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.
Following an investigation by the State Bureau of Investigation here in North Carolina, the local district attorney’s office of the 11th Prosecutorial District informs WIZS News that Tony R. Pendergrass, 58, of Franklinton has entered a plea of guilty to one count of sexual battery. The plea to the one count, which is a Class […]
Wednesday, April 28 at 9:08 p.m., Henderson Police responded to a call for a gunshot victim. Parrish Nathaniel Jefferson, 29, was shot. He walked a couple of blocks to the Vance County Magistrate’s Office to receive assistance after his automobile collided with another car at the intersection of Andrews Avenue and Chestnut Street. According to […]
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In a press release received today from Vance County Sheriff Curtis Brame, he indicated three deputies have been indicted this week by a Vance County Grand Jury. Brame wrote in his press release that one of the deputies had pending charges, and now more charges have been brought against him. “All three deputies have been […]
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Vance County has 33.4% of its population at least partially vaccinated against covid. The amount in Granville County is 35.7% partials. And as of Monday according to information for Granville Vance Public Health, the state is at 48.2 percent of the adult population having received a partial vaccination. Vance County is lagging about 15% behind […]
— information courtesy of Vance County Schools and Public Information Officer Aarika Sandlin Arts Alive 2021 was an amazing day this past Saturday, April 24 with Master Classes, the Virtual Art Gallery, along with the Talent Showcase! The district proudly presented our Champion of the Arts Awards to Dr. LaSaundra Booth and Mr. Andrew Markoch. […]
On Tuesday, April 20th, agents with NC Alcohol Law Enforcement issued 28 misdemeanor charges in Henderson. A total of 15 people were charged. Clay Joyner, special agent in charge for ALE in District 4 – Raleigh told WIZS News, “Our main focus of what we went that day for was to focus on any criminal […]
