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 Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce is holding its annual membership drive this week. To make the event more fun, the Chamber Ambassadors are taking on the Chamber Board members to see which group can bring in the most new members. The winning team will be treated to a free meal prepared by the losing team. […]
WIZS NEWS IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE…WE WILL PROVIDE LIVE COVERAGE OF THE TUESDAY RUNOFF ELECTION HERE IN HENDERSON. NOT ONLY WILL COVERAGE BE AVAILABLE AT 1450 AM, BUT YOU CAN ALSO LISTEN LIVE ON WIZS.COM. AND, FOR THE FIRST TIME, OUR SPREADSHEET WILL BE AVAILABLE ONLINE AS A LIVE DOCUMENT. THAT MEANS, IF YOU GO […]
October 16, 17 and 18, The Vance County Department of Tourism hosted the 14th Annual Show, Shine, Shag & Dine and The East Coast Drag Times Hall of Fame & Reunion. Tourism Director Nancy Wilson said the economic impact here was between $2.5 to $3.0 million. That figure represents the amount of spending done while […]
NCDMV Issues Hundreds of Driver Licenses, ID Cards at State Fair Raleigh, N.C. – With the help of two new compact mobile units and two kiosks, the North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles (NCDMV) issued more than 450 driver licenses and identification cards during the 11-day run of the 2015 North Carolina State Fair, helping continue Governor […]
Approximately 80 students, school staff members and parents from Aycock Elementary School ate dinner at the Kanki Japanese restaurant at Crabtree Valley Mall in Raleigh, on September 24, as part of their trip to attend a men’s soccer game between N.C. State University and Gardner Webb University. They are all seen in the accompanying photo […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com)– North Carolina will enter the 2015-16 season as the Atlantic Coast Conference favorite, according to a vote of media in attendance at the league’s annual “Operation Basketball.” The Tar Heels, who return four starters from last year’s team that reached the finals of the ACC Tournament and the “Sweet 16” of the […]
Trick or Treating in Henderson Friday & Saturday: Friday, October 30th from 4:30-6:00 pm, the local Downtown businesses will host Trick-or-Treat on Garnett Street. Businesses displaying the orange signs are participating sponsors. Children from the age of two to twelve can trick-or-treat from the corner of the Fire Station on Garnett Street to intersection of […]
In a brief phone interview with Henderson City Manager Frank Frazier Tuesday morning, Frazier said the process of selecting a fire chief for the Henderson Fire Department continues. He said he has a couple of interviews set up for next week and that a decision could come as early as the end of next week. August […]
The 60-day deadline to fill Eddie L. Wright’s District 5 Vance County Commission Seat is November 9. Archie B. Taylor, Chairman of the Vance County Board of Commissioners, sent a request to the chairman of the local Democratic party asking for the names of individuals good for the position who fulfill the requirements. Betty Boyd, […]
On October 21, 2015 around 9:12 PM officers with the Henderson Police Department responded to the area of E. Andrews Ave and US 1 South, Henderson in reference to a person that had been struck by a semi-truck. Upon arrival, officers found the victim deceased from serious injuries. The driver of the semi-truck struck the […]
