Current events, right-wing politics, sports (mainly race car drivers), and male-oriented problems are common topics of talk.
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.
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.
[3] 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.
[5] Early 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.
Till that time, its largest markets had been Orlando, Florida, and Nashville, Tennessee, but now John Boy and Billy had the potential to be mentioned alongside Stern and Don Imus in the radio syndication business.
[11] 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.
Prophet Systems Innovations, also owned by Capstar, developed the technology to easily allow different musical programs between talk segments.
This was true when classic rock stations inadvertently aired the Queen song "Another One Bites the Dust" immediately after the show reported about the Beltway sniper attacks in October 2002.
John Boy and Billy have a "Comedy Classic Weekend" every year at The Omni Grove Park Inn in Asheville, North Carolina, where they make public appearances along with the crew and guest comedians.