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.
Heddie Somerville, the principal at Pinkston Street Elementary School for the past four years, has been selected as the 2015-2016 Vance County Schools’ Principal of the Year. She was chosen for the honor after interviews were conducted by a special selection committee. Mrs. Somerville is receiving the prestigious award after leading Pinkston Street Elementary to […]
Eddie Ellington is the mayor-elect for the City of Henderson. While the canvass still takes place on Tuesday, Ellington can now be safely declared the winner of the Mayoral election. Audio from the 5 P.M. Local News – WIZS Lead Story Ellington said, “I am honored to become the next mayor for the City of […]
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Oxford, NC – The District Attorney’s office held a week-long session of District Court from September 28, 2015 through October 2, 2015. This week-long session was the first of its kind in Granville County and was scheduled for the disposition of Driving While Impaired (DWI) cases only. The week-long DWI session was a collaborative effort between the offices […]
UPDATE: THE VANCE COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS ADVISES THAT IT PLANS TO REVIEW THE 10 PROVISIONAL BALLOTS THIS AFTERNOON (THURSDAY) AROUND OR SHORTLY AFTER 4:00 P.M. AS SOON AS THE REVIEW RESULTS ARE AVAILABLE, WIZS NEWS WILL PROVIDE ANOTHER UPDATE. (Unofficial Results, subject to provisional ballots and canvass by The Vance County Board of Elections) […]
Live election-night coverage begins on WIZS at 7:00 P.M. Listen live on 1450 AM or on wizs.com. The polls close at 7:30 P.M., but our broadcast will begin from The Vance County Board of Elections at 7 o’clock. We will report the results accurately to you as the precinct information arrives after 7:30 at The […]
The process of selecting a fire chief for the Henderson Fire Department is underway, with applications in hand and interviews being set up, according to City Manager Frank Frazier. August 31 is the date that former Fire Chief Danny Wilkerson retired after 40 years of service to the department and 16 years as chief. Assistant […]
Our very own “GrassStreet” band from Henderson will be performing this week at the International Bluegrass Music Association event, taking place for the third straight year in Raleigh. This is a big deal. Wayne Kinton, musician and band leader, says, “We’re just glad they let us come over here to do a few shows.” That’s […]
Vance County Welcomes Chris Wright as Fire Chief Vance County is pleased to announce Chief Chris Wright has joined the County to lead the County’s Fire Department. In his position, Mr. Wright will be responsible for leading the Department of 35 full and part time employees and providing guidance alongside of the EMS Director for the reorganization […]
In the wake of longtime District 5 Vance County Commissioner Eddie L. Wright passing away earlier this month on the eighth, the Vance County Board of Commissioners now faces a November ninth deadline. Vance County Attorney Jonathan Care provided WIZS News with the North Carolina General Statute. N.C. G. S. 153a-27 essentially means the newly […]
