By BETHAN SEXTON FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

Published: 13:26 GMT, 5 February 2025 | Updated: 13:42 GMT, 5 February 2025

Beloved Charlotte radio host David ‘Ace’ Cannon has died at the age of 56.

The veteran broadcaster’s death was announced on Tuesday, WCNC reports. 

Details of his cause of death have not been released at this stage.

Cannon was formerly one half of the popular ‘Ace & TJ Show’, which has been delighting audiences in North Carolina for more than 20 years.

In an announcement on HITS 96.1, an iHeartMedia station he used to appear on, Cannon was described as, ‘an important part of so many people’s lives, providing companionship and laughter to his many listeners and colleagues.’ 

Cannon co-hosted his eponymous breakfast show along with Ritchie ‘TJ’ Beams until his abrupt departure in September last year.

Beloved Charlotte radio host David ‘Ace’ Cannon has died at the age of 56

The show, which had been on the air since 1998, was renamed the ‘TJ & Riggins show’.

‘Our prayers are with our brother,’ the hosts wrote on Facebook. ‘We are devastated by the news.’ 

He is survived by his wife Amanda, their one-year-old son Dax and son Cade from his previous marriage to first wife, Shonnette.

The former couple also shared a daughter, Payton, who tragically died in a car crash in 2020 aged 21.  

Cannon set up a non-profit in his daughter’s memory called Payton’s Promise, which provides assistance to communities in need. 

The radio host’s death was announced on Facebook by his sister Piper Wilson who described his passing as ‘a great loss’.

Cannon was a well-known personality in Charlotte who had been on the airwaves for more than 30 years. 

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