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Tuesday, September 24, 2024

Charlotte Radio: WKQC Drops Reboot of 'Ace & TJ'


The sudden departure of David “Ace” Cannon after more than 25 years on left many Charlotte listeners in shock. The new TJ & Riggins Show was set to debut on Monday, but the Charlotte flagship station K104.7 (WKQC) decided to drop the program, leaving fans with only music instead of the expected show.

The sudden departure of David “Ace” Cannon from the popular syndicated program was announced on its social-media platforms over the weekend: “The new TJ & Riggins Show begins Monday, September 23. Expect much of the same content and products with some new additions to be announced soon. Ace is no longer associated with the show.”

Still, no reason has been given for Cannon’s exit, which is reportedly covered by a nondisclosure agreement. The new iteration of the show was to include Bryan “Riggins” Weber as a full co-host. Weber has been a part of the program since 2009. Ace & TJ had been broadcast partners since 1998.

Cannon and  Ritchie “TJ” Beams had been an on-air duo since 1993, when the Louisiana natives were paired up for the first time on a Top 40 station in Alexandria, near their hometowns of Pineville and Winnfield. They moved from nights to mornings, then on to Baton Rouge, then to stations in Huntsville and Birmingham in Alabama, before being hired to do Kiss 95.1’s morning show in Charlotte in 1998.

In Charlotte, “Ace & TJ” had moved up and down the dial, including to “Channel 96.1” WHQC in 2012; back to WNKS in 2022; then to “K104.7” WKQC in May. The show was syndicated to several stations in the Southeast and mid-Atlantic, and spawned a podcast. 

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