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.
— Press Release At their regularly scheduled meeting on February 1, 2021, the Granville County Board of Education voted (6-0 with one member absent) for students to return to Plan B, or in-person learning on a modified schedule, beginning March 1, 2021. The approved motion directed staff to prepare for students to return to their […]
Tara Goolsby, Henderson-Vance Recreation and Parks program superintendent, informs WIZS News of a water aerobic program schedule change. The program is intended for swimmers and non-swimmers, and will be held at 9:30 a.m. until 10:15 a.m. and from 10:40 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Water aerobics continues at Aycock Recreation Center […]
The Warren County Health Department took to its Facebook page Sunday to issue what it tabbed an urgent Covid-19 vaccination update. The bottom line is if you have a covid vaccine scheduled Tuesday at the Warren County Health Department, then you need to be calling immediately to reschedule. This is especially true if you have […]
For those who don’t know the sound of a broken record, a scratch or imperfection causes the same portion of sound to repeat over and over. In this case, it’s the City of Henderson’s Sewer Collection System that is broken, and the repeated information is the locations listed where the bypasses are occurring. A press […]
The Henderson City Council’s Strategic Planning Retreat, which was postponed a few days because of the weather, has now been rescheduled for Wednesday. On February 3, 2021 from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. at City Hall, the annual meeting will take place. A quorum of council members is likely, but no decisive actions will take […]
The North Carolina Cooperative Extension, Vance County Center in association with N. C. A&T State University is hosting a food drive from now until February 15, 2021. The food drive is in honor of local farmers in conjunction with Small Farms Week, which comes up later in March, according to information from Vance County Cooperative […]
A National Weather Service web page reporting snow totals shows that Henderson received 5 inches. Oxford received 5 inches as well. Littleton saw 5 inches. Roxboro got 4.9. RDU airport had 1.6. Where did it snow the most in our area? 5.9 inches was the highest total according to the National Weather Service, and it […]
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— submitted by Families Living Violence Free Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a serious, preventable public health problem that affects millions of Americans. The term “intimate partner violence” describes physical violence, sexual violence, stalking, or psychological harm by a current or former partner or spouse. This type of violence can occur among heterosexual or same-sex […]
— submitted by the City of Henderson UPDATE: Due to the weather, Council has elected to postpone the Strategic Planning Retreat scheduled for today, Thursday, January 28, 2021. It will be rescheduled. The Henderson City Council will meet for its annual Strategic Planning Retreat on Thursday, January 28, 2021 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. […]
