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 Northern Vance and Southern Vance men’s varsity basketball teams are essentially tied after their two cross-town rival meetings. Tuesday night on the Vikings’ home floor, Northern Vance defeated Southern Vance 64 to 60, behind a game-high 21 points from Kristopher Haywood. James Alexander also scored in double figures with 10. Marcus Harrison led three […]
On Saturday, December 5, 2015, members of the Henderson Police Department Patrol Operations Division responded to Citi Trends, 389 Raleigh Road, Henderson in response to a report of an armed robbery. Employees reported that two black males armed with guns had entered the business and demanded currency. Henderson Patrol Officers have arrested Tyler Jones, 19, […]
Trial in Vance County Superior Court leads to First Degree Rape Conviction Henderson, NC – Vance County Criminal Superior Court was held during the week of November 30, 2015. Senior Resident Superior Court Judge Robert H. Hobgood presided during the session. The Office of District Attorney Mike Waters was represented by Assistant District Attorneys Melissa D. Pelfrey, Onica […]
On Saturday, December 05, 2015, at approximately 2:30 A.M., members of the Henderson Police Department Patrol Operations Division responded to the area of 200 South Garnett Street, Henderson just outside KO’s in response to someone shot. When officers arrived, they found two victims, one male and one female suffering from gunshot related injuries. The injured (were) transported to area […]
Airtime on WIZS 1450 AM is 7:00 P.M. The ACC Championship is tonight at 8:00 P.M. from Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte. Top-ranked Clemson and 10th-ranked North Carolina. With all the offensive firepower that will take the field, both head coaches are talking about defense. Specifically Tiger Coach Dabo Swinney says turnovers are a […]
Citizens Aligned to Take Back Henderson, N.C. will be having its second community meeting on December 7th. It will be in the Maria Parham Medical Center Auditorium at 7:00 pm. Our guest speaker will be Henderson Fire Chief, Steve Cordell. Chief Cordell will be discussing and answering questions regarding burning abandoned dwellings. Also, Alan Faulkner […]
The Vance County Regional Farmers Market will hold its last sales day of the 2015 season this Saturday, December 5. The market will be open from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The Market has achieved a couple of notable advances this season. In addition to becoming more widely known, the parking lot was paved and […]
On Tuesday, December 1st, the Vance/Warren Extension Master Gardener Volunteers gathered at Ribeyes Steakhouse in Henderson to celebrate another year of accomplishments. Over the past year, 21 active volunteers contributed over 1200 hours of service in support of Cooperative Extension projects in the two counties. The volunteers are involved in a variety of activities, including […]
Christa Harris Reavis was sentenced Monday to 44 to 65 months, according to District Attorney Mike Waters. That’s just over three and a half years of jail time up to almost five and a half years of possible jail time. Waters told WIZS News back in October, “Through her attorney, Christa Harris Reavis delivered a […]
