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.
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL — press release RALEIGH – Robert J. Higdon, Jr., United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina today urged the public to report suspected fraud schemes related to COVID-19 (the Coronavirus) by calling the National Center for Disaster Fraud […]
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL — info submitted by the H-V Chamber of Commerce from Walmart D.C. Human Resources Department Walmart is hiring 150,000 new associates in our stores, clubs and distribution centers to help support the current level of demand. At our distribution center we […]
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL — from Granville County Public Schools, Dr. Stan Winborne, Assistant Superintendent of Operations & Human Resources, Public Information Officer Great news! We handed out 758 FREE meals today at just three sites (CG Credle ES, BSMS, & Mt Energy ES)! Starting […]
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL The following are worship broadcasts that aired on WIZS on Sunday, March 15th. Please scroll down and click to listen. 6:00 – 7:00am ~ Joy Christian Center 7:15 – 7:30am ~ Cooks Chapel AME Zion Church 7:45 – 8:00am ~ […]
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MESSAGE TO THE VANCE COUNTY SCHOOLS COMMUNITY At the direction of Governor Roy Cooper, and pursuant to his Executive Order issued on Saturday, March 14, 2020, all public schools in NC are closed effective immediately for students. […]
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL This afternoon (Saturday, March 14, 2020) about 4:30, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper conducted a press conference and provided an update on novel Coronaviris in N.C. He said, “Today I’m issuing an executive order to stop mass gatherings of more […]
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL — press release from Perry Memorial Library, Patti McAnally In evaluating information that indicates that aggressive early social distancing can stop the coronavirus from exponentially spreading, library leadership is making the difficult decision to close to the public beginning on […]
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL — from Vance County Schools District leaders held a conference call this afternoon (Sunday, March 15, 2020) to discuss plans for remote learning, student nutrition, staff support and possible calendar adjustments. Stay tuned for announcements tomorrow. This is a fluid […]
100.1 FM ~ 1450 AM ~ WIZS, Your Community Voice ~ Click to LISTEN LOCAL — from Granville County Public Schools For the latest from Granville County Public Schools, click this link. All staff should plan for a workday, for Monday March 16. We are reaching out this evening (Sunday, March 15, 2020) with the […]
100.1 FM / 1450 AM WIZS; Local News broadcasts M-F 8am, 12pm, 5pm Early voting finished Saturday. According to election director Faye Gill for the Vance County Board of Elections, “ The grand total for entire Early Voting is 2,793.” Vance County has 28,471 registered voters, which means 9.8 percent of eligible voters in Vance […]
