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.
UPDATE 2 p.m. Wednesday: The water and sewer utilities division of public works for the City of Henderson worked Tuesday and then again on Wednesday morning to repair a water line issue on Ruin Creek Road. Several area businesses were impacted Tuesday. City Manager Terrell Blackmon told WIZS News there was “a leak on Ruin […]
Vance County High School’s rival, senior night football game against conference opponent J.F. Webb High School from Oxford was canceled last Friday night. A social media post Friday threatened a school shooting, according to Vance County Sheriff Curtis Brame. Brame told WIZS News on Saturday that his office had identified the person responsible. He said, […]
UDATE 8:10 P.M. — HPD Press Release: A short time after 3:00PM this afternoon, Officers heard multiple gunshots in the area of Raleigh Road and S. Garnett Street and rushed to the area as 911 calls came in. Individuals parked in the parking lot of Hayes Brothers Muffler, 1002 S. Garnett Street, were approached and shot […]
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The fall barbecue chicken fundraiser was Friday. All indications are it was a complete sell out. Served were chicken halves, potatoes, string beans, bread and dessert for $8 per plate. Rebuilding Hope Director Randolph Wilson reached out to WIZS Friday morning for radio announcements saying, “Our fundraiser is still on and we have drive thru […]
A transmission line failed Friday morning, and crews were quickly on site. The initial determination was the areas involved were “158 Bypass from Calvary Church to Poplar Creek Road, Huntstone Subdivision, West Hills Subdivision, and VGCC,” said William Bailey, street maintenance supervisor for the City of Henderson Public Works Department. As of 2:30 p.m. Friday, […]
It’s always fun when the weather is right, people are excited, ultimately kids benefit and somebody wins something. That’s what happened this past Saturday at the Duck Derby in downtown Henderson, and Garry Daeke, development coordinator with Franklin Granville Vance Smart Start sounded nothing but pleased when WIZS caught up with him late Monday afternoon […]
Vance County 14 Roanoke Rapids 7 Final Vipers move to 2-0 on season. Second half defensive struggle as neither team scored after the break. Vance never trailed. Full recap Monday at 12:30pm on SportsTalk. CLICK PLAY! WIZS Radio · SportsTalk: Vance County Vs. Roanoke Rapids Recap
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