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.
Local Vance and Granville Government meeting times around the area are “Things to Know!” January 4th at 6 p.m. — Vance County Board of Commissioners — full agenda here January 4th at 7 p.m. — Granville County Board of Commissioners — full agenda here January 4th at 5:30 p.m. — City of Oxford Board of […]
— press release courtesy of NCDA RALEIGH –The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is issuing a warning to consumers to not purchase or let their dogs or cats consume certain lot codes and types of Sportmix brand dog and cat foods due to high levels of aflatoxin found in the products during testing. […]
According to information obtained from Matthew Place with Warren County Cooperative Extension, there will be a webinar January 14th to address the questions of what to do when there is a livestock emergency. Hosted by the Warren County Cooperative Extension, you’ll hear from Dr. Michelle Bouchey, DVM from the North Carolina Department of Agriculture. The […]
When a sports team plays 30 games and only loses two, that’s something to be celebrated. That was the case last year for the Vance Charter School Lady Knights basketball team. But the celebration must end when the next season begins, and for the Lady Knights and Head Coach Brian Howard, that time has come. […]
Leaders in the City of Henderson are trying to address sewer bypasses caused by heavy rain. Storm water inflow and infiltration continues to present issues and a lot of times in the same areas. WIZS News finds not fewer than 10 press releases in 2020 about sewage bypasses in Henderson. At the nearby RDU airport, […]
The Vance County Animal Shelter is closed until further notice, according to a printed notice on the front door of the facility. This is a covid-related situation. Chief Animal Control Officer Frankie Nobles told WIZS, “We had a positive case, and we are taking all precautions to keep the public safe.” Vance County Manager Jordan […]
WIZS Noon News 12-30-20: Vance County Sheriff’s Office Charges Against Suspects New Year’s Garbage Collection in Henderson Granville County Public Schools Good Audit GOLD!! Local Gold in Franklin County Click Play For WIZS Local News Audio… WIZS Radio · WIZS Noon News 12-30-20: Arrests, Garbage Collection; School Audit; Gold!
Henderson City Councilwoman and the pastor of Holy Temple Church, Rev. Ola Thorpe-Cooper, plans to appear on TownTalk Monday, January 4th. She is a past worker for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It is also planned that Ola Thorpe-Cooper will be joined by Toni Wilson, who operates the Talk to Toni Wilson […]
On Monday, December 21 at 4 p.m., Vance County’s properties committee met, and part of that meeting was to address a couple of courthouse repairs. The full committee consists of commissioners Dan Brummitt, Archie Taylor and Gordon Wilder. Commissioner Wilder told WIZS News, “We have had it repaired…(including) the caulking joints in the side of […]
THIS STORY IS PRESENTED IN PART BY DRAKE DENTISTRY With the number of active cases of Covid-19 in Vance County approaching 1,000, the total percentage of the county’s population having tested positive for coronavirus is now just above 5.75 percent. For the latest Vance County covid data, see the table below. For the latest on […]
