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.
— 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 […]
– GRRO Free Covid Testing; Free Food Boxes; Free PPE – Covid in Vance County – Henderson Wellness Center, ACTS, Thanksgiving Food Drive – VGCC Job Fairs For Full Details and WIZS Noon News Audio Click Play… WIZS Radio · Noon News 11-18-20; Free Food, Covid Tests, PPE; Food Drive; Job Fair
Noon News 11-10-20; WIZS Local News Audio – Veterans Day Program on WIZS – Henderson Police Earn Life Saving Awards – Weldon’s Mill Road Bridge Closure – Bombas Grant Click Play for Audio and Full Details… WIZS Radio · Noon News 11-10-20 Veterans Day; Henderson Police Awards; Weldon’s Mill Bridge; Bombas
– Early Voting – Electoral College – Christian Missions – VGCC Golf Tournament Hear the WIZS Noon News Audio and Full Details by Clicking Play… wizsradio · Noon News 10-28-20 Early Voting; Electoral College; Christian Missions; VGCC Golf Tournament
– Early Vote – Relay for Life Fish Fry Today 4 to 7 at 220 Seafood – Covid Testing Free; Free Groceries; Free PPE – VGCC Job Fair – Breast Cancer; Cardinal Innovations For Full Details and WIZS Noon News Audio Click Play… wizsradio · WIZS Noon News 10-26-20 Early Vote Fish Fry Covid […]
