Q. The first time I interviewed you, back in 2017, you were doing a weekly after-show podcast on your own — “TJ’s Courageous Conservatism” — that had a politics bent.

The Ace & TJ Show hit the airwaves in 1998, but last fall, co-host David “Ace” Cannon was fired from the show at the same time it was dropped from its flagship station.

Ritchie TJ Beams, aka TJ Ritchie, of Ace and TJ and TJ and Riggins, in Q&A interview on new radio job hosting show for WBT in Charlotte NC.

TJ Ritchie, former host of The Ace and TJ Show, debuts a solo WBT show featuring politics, pop culture, listener calls, and high-profile guests.

When his live, two-hour “The TJ Ritchie Show” launches on WBT’s radio stations (1110 AM and 99.3 FM) on May 27, poking fun at those with a liberal lean will be the point.

As one half of the popular long-running “Ace & TJ” radio show, Ritchie “TJ” Beams says there were numerous times when the management told him he was in the wrong — simply because he was ...