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.
NOTICE TO PUBLIC AND PRESS The Granville County Board of Education will meet in a Closed Session for Personnel/Attorney Client Privilege in accordance with N.C. General Statute 143.318.11 (a)(6), 143-318.11 (a)(3), 143.318.11 (a)(5) and Section 115C-321 on Thursday, March 15, 2018 at 5:15 p.m. at the Board of Education Administrative Offices, 101 Delacroix Street, Oxford, North Carolina. The next scheduled […]
The Vance County Commissioners’ meeting previously scheduled for tonight has been postponed until Thursday, March 15 at 6:00 p.m. due to inclement weather.
The Henderson City Council meeting previously scheduled for this evening, March 12, 2018 was postponed until Monday, March 19, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. because of inclement weather.
— submitted by Terri Hedrick, Public Information Officer, Vance County Schools Vance County Schools are closing early today due to inclement weather. Elementary and high schools are dismissing students at 12:30 p.m. and middle schools are dismissing students at 12:45 p.m. today. All after school activities are cancelled for today. The Vance County Board of Education meeting […]
— submitted by Andrew Beal, Public Information Officer, VGCC Due to projected inclement weather, all campuses of Vance-Granville Community College will close at 1 p.m. today, Monday, March 12, 2018. Thank you for helping us to spread the word.
— submitted by Dr. Stan Winborne, Public Information Officer, Granville County Public Schools All GCPS schools will be closing 3 hours early today.
Updated 6:45 p.m. Monday, March 12 The National Weather Service in Raleigh has extended the Winter Weather Advisory for Vance, Granville and Warren Counties until 10 p.m. Monday, March 12, and the advisory now includes Franklin County in the WIZS listening area. Rain transitioned to snow and sleet Monday afternoon and was forecast to continue […]
Vance County Schools For Immediate Release March 9, 2018 Vance County Schools is joining the Vance County Public School Foundation again this year in presenting the Arts Alive Talent Showcase on Saturday, March 24, at the McGregor Hall Performing Arts Center on Breckenridge Street in downtown Henderson. Arts Alive will feature the display of over […]
UPDATED TO CORRECT THE TIME TO 11AM — submitted by Cynthia Bowen, City Clerk, City of Oxford The Public Safety Committee for the Oxford Board of Commissioners that was to meet on Monday, March 12th at 10:00 AM has been rescheduled for Monday, March 12th at 11:00 AM. The meeting will be held in the […]
— courtesy VGCC To deal with change, manage stress and gain insight into making good decisions, it’s best to understand yourself and how your brain works, neuroscience researcher Phil Dixon shared with an audience at Vance-Granville Community College on Feb. 27, for his second of three sessions on “Using Your Brain for a Change.” “In […]
