John is a graduate of Northern Vance High School & UNC-Chapel Hill with a Bachelor of Arts in Broadcast Journalism. He has been a radio personality since 1989.
John is the Marketing Consultant, News, Sports, & Town Talk Broadcaster, Technician, & Treasurer for WIZS Radio.
He is the current On-site Radio Engineer for Duke Basketball and Football and has been their scoreboard announcer in the past as well.
100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm November Volunteer Bellringers are needed! Apply at the Salvation Army in Henderson at 355 Alexander Ave or call 252-438-7107! The City of Oxford is holding a Thanksgiving Food Drive from now until November 26, 2019. Please bring non-perishable food items for local […]
Thursday, November 14 Two tickets to Tanya Tucker Concert in Durham Friday 11/15, lower level, good seats, asking 40.00 for the pair. Call 252-314-7065 Looking for an electric stove with no issues, call 252-432-8992 1996 Toyota Corolla, four door, good body, good interior, selling as is, needs engine, call 252-432-9943 Looking for Doberman puppies and […]
No matter the time of day or the time of year, you can always find the latest briefing from the National Weather Service in Raleigh by following this link (https://www.weather.gov/media/rah/briefing/NWSRaleighLatestBriefing.pdf). The possibility of severe weather definitely exists for much of the rest of the day. That said, the latest briefing in the link above, as […]
— NCSHP Press Release RALEIGH – The Highway Patrol continues to investigate a crash involving a state trooper who was hit by a vehicle on US 1 in Vance County. On Tuesday, October 22 at approximately 7:59 p.m., a 2012 Buick traveled off the roadway and struck the trooper from behind as he was conducting […]
According to a press release from the North Carolina Department of Public Safety and the NC Highway Patrol, on October 22, 2019 at approximately 7:59 p.m., a member of the State Highway Patrol was struck while conducting a traffic stop on US 1 in Vance County. The involved member was in the process of conducting a […]
100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm BE SURE TO CLICK ON THE BANNER BELOW TO SIGN UP FOR A CHANCE TO WIN A FREE 8×12 STORAGE BUILDING FROM BUILDER’S DISCOUNT CENTER! The 18th Annual Show, Shine, Shag & Dine event held in downtown Henderson this past Friday […]
The silver alert has been lifted. The gentleman has been located and is reportedly returning to his place of residence. NORTH CAROLINA SILVER ALERT ANNOUNCEMENT RALEIGH 2:33 AM — The N.C. Center for Missing Persons has issued a Silver Alert for a missing endangered man, Robert Duke Miles, Jr. Citizens are asked to be […]
Incumbent Mayor Eddie Ellington won re-election in Tuesday’s non-partisan City of Henderson municipal election. He earned 652 total votes to 568 votes from challenger Sharon Owens. Just 12.60% of voters turned out. Jason Spriggs defeated incumbent George Daye for City of Henderson Alderman At-Large 4th Ward by a final, unofficial count of 637 to 509. […]
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100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm Brian Short, the Henderson-Vance Emergency Management Director, has been named Director of the Year for the North Carolina Chapter of the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials. At a Monday evening meeting of the Vance County Firemen’s Association, Short smiled and said, “They […]
