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.
Vance County Manager Jordan McMillen was recently named county manager of the year. The Kerr-Tar Regional Council of Goverments presented the award to McMillen last week. Vance County Commissioner Tommy Hester nominated McMillen and told WIZS News the county manager is exceptional and someone who goes beyond the call of duty. Hester said, “He puts […]
The Henderson-Vance Chamber Banquet 2020 has been postponed due to covid-19. Normally, the Chamber schedules the event each year in January. In a recent email to member businesses, the announcement was made, and the following statement released. “We look so forward to seeing you, networking, and announcing the Citizen of the Year; however, due to […]
Local Heroes in Vance County. 911, EMS, First Responders, Deputies worked together, and a young child’s life was saved. She was choking. A Vance County Emergency Operations post on Facebook Tuesday (see for yourself here) read, “So very thankful we were able to be there for sweet Isabella on November 3rd. We don’t always get […]
– SHPHC Presents ‘Christmas Time’s A-Comin’: A Bluegrass Christmas’ – Drewry Volunteer Fire Dept. Holding Drawing for Handmade Quilt – Oak Level U.C.C Brunch Saturday – Dr. Kayla J. Cagle-Colon Joins Maria Parham Women’s Care For audio and full details, click play below… WIZS News on 1450AM / 100.1FM at 8a, 12 noon and 5p […]
— courtesy Granville County Public Schools GCPS Makes Winter Shift to Full Remote Instruction – Return to “Plan C” At their regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, December 7, 2020, the Granville County Board of Education voted unanimously to shift all students back to remote learning effective Wednesday, December 16, 2020. Superintendent McLean, working closely with […]
From Community Partners of Hope here locally, the homeless men’s shelter and Hope House: “Thanks so much to all of you who have prepared meals or have already signed up! We have three days left in December that need volunteers – Monday 12/14, Tuesday 12/15, and New Year’s Eve 12/31. There are also lots of […]
The North Carolina Academy of Family Physicians (NCAFP) installed Dr. Shauna Guthrie of Henderson as the organization’s secretary/treasurer. According to information sent to WIZS News by NCAFP Executive Vice President Greg Griggs, who is also from Henderson, Guthrie’s term is one year, and the installation took place during the NCAFP’s virtual annual meeting. Guthrie, MD, […]
Vance-Granville Community College recently celebrated the graduation of the second class in the short history of its Truck Driver Training, or CDL, program. The program includes a combination of classroom instruction, range driving and road driving. With the end of training, students have successfully completed their DOT exams, making them eligible for their “Class A” […]
A different sort of day for WIZS TownTalk and Local News today with some last minute changes and a sportscast that preempts the 5 o’clock local news. To adjust quickly, the news of the day was broadcast during TownTalk, followed by Tradio and then our shorter WIZS Noon News segment. Hear it all from our […]
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL Due to a small outbreak of COVID-19, the Vance County Courthouse is closed and will be closed Thursday, November 19 and Friday, November 20, 2020. The Vance County Clerk of Court, the Hon. Henry Gupton, told WIZS News that two or […]
