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 8 am, 12 pm, 5 pm January 2020 The Vance County Democratic Party will meet January 23, 2020 at 6:30 in the Commissioner’s room in the old courthouse. The elevator is in service for persons with mobility issues. Discussions will include Precinct organizations. Officers are […]
Thursday, January 23 Looking for a utility building, storage shed. Call 252-767-5955 Wednesday, January 22 Electric wheelchair, new batteries, charger in good condition, asking 275.00 OBO; call 252-257-1961 Seven loads of oak and pine wood; call 252-425-4605 or 252-425-1896 Tuesday, January 21 Looking for a small kitchen set; table with chairs, call 252-598-2112 […]
100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm The Oxford Police Department worked two incidents where three people were shot on January 11 and January 12. In addition, arrests have been made in a homicide case from December 31, 2019, and in the aftermath of an altercation on December 9, […]
100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm The Vance County Board of Commissioners met Monday evening, and Chairman Gordon Wilder and the full board administered two public hearings. The first was a pre-budget public hearing in which suggestions and priorities could be voiced by residents. The only people who […]
100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm Vance County Sheriff Curtis Brame is again reminding citizens to be aware of fraud, particularly gift card fraud. Not only that, but someone, according to the Sheriff, is impersonating Brame and other deputies with a phone scam. There has even been at […]
Vance County Sheriff Curtis Brame’s Shopping Safety Tips Open Enrollment Medicare / Affordable Care Act Deadlines Travel Safety
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 […]
