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.
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
WIZS 1450 / 100.1 – You’re Community Voice for News and Sports Final Score Vance County 20 Warren County 16 Vance Vipers scored the go-ahead touchdown with 10 seconds to play Click Play to hear it as broadcast WIZS Radio · WIZS Vance County Friday Night Football PxP End Vance Vipers Over Warren County 20 […]
On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext. THIS WEEK IN THE GARDEN Fall garden planting time is now Garden food safety tip 1: Wash your hands before harvesting your garden. Control weeds before they seed out Garden food safety tip 2: Keep pets and wildlife out of the garden. With recent […]
Click Play to Listen. On Air at 8am, 12pm, 5pm M-F WIZS Radio ~ 100.1FM/1450AM WIZS Radio · WIZS Local News Audio 08-17-22 Noon
Listen live at 100.1 FM / 1450 AM / or on the live stream at WIZS.com at 11:50 a.m. Mon, Tues & Thurs. Click Play! WIZS Radio · Cooperative Extension With Paul McKenzie – What Works In The Garden 08-16-22
Click Play to Listen. On Air at 8am, 12pm, 5pm M-F WIZS Radio ~ 100.1FM/1450AM WIZS Radio · WIZS Local News Audio Noon 08-16-22
The H-V Chamber of Commerce and WIZS, Your Community Voice, present Jobs in Vance for August 16, 2022. The Chamber compiles the information, and it is presented here and on the radio. Contact the Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce at 438-8414 or email michele@hendersonvance.org to be included. ••••••••••••••••••••••• Business Name – Holy Innocents Episcopal Church Job […]
— courtesy of the H-V Chamber of Commerce Facebook page The Henderson-Vance County Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon-cutting on August 3rd for S.a.M. Child Advocacy Center. Cara Gill is the Executive Director of this non-profit group that is designed to serve children who are victims of physical abuse, sexual abuse and witnesses to violent […]
