "We'll actually listen to the music ... we're rock 'n' roll guys."
274:
politics, sports (mainly race car drivers), and male-oriented problems are common topics of talk. Broadcast states include
1029:
Mark
Washburn, "Song After Sniper News Offends Fans - 'Another One Bites the Dust' Was Already Scheduled, Producer Says",
258:
The format consists of talk segments intermixed with music, contests, and skit-based humor. The two lead hosts serve as a
630:
611:
525:
505:
445:
849:
671:
517:
392:
220:
176:
74:
686:," with all the music and many of the commercials removed for a typical overall running time of 70-90 minutes.
664:
541:
489:
457:
342:
232:
464:
By August 1994, the show was heard on 14 radio stations, most of them playing rock. Two of the stations were
845:
453:
1151:
634:
599:
588:
373:
318:
228:
1052:
350:
674:
ahead of time for playback from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time. Each day's broadcast can also be
657:
615:
580:
549:
283:
497:
353:. The show also markets a line of Bar-B-Que sauces (named John Boy & Billy Grillin' Sauce).
1116:
1107:
638:
533:
437:
388:
338:
240:
236:
216:
129:
85:
576:
557:
449:
322:
1083:
410:
406:
653:
477:
330:
287:
275:
89:
1125:
334:
307:
252:
626:
583:, but now John Boy and Billy had the potential to be mentioned alongside Stern and
572:
429:
425:
418:
267:
244:
124:
119:
1016:
Bill
Keveney, "'Big Show': Today Country Stations, Tomorrow the Whole Country?",
694:
John Boy and Billy released a number of albums between the 1990s and the 2000s.
679:
465:
414:
346:
326:
291:
248:
20:
852:, where they make public appearances along with the crew and guest comedians.
645:
396:
384:
271:
263:
259:
469:
295:
227:
broadcasts from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time in several
675:
584:
424:
Early in 1993, news came out that John Boy and Billy were being asked by
402:
John Boy was arrested at a night club
October 21, 1990, and charged with
368:
303:
977:
Tim Funk, "John Boy and Billy's 'Big Show' Hits the Big Time - Dallas",
361:
For more than five years, John Boy and Billy hosted the morning show at
1112:
1103:
683:
595:
537:
513:
485:
433:
279:
622:
568:
448:, was the only other station carrying the show. WRFX general manager
403:
362:
314:
873:
Jeff Borden, "John-Boy, Billy Back to Tweak
Charlotte's Airwaves",
575:
yet, #7 at the time. Till that time, its largest markets had been
1072:
299:
1045:"How do John Boy & Billy do a morning show in the afternoon?
844:
John Boy and Billy have a "Comedy Classic Weekend" every year at
560:. WRFX-AM went back to sports talk in the morning early in 1995.
682:
app and is made available later in the day as the "Late Riser's
661:
649:
607:
564:
553:
545:
529:
521:
509:
501:
493:
481:
473:
441:
380:
365:
70:
912:
Jeff Borden, "WRFX Radio to Reunite John Boy and Billy Team",
1098:
835:(unavailable; consists of the first four albums listed above)
196:
19:"John Boy" redirects here. For the fictional character, see
990:
Tim Funk, "More Stations Soon May Hear 'Bob, Sheri Show'",
964:
David Poole, "WRFX Cans Morning Show, but Retains Format",
899:
Jeff Borden, "WJZR Trades Old Format for New Sound, Name",
421:, John Boy agreed to broadcast anti-drug messages on WRFX.
951:
Tim Funk, "14th Station Picks up John Boy and Billy",
621:
By 2002, 110 stations carried the show. At this time,
313:
The duo frequently interviews musicians, comedians,
618:, believed the show had great potential to expand.
192:
182:
172:
164:
156:
139:
112:
95:
81:
66:
58:
50:
42:
34:
938:Tim Funk, "Deal Keeps Duo on Air in Charlotte",
633:" immediately after the show reported about the
784:Karl Childers: Potted Meat Rides Again (2007)
417:because the amount was small. As part of his
8:
656:. In April 2009, the show went north of the
591:, too, though many doubted that would work.
29:
925:Foon Rhee, "John Boy Anti-Drug Spot Airs",
46:4 hours per episode, Monday through Friday
28:
869:
867:
865:
1084:On the Grove Park Inn Calendar of Events
413:, but the charge was later reduced to a
861:
816:John Boy & Billy: Best of 20 (2001)
648:affiliate, country music station 106.7
811:Nerve-Wrackin’ Christmas Part 2 (2001)
704:Economically Priced First Album (1988)
1147:People from Charlotte, North Carolina
714:Straight, White & Southern (1991)
667:, "Rockin the Northern Alleghenies."
472:(co-owned with flagship WRFX-FM) and
7:
321:, and other public figures, such as
1003:Jeri Rowe, "Mouths of the South",
644:In 2008 the show gained its first
14:
774:Karl Childers: Potted Meat (2006)
225:The John Boy & Billy Big Show
211:(born August 31, 1957), known as
30:The John Boy & Billy Big Show
484:in Raleigh; WROQ in Greenville;
223:. Their comedic morning program
1132:American comedy radio programs
821:Big Ol' Hairy Christmas (2005)
38:Talk, Comedy, Politics, Sports
1:
833:John Boy & Billy in a Box
480:. The other stations were in
1142:American radio personalities
1005:Greensboro News & Record
794:Songs We Love To Sing (2008)
660:and went on the air on 95.9
1137:1986 radio programme debuts
376:and Jim "Catfish" Prewitt.
207:(born August 15, 1956) and
1168:
890:, November 1, 1990, p. 1B.
719:Big Ol' Hairy Album (1992)
631:Another One Bites the Dust
612:Greensboro, North Carolina
563:On July 6, the show added
526:Panama City Beach, Florida
506:Charleston, South Carolina
446:Greenville, South Carolina
18:
850:Asheville, North Carolina
744:A Barrel of Laughs (1997)
518:Charleston, West Virginia
440:their show. At the time,
393:The Boys Are Back in Town
221:Charlotte, North Carolina
177:Charlotte, North Carolina
734:Southern Exposure (1995)
665:Sykesville, Pennsylvania
571:, which was the largest
542:Florence, South Carolina
490:New Bern, North Carolina
846:The Omni Grove Park Inn
779:American Goobers (2007)
724:Two For the Show (1993)
186:November 8, 1986 –
1047:The Charlotte Observer
1031:The Charlotte Observer
1018:The Charlotte Observer
992:The Charlotte Observer
979:The Charlotte Observer
966:The Charlotte Observer
953:The Charlotte Observer
940:The Charlotte Observer
927:The Charlotte Observer
914:The Charlotte Observer
901:The Charlotte Observer
888:The Charlotte Observer
875:The Charlotte Observer
806:Christmas Album (1996)
789:Ike at the Mike (2008)
729:Love Ya…Mean It (1994)
635:Beltway sniper attacks
600:Beckley, West Virginia
319:professional wrestlers
243:, primarily airing on
754:Rocket Science (1998)
1007:, December 17, 1996.
942:, February 25, 1993.
929:, November 23, 1990.
616:Nashville, Tennessee
581:Nashville, Tennessee
550:Knoxville, Tennessee
262:, with John Boy the
213:John Boy & Billy
16:American radio hosts
1073:Late Risers Podcast
1033:, October 23, 2002.
994:, February 8, 1996.
877:, November 9, 1986.
749:Silly Season (1997)
709:Head Cleaner (1990)
498:Montgomery, Alabama
383:99.7 FM changed to
31:
968:, January 5, 1995.
955:, August 25, 1994.
916:, August 21, 1986.
739:Dixie Diner (1996)
379:Competing station
270:. Current events,
168:Jackie Curry-Lynch
1104:Robert D. Raiford
903:, April 15, 1986.
769:Rough Cuts (2002)
534:Columbus, Georgia
389:noncompete clause
339:Rodney Carrington
241:Premiere Networks
202:
201:
130:Robert D. Raiford
86:Premiere Networks
51:Country of origin
1159:
1099:Official Website
1086:
1081:
1075:
1070:
1064:
1063:
1061:
1060:
1051:. Archived from
1040:
1034:
1027:
1021:
1020:, April 7, 1999.
1014:
1008:
1001:
995:
988:
982:
975:
969:
962:
956:
949:
943:
936:
930:
923:
917:
910:
904:
897:
891:
884:
878:
871:
764:Freakshow (2001)
759:Radioland (1999)
670:The show is now
658:Mason–Dixon line
577:Orlando, Florida
558:Augusta, Georgia
323:Robert Earl Keen
183:Original release
173:Recording studio
32:
1167:
1166:
1162:
1161:
1160:
1158:
1157:
1156:
1122:
1121:
1095:
1090:
1089:
1082:
1078:
1071:
1067:
1058:
1056:
1043:
1042:Théoden Janes,
1041:
1037:
1028:
1024:
1015:
1011:
1002:
998:
989:
985:
976:
972:
963:
959:
950:
946:
937:
933:
924:
920:
911:
907:
898:
894:
885:
881:
872:
863:
858:
842:
829:
802:
700:
692:
359:
349:, and the late
219:hosts based in
215:, are American
187:
152:
135:
108:
88:
27:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1165:
1163:
1155:
1154:
1149:
1144:
1139:
1134:
1124:
1123:
1120:
1119:
1110:
1101:
1094:
1093:External links
1091:
1088:
1087:
1076:
1065:
1035:
1022:
1009:
996:
983:
981:June 28, 1995.
970:
957:
944:
931:
918:
905:
892:
879:
860:
859:
857:
854:
841:
838:
837:
836:
828:
825:
824:
823:
818:
813:
808:
801:
798:
797:
796:
791:
786:
781:
776:
771:
766:
761:
756:
751:
746:
741:
736:
731:
726:
721:
716:
711:
706:
699:
696:
691:
688:
654:North Cape May
478:Tampa, Florida
419:plea agreement
358:
355:
331:Manny Pacquiao
288:South Carolina
276:North Carolina
266:and Billy the
200:
199:
197:TheBigShow.com
194:
190:
189:
184:
180:
179:
174:
170:
169:
166:
162:
161:
158:
154:
153:
151:
150:
147:
143:
141:
137:
136:
134:
133:
132:(retired 2016)
127:
122:
116:
114:
110:
109:
107:
106:
103:
99:
97:
93:
92:
90:Fox News Radio
83:
79:
78:
68:
64:
63:
60:
56:
55:
52:
48:
47:
44:
40:
39:
36:
25:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1164:
1153:
1152:Living people
1150:
1148:
1145:
1143:
1140:
1138:
1135:
1133:
1130:
1129:
1127:
1118:
1114:
1111:
1109:
1105:
1102:
1100:
1097:
1096:
1092:
1085:
1080:
1077:
1074:
1069:
1066:
1055:on 2019-10-08
1054:
1050:
1048:
1039:
1036:
1032:
1026:
1023:
1019:
1013:
1010:
1006:
1000:
997:
993:
987:
984:
980:
974:
971:
967:
961:
958:
954:
948:
945:
941:
935:
932:
928:
922:
919:
915:
909:
906:
902:
896:
893:
889:
883:
880:
876:
870:
868:
866:
862:
855:
853:
851:
847:
839:
834:
831:
830:
826:
822:
819:
817:
814:
812:
809:
807:
804:
803:
799:
795:
792:
790:
787:
785:
782:
780:
777:
775:
772:
770:
767:
765:
762:
760:
757:
755:
752:
750:
747:
745:
742:
740:
737:
735:
732:
730:
727:
725:
722:
720:
717:
715:
712:
710:
707:
705:
702:
701:
697:
695:
689:
687:
685:
681:
677:
673:
668:
666:
663:
659:
655:
651:
647:
642:
640:
636:
632:
628:
624:
619:
617:
613:
609:
603:
601:
597:
592:
590:
586:
582:
578:
574:
570:
566:
561:
559:
555:
551:
547:
543:
539:
535:
531:
527:
523:
519:
515:
512:in Columbia;
511:
507:
503:
499:
495:
491:
487:
483:
479:
475:
471:
467:
462:
459:
455:
451:
447:
443:
439:
435:
432:) to move to
431:
427:
422:
420:
416:
412:
408:
405:
400:
398:
394:
390:
386:
382:
377:
375:
370:
367:
364:
356:
354:
352:
348:
344:
343:James Gregory
340:
336:
335:Stephen Curry
332:
328:
324:
320:
316:
311:
309:
308:West Virginia
305:
301:
297:
293:
289:
285:
281:
277:
273:
269:
265:
261:
256:
254:
253:country music
250:
246:
242:
238:
234:
230:
226:
222:
218:
214:
210:
206:
198:
195:
191:
185:
181:
178:
175:
171:
167:
163:
159:
155:
148:
145:
144:
142:
138:
131:
128:
126:
123:
121:
118:
117:
115:
111:
104:
101:
100:
98:
94:
91:
87:
84:
80:
76:
72:
69:
65:
61:
57:
54:United States
53:
49:
45:
41:
37:
33:
22:
1113:Jeff Pillars
1079:
1068:
1057:. Retrieved
1053:the original
1046:
1038:
1030:
1025:
1017:
1012:
1004:
999:
991:
986:
978:
973:
965:
960:
952:
947:
939:
934:
926:
921:
913:
908:
900:
895:
887:
882:
874:
843:
840:Other events
832:
820:
815:
810:
805:
800:Compilations
793:
788:
783:
778:
773:
768:
763:
758:
753:
748:
743:
738:
733:
728:
723:
718:
713:
708:
703:
693:
672:pre-recorded
669:
643:
620:
604:
593:
573:radio market
562:
463:
430:Howard Stern
426:Mel Karmazin
423:
401:
378:
360:
312:
268:straight man
257:
245:classic rock
224:
212:
208:
204:
203:
125:Jeff Pillars
120:Terry Hanson
67:Home station
43:Running time
698:Main albums
690:Discography
680:iHeartMedia
466:sports talk
450:Jack Daniel
415:misdemeanor
347:Pat McCrory
327:Killer Beaz
292:Mississippi
249:active rock
237:syndication
235:states via
209:Billy James
165:Produced by
157:Directed by
149:Billy James
105:Billy James
59:Language(s)
21:The Waltons
1126:Categories
1059:2022-01-18
856:References
646:New Jersey
407:possession
397:Thin Lizzy
385:album rock
351:Tim Wilson
272:right-wing
264:comic foil
260:double act
255:stations.
233:Midwestern
205:John Isley
146:John Isley
140:Created by
102:John Isley
82:Syndicates
26:Radio show
639:affiliate
438:syndicate
428:(boss to
411:marijuana
374:Bob Lacey
317:drivers,
296:Tennessee
160:Jeff Kent
96:Hosted by
75:Charlotte
827:Box sets
676:streamed
585:Don Imus
458:Columbia
369:107.9 FM
304:Virginia
239:through
229:Southern
113:Starring
684:Podcast
678:on the
596:WMTD-FM
538:WJMX-FM
470:WRFX-AM
454:Raleigh
434:Atlanta
357:History
284:Georgia
280:Florida
193:Website
188:present
62:English
629:song "
623:oldies
579:, and
569:Dallas
552:; and
404:felony
363:Top 40
315:NASCAR
306:, and
251:, and
627:Queen
589:North
395:" by
300:Texas
217:radio
35:Genre
1117:IMDb
1108:IMDb
662:WZDB
650:WKOE
608:WHSL
565:KZPS
554:WEKL
546:WIMZ
530:WVRK
522:WDRK
514:WKLC
510:WMFX
502:WYBB
494:WXFX
486:WSFL
482:WZZU
474:WFNS
456:and
442:WROQ
436:and
381:WRFX
366:WBCY
231:and
71:WRFX
1115:at
1106:at
848:in
652:in
610:in
598:in
567:in
556:in
548:in
540:in
532:in
524:in
516:in
504:in
496:in
488:in
476:in
444:in
409:of
1128::
864:^
602:.
544:;
536:;
528:;
520:;
508:;
500:;
492:;
468:--
345:,
341:,
337:,
333:,
329:,
325:,
310:.
302:,
298:,
294:,
290:,
286:,
282:,
278:,
247:,
1062:.
1049:"
77:)
73:(
23:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.