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.
Cheerleaders are known for the support they give their sports teams, whether at the high school, college or professional level. The community has a chance to return the favor by supporting a local cheerleader squad at a fundraiser next week. The Vance Charter School Varsity Cheerleaders will have a trout dinner fundraiser on Monday, Feb. […]
WIZS Radio · WIZS Local News Audio 02-18-21 Noon
WIZS Radio · TownTalk 02-18-21 Ice Storm
From Duke Energy Progress… Prepare in advance and visit www.dukeenergyupdates.com/winterstorm to learn how to remain safe during all phases of the storm. To receive the most up-to-date information about restoration efforts, enroll in Outage Alerts (https://www.duke-energy.com/outages/alerts). If customers lose power, they can text OUT to 57801, report online (https://www.duke-energy.com/outages), or call 800.POWERON for […]
Franklin County residents can now register online for first-dose COVID-19 vaccinations, according to Scott S. LaVigne, county health director. Please visit https://www.franklincountync.us/alerts/corona-virus-covid-19-joint-information-center, where interested residents will find a link to the county’s COVID-19 Vaccine online booking system. Clink on the link, answer a series of questions to confirm your eligibility and proceed to book your […]
Closings and Delays for this weather-related event will be announced on WIZS 1450 AM / 100.1 FM. Your Community Voice. Digital versions of the closings and delays will be shared by WIZS at facebook.com/wizsradio.
Katrina Reid with Vance County Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) reports to WIZS News, “Due to COVID-19, the Vance County VITA program that’s held at the Perry Library is closed.” The library is not open to the public at this time. For additional assistance, reach out to Reid at 252.432.6642. In her correspondence, she provided […]
WIZS Your Community Voice — 100.1 FM / 1450 AM Click Play for today’s Local News Audio. PRESENTED IN PART BY OUR SPONSOR DRAKE DENTISTRY Local News Airs on WIZS M-F at 8 a.m., 12 Noon and 5 p.m. “TownTalk” Airs on WIZS M-F at 11 a.m. “The Local Skinny!” Airs on WIZS Mon-Thurs at […]
The County of Vance and the City of Henderson have declared a State of Emergency due to the current weather conditions. The State of Emergency includes a curfew that begins at 9PM tonight and ends at 6AM tomorrow morning. The purpose of the curfew is due to power outages, road conditions, and the possibility of […]
With precipitation out of the Henderson area, at least for know, it’s a good time to show you these numbers and information from Duke Energy Progress from early-to-mid afternoon Saturday. As you can see, Vance County caught the worst of it so far in terms of power outages. Info courtesy of Duke Energy Progress … […]
