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.
The 2016 NFL Draft kicks off tonight at 8 p.m. Check out these #ACCFootball draft notes supplied by @theACC. In last year’s NFL Draft, the Atlantic Coast Conference had nine players chosen in the first round, which tied for the highest total nationally. Over the past two years, the ACC has had 89 players chosen […]
For just shy of 30 years, WIZS Radio has presented Henderson-Vance Recreation and Parks Department Baseball and Softball. Through the years these broadcasts have been presented with various different special features in addition to the play by play call of the game. To compliment the games being heard on the radio at 1450 AM and […]
The Vance County Appearance Commission is sponsoring another Henderson-Vance Spring Litter Sweep Week, April 18-23, and a Henderson-Vance Recycling Day on Saturday, April 23, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the parking lot of the City Operations Center on Beckford Drive in Henderson. The Spring Litter Sweep Week is part of the North Carolina […]
The executive director of Franklin Granville Vance Smart Start, Inc., Carolyn Paylor, passed away on Saturday, April 16th. Garry Daeke, development coordinator, told WIZS that his Facebook post on Franklin Granville Vance Smart Start Inc.’s page were feelings expressed directly from the staff. He wrote, “It is with a heavy heart that we inform you that our […]
Henderson City Council member to speak at VGCC Basic Skills Commencement Vance-Granville Community College will hold commencement exercises dedicated exclusively to new graduates of Adult Basic Skills programs on Thursday, May 5. The ceremony will begin at 6 p.m. in the Civic Center on the college’s Main Campus in Vance County. Those being honored at […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 19, 2016 @theACC https://theacc.co/mbb16kersey0419 ACC NAMES BRYAN KERSEY COORDINATOR OF MEN’S BASKETBALL OFFICIATING GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – The Atlantic Coast Conference announced today that long-time collegiate basketball official Bryan Kersey has been named the league’s Coordinator of Men’s Basketball Officiating. For the past 30 years, Kersey has served as an NCAA […]
Community Partners of Hope is having a fundraiser at 220 Seafood on North Garnett Street (TODAY-RIGHT NOW) Monday, April 18th. All proceeds will help support the men’s shelter and Hope House. The 220 fundraiser continues until 7 p.m. (TONIGHT) Monday, April 18th. Enjoy a wonderful fish dinner and support a worthwhile local cause. Tickets are […]
Members of the third-grade class of Sara Ireland at Clarke Elementary School have had a book published featuring their writings and illustrations. Ireland’s students studied for a few weeks about outer space and our solar system. She used her students’ studies as the basis for the book entitled, “If I Were An Astronaut That Landed On […]
The Warren County Extension Center will host “Ready, Set, Grow! Successful Gardening in Raised Beds & Containers” on Saturday, April 30th. The agricultural extension agent for Vance and Warren counties, Paul McKenzie, told WIZS News, “This two hour workshop (9:30 a.m – 11:30 a.m.) will cover all the basics to start your gardening season off […]
