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.
One of the two segments of TownTalk on Thursday, June 13 featured Terri Hedrick, Public Information Officer with Vance County Schools. She said the 2018-2019 school year is complete at this point. Click Here To Listen To TownTalk With Hedrick There were three uplifting graduation ceremonies this spring resulting in almost 400 graduates from Vance […]
Vance County Budget; Fire Tax Triangle North Healthcare Foundation
Vance County Budget; Fire Tax Triangle North Healthcare Foundation GRACE Ministries Spaghetti Fundraiser June 14 Meet In The Street; H-V Chamber of Commerce tonight
-Press release and additional information courtesy Tanya Evans, District Manager, Duke Energy In an email to WIZS News and other media outlets, Evans said, “I am sharing a bit of good news regarding electric rates. Due to fuel savings achieved from the joint dispatch of our generation fleet (one of the advantages of the merger […]
— press release from Triangle North Healthcare Foundation Triangle North Healthcare Foundation Announces Community Investment Triangle North Healthcare Foundation’s Board of Directors has announced the acquisition of the historic Henderson landmark, Garnett Street Station. Through its newly formed limited liability company, Garnett Street Station, LLC, the Foundation closed on the property purchase on June 10. […]
— cover photo and press release courtesy of Granville County Public Schools Did You Know…. Granville County Public Schools – We’re Going Mobile Again this Summer! Look for the Book Bus in a neighborhood near you. Did you know? Reading for pleasure makes a big difference to children’s educational performance. Evidence suggests that children who […]
— info courtesy Warren Co. Cooperative Extension Safe Plates Training Program for Food Protection Manager Certification Safe Plates course and test will take place on July 1-3 Class will be held on July 1st & 2nd Time: 9am-4:30pm Test: July 3rd: 9am-11am Location: Hawkins Center: 427 West Franklin Street Warrenton, NC What is Safe Plates […]
More than 5 million Americans live with Alzheimer’s, but less than half are ever diagnosed. Acknowledging why your loved one is acting differently is hard, but early detection and care can make a significant difference, according to a public service announcement recently received at WIZS. Today’s edition of Town Talk featured Lisa Roberts, Executive Director, […]
— press release courtesy VGCC Restarting a career is never easy. It takes persistence and, often, a leap of faith, to change course, which is what many students come to Vance-Granville Community College to do. That was the case with Jeannie Adcock. A Vance County native, Adcock completed a bachelor’s degree at East Carolina University […]
The Henderson City Council met Monday night. The fiscal year 2019-2020 budget passed according to Councilman William Burnette. City Manager Frank Frazier said the budget’s approval was unanimous. It totals $42,270,030. No property tax, sewer or regional water increases were adopted. However, as proposed, a water rate increase of 2.5% was included. Another matter was […]
