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.
Granville County Public Schools has scheduled a series of community meetings with its superintendent. Kitchen Table Conversation Dates: Parent & Community Meetings 6:00pm – 7:30pm South Granville High School / Tuesday, September 12 Butner-Stem Middle School / Thursday, September 14 Northern Granville Middle School / Tuesday, September 19 J.F. Webb High School / Thursday, September […]
— courtesy VGCC The Vance-Granville Community College Small Business Center is offering a pair of free seminars focused on helping businesses use two growing social media platforms. “Using Instagram to Gain & Retain More Business” is scheduled for Thursday, September 21, from 1-4 p.m., in room W4103 on VGCC’s Warren County Campus in Warrenton. Then, […]
Frankie Nobles, who is the Chief of Animal Control for Vance County, and his staff have alerted WIZS News that a skunk has tested positive for rabies. The animal was collected near Henderson Point and tested. Please review the following information below courtesy of Vance County Animal Control. ATTENTION ANIMAL SERVICES RESPONDED TO A CALL […]
— by Jeff Jenkins Northern Vance and South Granville, – both sets of the Northern Carolina’s 2A Vikings – will kick off their conference schedule tonight (Friday) at Creedmoor, and these two teams could not be more different right now: Northern Vance is 0-3 after is three nonconference outings, and did not locate the goal […]
— by Jeff Jenkins Southern Vance begins conference play at home tonight (Friday) against Bunn, a team that has been in the running for Northern Carolina conference champions every year since at least 2004, and is on a 12-game Northern Carolina 2-A win streak stretching back to Halloween, 2014. In 2015 the Wildcats were Eastern […]
— courtesy Brian Short, Director of Emergency Operations Henderson-Vance County Click Here for the National Weather Service Briefing Short wrote in an email to local officials and local preparedness teams: “Please see the attached from the National Weather Service regarding Hurricane Irma. We continue to watch this system very closely. Though we cannot say for […]
— by Paul McKenzie, Vance/Warren Ag. Ext. Agent On Saturday, September 9th, the Extension Master Gardener Volunteers will hold a free seminar entitled “Creative Ideas for Fall Color” at the Vance County Regional Farmers Market. Learn about the many plants in addition to mums and pansies that can enhance the fall landscape. The program will […]
Plank Chapel UMC is set to help Community Partners of Hope, and your registration in or sponsorship of the 5K run will make all the difference. A sponsorship letter sent to WIZS News reads: “We cordially invite you to participate as a sponsor of “A Dash of Hope.” This event will raise money to provide funding […]
— courtesy VGCC Vance-Granville Community College has announced that three students earned President’s List academic honors and another three earned Dean’s List academic honors for the summer term that ended in July. The President’s List recognizes students who achieved a perfect 4.0 grade-point average (GPA) while carrying a “full load” (of at least 12 credit […]
— courtesy Vance County Public Schools Students in grades 6-8 at Eaton Johnson received a special message during three separate assemblies from Dentis Shaw, founder of the “Love, Forgive. Please Stop the Violence,” organization on September 5. Shaw (shown in the accompanying photo) talked with the students from the three grade levels during sessions held […]
