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Food Of The Cabarrus County Fair-Funnel Cakes And Fried Oreos

The second week in September has meant only one thing in our professional lives for the last 17 years:  The Cabarrus County Fair.  With the exception of 2020 and 2021…

fried fair food
Mark Borja

The second week in September has meant only one thing in our professional lives for the last 17 years:  The Cabarrus County Fair.  With the exception of 2020 and 2021 (there was no fair due to the Covid-19 Pandemic), we have always done our show for an afternoon at the fair.  This year, we decided to do something a little different and instead take you inside our favorite part of the fair...the food!  We start with Rob Ramsey.  All the years that we did the live broadcast, his truck was right across from us and he never failed to set us up with all the funnel cakes, elephant ears, and fried Oreos, fried candy bars, fried ______, that we could handle.  As we say early on in the video below, we shouldn't play favorites, but Rob and his expertise is my jam!

We'd like to thank our friend, Rob Ramsey and Beaver Concessions for his years of friendship and for allowing us the access to take you "behind Oz's Curtain" to share with you how these delicious fair treats are made.  The Cabarrus County Fair runs through September 17.

Charlie Nance is the Afternoon Drive co-host (along with his wife) of "The Charlie and Debbie Show" at WSOC, Country 1037 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The couple have been with the radio station since 2006. Charlie has won the prestigious CMA (Country Music Association) Award for Radio Personality of the Year and has been a finalist for the Country Radio Hall of Fame four times. Prior to his time in Charlotte, Charlie (along with Debbie) spent more than a decade hosting successful morning radio shows in Greenville, SC; Augusta, Ga; and Birmingham, Al. As a content creator for Country 1037, Charlie writes about dream lottery windfalls, sports, restaurants and bars, and travel experiences in North and South Carolina.