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.
WIZS – YOUR COMMUNITY VOICE LOCAL NEWS FOR HENDERSON AND VANCE COUNTY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA AT 12 NOON, ALSO 5 PM AND 8 AM; M-F MAJOR GIFT OF COMPUTERS AND RESOURCES TO VANCE COUNTY SCHOOLS; OVER $150K WORTH DR. JERRY EDMONDS AT VANCE GRANVILLE EARNS HIS DOCTORATE IN EDUCATION “30 DAYS THROUGH A CRISIS” […]
— courtesy Granville Vance Public Health online at gvph.org As of May 11, 2020, there are 169 known cases in Granville County, 151 cases in Vance County, and 15,045 confirmed cases in North Carolina. There are three outbreaks at congregate living facilities in the district – one at Federal Correctional Complex in Butner, NC, one at Pelican Health in […]
From Brian Short, director of Emergency Services for Hend-Vance Co As of now, the total number of confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in Vance County has increased to 152. A total of 24 individuals have now been released from isolation and 11 more remain hospitalized. Of those 152 cases, 90 are associated with community spread, […]
WIZS – YOUR COMMUNITY VOICE – 1450 AM / 100.1 FM / CLICK ON LISTEN LIVE — courtesy of Granville Vance Public Health online at GVPH.org The following is an update for COVID-19 spread and response in Granville and Vance County as of May 5, 2020. Our numbers correlate with the NC Electronic Disease Surveillance […]
— provided by and courtesy of Granville Vance Public Health online at gvph.org LOCAL DATA UPDATE The following is an update for COVID-19 spread and response in Granville and Vance County as of April 30, 2020. Our numbers correlate with the NC Electronic Disease Surveillance System (NCEDSS) data and the NC county map from NC […]
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL Late Wednesday afternoon, the Henderson Collegiate Pride was announced as the state co-champions in 1-A men’s basketball. Head coach George Marshall had already appeared earlier in the day on WIZS Sports Mayhem with Kemp Collins and Ron Noel at 1 p.m. […]
WIZS, HENDERSON – YOUR COMMUNITY VOICE LOCAL NEWS covid-19 figures Vance County Budget Warren County Curfew Franklin County Health Dept VGCC ‘Buy One Get One Free’ Summer Courses NOON NEWS FOR APRIL 28TH; NEXT NEWS AT 5PM; THEN AT 8AM TOMORROW; BREAKING NEWS WHEN IT HAPPENS; NEWS 24/7 FOR FREE ONLINE AT WIZS.COM Broadcast Audio: […]
The Panthers drafted seven defensive players, and the general reports indicate it was a successful plan, including those from Matt Rhule, the new head coach, and from General Manager Marty Hurney. Mick Mixon, play by play announcer of the NFL’s Carolina Panthers, joined WIZS TownTalk on Monday to discuss the latest NFL draft. Of the […]
WIZS, Henderson — Your Community Voice — 100.1 FM / 1450 AM Local News at 8a, Noon, 5p; M-F Noon News for 04/27/20 JR’s Restaurant 39 Reopens — Local Business NFL Draft and Season (Mick Mixon) — Global Business VGCC Small Business Center — Free ‘Business Resiliency’ Webinar Series wizsradio · Noon News 04/27/20
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click on Listen Live at wizs.com — Listen to WIZS Local News live M-F at 8 a.m., Noon and 5 p.m. wizsradio · Noon News 04/24/20
