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.
— by Patrick Magoon (patrickmagoon.com) of WIZS — photo by Patrick Magoon Clemson’s Saturday night game at Clemson Memorial Stadium was a special event for several fans, coaches, players and veteran soldiers in attendance. Before kickoff, current and former military personnel and Tigers’ seniors playing out their final home game of this season received words […]
While the next step in the Embassy Cultural Center Foundation’s quest to conduct an economic impact study of the McGregor Hall Performing Arts Center on Henderson and the surrounding area is likely a formality, what is needed now is a contract with N.C. State University’s Department of Public Administration and its respective professors. WIZS News conversations with Vance County […]
Congratulations to Curtis Brame. He was elected as the next Vance County Sheriff earning just shy of 53 percent of the votes cast in a high voter turnout of just over 47 percent of eligible voters in Vance County. The results broadcast and listed below are unofficial until canvassed by the Vance County Board of […]
On Sunday, October 14 WIZS 100.1 FM / 1450 AM teamed up with The Daily Dispatch and The Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce to present a Public Candidates Forum for The Office of Sheriff of Vance County. One of the goals was to provide discerning information from the candidates prior to the start of early voting […]
Please release the following Press Release regarding the City of Henderson, October 11, 2018 Curfew: Imposed on the entire corporate limits of the City of Henderson, specifically beginning on this day, October 11, 2018, during the times from 11:00 P.M. to October 12, 2018 at 7:30A.M. Emergency public safety, essential medical personnel, and personnel necessary […]
Click here anytime and you’ll see the latest briefing from the Nataional Weather Service in Raleigh. WIZS.com and WIZS Radio (1450 AM and 100.1 FM) will list the latest on the storm online and on air. The latest will remain pinned to the top of facebook.com/wizsradio and twitter.com/wizsradio until storm coverage is no longer needed. […]
— information courtesy of Vance County Schools All Vance County Schools will be closed for students on Thursday, October 11, and the day will be an optional workday for school system employees. Vance County Schools employees are asked to use their best judgement on whether or not they feel it is safe to come to […]
McGregor Hall is unique. It’s large. It’s privately funded. It’s well positioned to promote economic prosperity and cultural diversity. It’s something that not every community has. And today on its very stage, a group interested in the 1,000 seat performance and learning center met to learn more about how to cultivate the vision that started […]
Recorded Live at 11 a.m. on 9-12-18 for presentation here at this time. Update on local impacts from Hurricane Florence. This is an audio file only, and can be found also on our Facebook and Twitter Pages.
