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 next Kerr-Tar Community Job Fair is here, this Saturday, August 21. Twenty or more employers and other community resource providers will gather from 9 a.m. until 12 p.m. at Hix Field in Oxford. As Desiree Brooks, business service manager for the Workforce Development Board of the Kerr-Tar Regional Council of Governments explains, as of […]
Not a full eight months from his January 19th start date, Henderson-Vance Economic Development Director Christian Lockamy has tendered his resignation. He told WIZS News he put his notice in August 11. Lockamy said, “I’m going to work with an old colleague who has started a business brokerage business called Transworld Business advisors. He has […]
Update: Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2021 – The Henderson City Council voted to allow City Management to find funding options up to $20 million. Before anything is actually borrowed, the Council would have to take action to approve it. ••••••••••••••••••••• Henderson City staff are recommending the Henderson City Council authorize getting more funding to cover the […]
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The Water District Board of Vance County. It’s what many call “county-wide water.” Actually, there is Phase 1, Phase 2 and Kittrell with a total of 1,794 customers committed to the system and 1,387 as functioning, metered customers. The latest available data, which was used for the Vance County Commissioners meeting on August 2nd, indicates […]
CDC issues new temporary moratorium to halt residential evictions through Oct. 3 HOPE Program still accepting applications for emergency rental assistance — press release courtesy of the N.C. Department of Public Safety — RALEIGH—The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a new residential eviction moratorium that will offer protection from eviction for […]
Of the many positive things Vance County Schools does, one of them is the effort that is placed in building relationships between VCS and the business, faith and civic community. Friday at New Hope Elementary School, between Williamsboro and Townsville, Home Credit Corporation’s Bryan Yount presented Principal Letitia Fields with a check for $500. The […]
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 […]
