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 late Dr. Stephen Pearson, co-founder of Sadie’s Coffee Corner downtown, will be remembered in a ceremony next week. The City of Henderson will host a ceremony and officially name the city’s Orange Street parking lot after Dr. Pearson. That lot is next to Sadie’s on South Garnett Street. The ceremony will take place Tuesday, […]
Maria Parham Franklin has a new executive director of operations, Emilee Johnson. Maria Parham Health announced last week, via it’s Facebook page, that Johnson had been named to the position and that she has been with Maria Parham for 19 years. In her most recent role, she served as senior director overseeing rehabilitative services, security, […]
The Christian Women Working Together of Oak Level United Church of Christ in Drewry will have for the public an old-fashioned heritage church service and take out brunch this Sunday, February 20th after church. The food will be ready and served for take out only. Mrs. Mary Ragland Reid told WIZS the menu will be […]
With just days left before the deadline, Granville Vance Public Health is asking community members to complete an online community health opinion survey. You may have received a postcard in the mail about this as well. The survey is confidential and may take about 20 minutes to complete. Click Here – go.unc.edu/GranvilleVance2022
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WIZS has been asked to announce: John Sossamon, member of the board of directors of Vance Charter School says, “Vance Charter School Education Lottery applications will be accepted 1/24/2022 – 2/28/2022. Applications can be accessed at www.vancecharter.org. The lottery will be held on 3/5/2022. Parent information sessions will be held on 1/25/2022 and 2/17/2022 at […]
From Rev. Dr. Omega T. Perry, Pastor: Cook’s Chapel AME Zion Church, 200 Center St. in Henderson, will hold a food distribution this Friday, January 14th at 11 a.m. First come, first served. Dr. Perry told WIZS, “We are a partnering agency with the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina. Also, if anyone […]
The widespread power outage in Vance and Warren Counties is over now with all customers restored. District Manager Tanya Evans with Duke Energy told WIZS News, “Around 2 a.m., a tree fell and damaged a transmission structure in Warren County. As a result, the Warrenton and Henderson North Substations locked out.” She said the outage […]
From Vance County Schools: • Today, January 11, 2022, Vance County Schools will operate on a 2-hr delay due to widespread power outages.
For the second time in three years, young women in North Carolina interested in careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) will have an opportunity to participate in a five-week paid internship designed in part to improve gender inequity and the gender wage gap. Fifteen high school sophomore and junior women will work with […]
