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.
We’ve been asked to announce Grace Ministries’ ground turkey sale for this weekend. Grace Kids is raising money for a youth outreach trip. Founder Jamie Elliott wrote to WIZS News and said, “June 12th we will be selling Butterball ground turkey. One 10 pound (container) for $15 or two 10 pound (containers) for $25.” All […]
The fireworks display and gathering that typically takes place on Kerr Lake July 4th weekend has been moved to Labor Day weekend, specifically Saturday, Sept 4th at Satterwhite Point. Vance County Tourism Director Pam Hester said, “It was not practical to have it. … The Board voted to move it.” The reason is a deadline […]
While the unemployment rates in Vance and Warren counties improved in the last month and drastically improved in the last year, both remain about the worst in North Carolina. Vance County improved from a rate of 7.6% in March to 7.2% in April but remains 98th out of North Carolina’s 100 counties. That’s the third […]
As many citizens were aware, Henderson City Hall was closed to the general public from April of 2020 until May 3, 2021, due to covid. Henderson City Manager Terrell Blackmon told WIZS News in an email, “We utilized CARES Act funds received from Vance County to retrofit our facilities at City Hall, Public Operations and […]
A special announcement included in today’s show for June 2, 2021 is the new Vance County Regional Farmers Market Manager has been selected. Each Wednesday on WIZS at 11:30 a.m., you’ll hear The Local Skinny! Home and Garden Show with Paul McKenzie and Wayne Rowland of the Vance County Cooperative Extension Center. WIZS Radio · […]
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Henderson City Manager Terrell Blackmon said the Henderson City Council agreed by consensus to approve the recommended fiscal year 2021-2022 as presented. “I say by consensus because they are required to wait a minimum of 10 days after the budget is presented before they can take an official vote,” Blackmon said. The budget was first […]
The swift completion of appointed rounds sometimes involves more than just the day’s work. Sometimes there’s not only the extra effort that it takes to complete the appointed task, but also the extra tasks you decide to take on. For local letter carriers in the Henderson area and beyond, one of those extra tasks has […]
– press release – Vance County Schools transportation department recently received their annual bus inspection from the state. In the process, inspectors assign point values to violations, meaning a low score is the desired outcome. During the inspection, the state thoroughly examined 10-percent of the school system’s bus fleet. This year, Vance County Schools achieved […]
On Thursday, May 20th here in Vance County, the courthouse will serve as a site to get a covid vaccine. The Hon. Henry L. Gupton, clerk of court in Vance County, said Granville Vance Public Health would be on site at the courthouse starting at 9 a.m. to provide the vaccine. He said Lisa Harrison, […]
