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 Friday Night Football is on the air Friday night at 6:45 pregame and 7 p.m. kickoff. Live on 1450 AM and on wizs.com! Listen for all the live play by play. Northern Vance is off this week. Please see full schedule below the scouting report. Southern Vance is now 4-4 overall and 3-2 […]
— courtesy Maria Parham Health Maria Parham Health (MPH) announced Dani Burton as their Daisy Recipient for the 3rd quarter in 2017. Maria Parham is proud to participate in the Daisy Award, an international program that rewards and celebrates the extraordinary clinical skill and compassionate care given by nurses every day. Through this program, the […]
Unofficial Results 2017 Election Results
— courtesy Vance County Schools Robin Littlejohn, a member of the faculty at L.B. Yancey Elementary School, has been recognized as a Rosetta Stone Rockstar. Rosetta Stone is a nationally recognized foreign language software application used by L.B. Yancey Elementary and schools across our state and the nation to assist students, who don’t speak English […]
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. If you live in Henderson-Vance or the surrounding area and you need help, please call 252-425-2492 for an emergency or 252-431-1926 for the business line. Reference today’s TownTalk for more information, which can be done by clicking here. In addition, on October 18 and October 25 from 9:30 a.m. […]
— courtesy South Boston Speedway, by Mike Smith Second Generation Drivers With South Boston Speedway Ties Gunning For CARS Tour Championships Saturday Night SOUTH BOSTON, Va. (October 10, 2017) – Two second generation drivers with deep roots at South Boston Speedway will be gunning for championships when the CARS Tour makes its first visit to the […]
— courtesy Families Living Violence Free Please join FLVF as we recognize Domestic Violence Awareness Month with our Annual Candlelight Vigil to honor Granville County Survivors and Victims of Domestic Violence who have lost their lives as a result of family violence. We honor and celebrate their lives with a vigil. “Knowledge is Power… Awareness […]
Local, live election returns can be heard on WIZS 1450 AM and on wizs.com Tuesday night beginning at 7:30. In addition to the live audio on air and online, there will be a live results sheet on wizs.com that you can follow as we type in the vote totals. The City of Henderson non-partisan election […]
— press release courtesy of District Attorney Mike Waters Louisburg, NC— On Friday, October 06, 2017, Senior Resident Superior Court Judge Robert H. Hobgood presided over a special setting of Vance County Criminal Superior Court. This session of court was held in Franklin County for the sake of convenience. District Attorney Mike Waters and Assistant District Attorney Melissa […]
Volunteer Services of Maria Parham Health announces their October sale. Tupperware will be in the John T. Church Classroom Wed. Oct. 11th (7am-4pm) and Thurs. Oct. 12th (7am-2pm). Take products home THAT DAY! Come see what’s on SALE. (MPH is a paying advertising client of WIZS Radio and wizs.com.)
