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.
Shown in the cover photo is Dennis Jarvis, II. He is the director of the Henderson-Vance County Economic Development Commission. In an email to the Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce, which was subsequently forwarded to WIZS News, Jarvis explained that The Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina (EDPNC) is hosting an event for NC manufacturers to […]
The Vance County budget for 2018-2019 was adopted unanimously at Monday night’s Vance County Board of Commissioners meeting. When all the funds are added up, the budget equals $56,131,498. “The budget does not include any increase in the general fund tax rate (remains 89 cents per $100 value) and does not include any increase in […]
The Warren County Commissioners will meet tonight at 6:00 (June 4, 2018). The meeting will take place in the Armory Civic Center Meeting Room located at 501 US Hwy 158 Business East in Warrenton. A group of citizens in Warren County has reached out to WIZS News and asked that this meeting time and location […]
The Relay for Life of Vance County is just a little more than a month away, and fundraising, team formation and finalized logistics are just a few of the things being cared for by your local Vance County relay committee and planners. Tomorrow (Saturday, May 19th), there is a Vance County Relay for Life Auction. […]
The Awahili District, Occoneechee Council of the Boy Scouts of America honored longtime local public servant James (Jim) W. Crawford, Jr. Thursday night and named him the 2018 George Rose Watkins, Sr. Citizen of the Year. For the fifth time in as many years, a dinner was held at the Henderson Country Club, with Crawford […]
SHPHC Youth Fundraiser TODAY! The South Youth of the South Henderson Pentecostal Holiness Church at 905 Americal Road, Henderson are having a chicken plate sale TODAY. Grilled chicken, buttered boiled potatoes, green beans, bread, dessert and beverage for $8. All proceeds will go to support South Youth. The youth will travel to Kentucky in July […]
2018 National Day of Prayer Service held from 12 noon until 12:30 p.m. at Henderson City Hall.
Starting (tomorrow) May 1, 2018, the WIZS Beach Music Blast program will air M-F from 12 noon until 1 p.m. May 1, 2018 is also the 63rd birthday of WIZS Henderson, which first came on the air May 1, 1955 as WHVH. The WIZS Beach Music Blast debuted today from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. on […]
Wednesday afternoon at 3:30, the United States Attorney’s Office conducted a press conference at the Henderson Police Department. The audio of the press conference is available here. Discussed was the beginning of a new initiative to combat violent and drug crime in the Eastern District of North Carolina. This initiative will bring the full weight […]
Candidates Forum for May 8, 2018 Primary On Sunday, April 22, 2018 in downtown Henderson, The Daily Dispatch, The Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce and WIZS partnered to present a local candidates forum in advance of the May 8th Democrat Primary in Vance County. The question and answer portion of the forum was confined to candidates […]
