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.
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 […]
Tonight’s ACC Tournament championship game between UNC and Virginia will be broadcast live on WIZS 1450 AM and online at wizs.com, click on listen live! Complete coverage begins at 7:30 p.m.
How about some bowling this Saturday? It’s for a great cause called Pins for Pets and the Community Partnership for Pets, an organization advocating for low-income families with pets. All money raised at this Pins for Pets event will be used in Vance, Warren and Granville Counties. Mary Cervini is the President / Founder of […]
WIZS has been asked to announce: Camp Oak Hill Community Day is this Saturday, March 10, 2018. It will last from 2 p.m. until 5 p.m. At Camp Oak Hill, there will be fun activities, games, a free camp store and an opportunity to win a free week of camp. You can sign up to […]
— submitted by Vance County Schools Applications for the 2018-2019 school year at STEM Early High School are being accepted through March 12, 2018. Applications are available at the school, located at Southern Vance High School at 925 Garrett Road near Henderson, and on the school’s website. Interested persons should call the school at 738-2260 […]
— submitted by Shea Fitzgerald, Director of Development and Community Outreach, www.triangleliteracy.org TRIANGLE LITERACY COUNCIL AND KERR-TAR REGIONAL COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD TO START CONSTRUCTION PATHWAY FOR AREA YOUNG ADULTS DURHAM, N.C. (March 6, 2018) – Today the Triangle Literacy Council (TLC) and the Kerr-Tar Regional Council of Governments’ Workforce Development Board announced the launch of […]
— submitted by Lisa Radford, Volunteer Coordinator at MPH Volunteer Services of Maria Parham Health announce their March fundraiser. The new and popular “IN THE BAG” handbag sale will be in the John T. Church classroom on Wed., March 14th (7am-4pm) and March 15th (7am-2pm). Kenneth Cole, the Sak, Jessica Simpson, Ivanka Trump, Lucky Brand, […]
— submitted by Vance County Schools The application deadline for incoming freshmen to the Vance County Early College High School for the 2018-2019 school year has been extended to Thursday, March 22. Interested students have until 3 p.m. on March 22, to turn in their completed applications. All applications should be turned in to the […]
