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 Vance County Regional Farmers Market Advisory Board will meet Thursday, August 12 at 2 p.m. The meeting will take place at the Farmers Market at 210 Southpark Drive in Henderson, just off Beckford Drive. These meetings are open to the public. For additional information, call 252 438 8188 or email paul_mckenzie@ncsu.edu. While public attendance […]
Thank you for listening to WIZS Radio. Your Community Voice!! Each Wednesday at 11:30 a.m., Paul McKenzie and Wayne Rowland of the Vance County Cooperative Extension Service join us on air. Click play below for the latest episode including information on: You can start planting fall garden vegetables if you can irrigate when needed. Avoid […]
Thank you for listening to WIZS Radio. Your Community Voice!! Click Play Below. •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• WIZS Radio · WIZS Radio Local News Audio 080421 Noon
Vance County Schools resumes this week and so a statement on masks was needed now, before the scheduled August 9 board of education meeting. That statement online at vcs.k12.nc.us reads: “Vance County Schools will maintain our current face covering requirements for all students and adults in all buildings with students. The Board of Education will […]
As of this publication on August 2, 2021, Warren County is now included in the Centers for Disease Control report that indicates 92 North Carolina counties have “high” or “substantial” transmission of covid. A Warren County press release states, “Effective August 2nd, Warren County will require will any visitors to indoor county facilities to wear […]
Thank you for listening to WIZS Radio. Your Community Voice!! Farmers market and beekeepers update on the show today. Also, electric fencing around gardens, mosquito mitigation, fall turnips and collards as well as yellowjacket nests. Click play. WIZS Radio · The Local Skinny! Home And Garden Show 07-28-21
Thank you for listening to WIZS Radio. Your Community Voice!! WIZS Radio · WIZS Radio Local News 07-28-21 Noon
– submitted by Paul McKenzie – Cooperative Extension is looking for a few good volunteers to join the Vance/Warren Master Gardeners program. Applications are now being accepted for the 16 week training program, which will begin on August 3rd, 2021. The class will meet on Tuesday mornings, and covers all aspects of gardening including fruits, […]
For some folks “a car was made for one purpose, to get from one place to tha ‘nother.” For others, something happens along the way. You fall in love with the car, or the engine, or the story of getting from that one place to another or the people riding with you. And, when that […]
Maria Parham Health on Friday issued a statement to WIZS News concerning the vaccination of its healthcare workers. The statement said: “At this time, Maria Parham Health is strongly encouraging and supporting all of our team members to become fully vaccinated. There is significant evidence that grows daily indicating that the COVID-19 vaccines are safe […]
