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 will present its 2021 Spring Fling Market on Saturday, April 17th. As has normally been the case, the Spring Fling Market will last from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. and serve as the market’s opening day for the season. You’ll find produce, plants, meats, honey, canned goods, jams, jellies […]
“Take out the papers and the trash; Or you don’t get no spendin’ cash,” sang The Coasters in 1958. “Yakety Yak” was the title. Later in the song there’s mention of a hoodlum friend. Here now is 2021, it’s Spring Litter Sweep time. And this year, the City of Henderson is hosting a Community Cleanup Day […]
Covid shortened as well as moved the Vance County High School football season from fall to spring. Now the season is growing shorter again. For the second time in what was just a seven-game season anyway, another game is being cancelled due to covid. Vance County High School Athletic Director Joe Sharrow told WIZS News […]
Happy Easter! Please enjoy today’s TownTalk broadcast audio. WIZS Radio · TownTalk 3-31-21 Thoughts On Easter
The Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce and WIZS Radio have teamed up to provide a list of job openings in Vance County, which will be updated at least once per week. The Chamber is compiling and providing the information to WIZS. The radio station is announcing the content on local news broadcasts at 8 a.m., 12 […]
Tracy Madigan, presently the manager of the Vance County Regional Farmers Market, has accepted a new position effective April 1. She will be the new director of the Henderson-Vance County Downtown Development Commission (DDC). Madigan confirmed the move in a text late last week saying, “I accepted the position as DDD. I have agreed to […]
Information obtained Thursday from Henderson-Vance County Emergency Operations, concerning the number of dispatches made to area agencies in 2020, shows the Vance County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched the most in this area, receiving a total of 39,077 calls or 43.94 percent of the total. Not far behind was the Henderson Police Department with 36,332 calls […]
Thank you for listening to WIZS Radio, Your Community Voice! Continued discussion about covid vaccine availability to first responders such as EMS, Fire, Police, Deputies and Highway Patrol. TownTalk Broadcast for 3-25-21. WIZS Radio · TownTalk 03-25-21 Covid Vaccinations For First Responders
Thank you for listening to WIZS Radio, Your Community Voice! WIZS Radio · WIZS Local News 03-25-21 Noon
There is little doubt that the response to COVID-19 has changed dramatically since the global pandemic was first declared more than a year ago. Information about vaccine availability in North Carolina and groups currently eligible to get a vaccine are hot topics of conversation. The NC Department of Health and Human Services and local public […]
