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 return of local, high school football is now! Now for more than 50 consecutive years, WIZS will once again broadcast our local games live this season. The first of 12-straight weeks of regular season action begins this week, August 21. The WIZS game of the week features Northern Vance hosting East Chapel Hill. We […]
Raleigh, N.C. — Governor Pat McCrory announced the final roadblocks were cleared Friday allowing the N.C. Department of Transportation to proceed with construction of a new Herbert C. Bonner Bridge on N.C. 12 over the Oregon Inlet in Dare County. Completing the terms of a settlement agreement reached in June, environmental groups represented by the […]
Raleigh, NC – Governor Pat McCrory announced today that he has reached an agreement with Senate and House leaders on the spending amount for a revised state budget. At a morning breakfast meeting with the Governor at the Executive Mansion, House and Senate leadership agreed upon a budget spending amount of $21.735 billion. “This agreement is […]
State Highway Patrol Urges Motorists to Stay Alert Due to Increase of School Buses on North Carolina Roadways RALEIGH – In North Carolina, over 14,000 school buses travel our highways daily transporting children to and from school. Most motorists that meet school buses on the state’s highways actually stop as required by North Carolina law. […]
Whatever happened to Reading? It used to be Reading, Writing and Arithmetic. It appears that story telling is taking over for Reading as the cornerstone of a new way for young children, especially African-American children, to learn and along the way build confidence and a strong bond between the pre-schooler and the teacher, this according […]
WARRENTON – A fourth Warren County man wanted on charges in connection with a fatal shooting, was arrested Sunday. Deputies from the Warren County Sheriff’s Office conducted a traffic stop around three Sunday morning, near Baltimore Road, in Warrenton. Darren Antoine Alston, 22, of Warrenton, was a passenger in the vehicle and arrested without incident. […]
A NCDOT employee is being credited by Vance County Emergency Services with helping save the life of a driver who crashed into a pond off Warrenton Road. The incident occurred on Monday, August 10th. Jay Mozingo, who works in the NCDOT’s Youngsville office, helped get the driver out of the water and to safety.
Lawn Care Seminar to be held at the Vance County Regional Farmer’s Market on August 19th at 12 noon. Join in and learn all you need to know to have a beautiful lawn. Items covered will include everything from fertilization to weed control to irrigation. Special emphasis will be given to the tasks you should […]
RALEIGH — The North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement’s District Office in Raleigh received numerous complaints from the public about illegal drug activity and alcohol violations occurring at Walnut Creek Amphitheater, an outlet in Raleigh that is licensed by the N.C. Alcoholic Beverage Commission. In response to the complaints, ALE conducted a special enforcement operation Aug. […]
Starting on Monday, August 17th at 1:30 p.m., WIZS Radio will begin carrying “NASCAR Today Midday,” which is a production of the Motor Racing Network – The Voice of NASCAR. “NASCAR Today Midday” is a daily update of all things going on in the NASCAR Sprint Cup, Xfinity, and Camping World Truck Series. The new […]
