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.
(Congratulations to The Daily Dispatch!) — by Dispatch staff — republished with permission The Daily Dispatch received nine awards in its division in the annual North Carolina Press Association contest, which included entries from October 2016 to September 2017. “I am thrilled to see our staff’s work honored,” said Nancy Wykle, publisher and editor of […]
— information based on written submission of Claire Catherwood The West End Community Watch group met February 20, and the speaker was Henderson Police Chief Marcus Barrow. He began by recounting recent police activity which has been heavy over the last week, including an officer involved shooting, a shooting near a popular local establishment and […]
Two Vance County Committees to Meet Feb 26 and Feb 27 Please review two press releases from Kelly Grissom, clerk to the board and executive assistant, with Vance County and the board of commissioners. Please note that the County’s water committee (Wilder, Brummitt, Taylor) is scheduled to meet Monday, February 26 at 4:00 p.m. in […]
According to a press release from Franklin County, the convenient site on Highway 56, the Edward Best site, will be open today until 7 p.m. In the release, Franklin County apologized for “difficulties/inconveniences citizens have experienced over the last two business days.” The site is normally closed on Thursday, but, in light of the unusual […]
The following is a press release written by Paul McKenzie, Agricultural Extension Agent, Vance/Warren Counties: The theme for the annual Master Gardener(sm) Symposium, to be held on March 24th at the Vance County Regional Farmers Market, is “Backyard Gardening: Changing Times, Changing Conditions.” The keynote speaker will be Sam Pearsall, formerly of the North Carolina […]
WIZS has been asked to announce: The West End Community Watch meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, February 20 at 6:30 p.m. The meeting will take place in the fellowship hall at West End Baptist Church on Dabney Drive. Henderson Police Chief Marcus Barrow is scheduled to speak. All are welcome. See more — www.hvcrimestoppers.org/event/west-end-community-watch-meeting-2/
The following is a press release from Andrew Swanner, Executive Director of the Oxford Preparatory School. Oxford Prep Set to Host 4th Mattress Sale Fundraiser On Saturday, March 3 Oxford Prep will host its 4th annual mattress sale fundraiser. Once again the sale is sponsored by The Mattress Center of Winston Salem. The Mattress Center […]
TONIGHT – 7:15 AIRTIME ON WIZS 1450 AM AND WIZS.COM — written by Andrew Beal, VGCC Public Information Officer VGCC Vanguards to play JV Tar Heels at Dean Dome For the third consecutive year, the Vance-Granville Community College Vanguards men’s basketball team will soon travel to the Dean Smith Center in Chapel Hill to face […]
— pictures and information provided by Edward Woodlief Kittrell Community Watch will meet at 6 p.m. in the fellowship hall of Union Chapel United Methodist Church located at 6535 Raleigh Road, Henderson. The meeting will take place on Thursday, Feb 15. Woodlief wrote in an email to WIZS News, “Please note this is a new […]
— courtesy VGCC VGCC honors retired faculty and staff Vance-Granville Community College celebrated employees who had retired from the college — and particularly those nine who retired in 2017 — during a holiday social for faculty and staff, held in December in the Civic Center on the college’s Main Campus. Dr. Stelfanie Williams, the president […]
