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.
— press release Mother Nature Not Kind To South Boston Speedway; Opening Race Postponed To April 28 SOUTH BOSTON, Va. – For the second time this spring, Mother Nature has frowned on South Boston Speedway forcing the postponement of Saturday night’s season-opening Danville Toyota Twin 100s. Because of a 100 percent chance of rain on […]
— submitted by OPS Softball Coach Tommy Anstead Thursday the Oxford Prep Griffins defeated East Wake Academy 7 – 2 . Griffins scored first from a single from Kaci Roberson plating Jordan Dunn. Oxford Prep scored 6 in the third. With singles by Hannah Brewer and Jordan Dunn, walks by Bree Harris and Emily Faucette […]
HPD Press Release – Wednesday April 4, 2018 On April 3, 2018 around 10:30 p.m., officers with the Henderson Police Department responded to a call of a missing 13 year old teenager. According to the grandmother, the teen has autism and this was the first time he had left the residence. She told officers the teen had […]
— press release Two All-Star Southern Gospel Groups Join Forces On McGregor Hall Stage The Talleys Along With Tribute To Make Gospel Music Headlines On Saturday, April 7 HENDERSON, N.C. — One of the nation’s most beloved groups in Christian Music today, The Talleys, join forces with Tribute, one of the country’s most dynamic male quartets […]
— submitted by Paul McKenzie COMMUNITY WATCH MEETING ON 4/9 The next meeting of the Carver Community Watch group will be on Monday, 4/9/2018, 7 pm at Carver Elementary School. For our program, we have invited each of the Democratic candidates for Sheriff to to come and share a few words in advance of the […]
— press release from the Downtown Development Commission in Henderson, NC The Downtown Development Commission is hosting four interns through the NCWorks NextGen Program this Summer, providing support to downtown merchants, events and city and county departments. The program provides a respectable wage to new bachelor’s degree graduates for an internship placement of up to […]
(Picture taken April 2, 2018 at 1:15 p.m. – WIZS Photo) (Text republished from a January 8, 2018 WIZS.com story) In the respective Vance County Commissioners and Henderson City Council meetings Monday night, January 8, 2018, the boards each voted to demolish the former Abagayles Books property on Garnett Street and that the effort would be […]
— information submitted by Ken Stegall Our church BBQ Chicken Plates will be prepared on Friday the 6th of April. These will be 1/2 BBQ Chicken with coleslaw, potato salad, bread, and cake. Lunch will be take out only, and dinner will be eat in or take out. No tickets required; we will sell until […]
— WIZS has been asked to announce Are you struggling at school or work? Do you need extra support at school or work? On Saturday, April 7th from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Mission Legacy will host a public informational workshop. The workshop is called: Understanding School, College, and Work Accommodations. The workshop will provide information on […]
— NEWS RELEASE FROM GRANVILLE COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AREA CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE HOSTING ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONALS DAY LUNCHEON Allison S. Capps, Assistant District Attorney, 9th Prosecutorial District, Guest Presenter The Granville County Chamber of Commerce, together with Franklin, Warren and Vance Chambers, are, once again, sponsoring the annual Administrative Professionals Luncheon. This year’s event is […]
