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.
— courtesy Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce The third and final concert of the season will feature Liquid Pleasure. After more than two decades of bringing audiences to their feet, this band has become a multi-cultural icon. Veteran member Melvin Farrington says, “We love being in touch with people like us, who love a variety of […]
For the latest briefing on Hurricane Irma from the National Weather Service in Raleigh – CLICK HERE —————————— LOCAL UPDATE Noon Monday – Brian Short, the Director of Emergency Management for Henderson and Vance County, said, “Please see the (latest) briefing from the NWS regarding TS Irma. As you can see, our impact will be very […]
— story and photos courtesy of Vance County Public Schools Vance County Schools presented its top education awards to individuals during the school system’s “Excellence in Education” banquet held on September 6, at McGregor Hall in downtown Henderson. Kedecia Stewart, a fourth and fifth-grade math teacher at Pinkston Street Elementary School, was presented the award […]
— courtesy Warren County Government, Robert Davie Hurricane Irma is just off the coast of Florida as a category 5 with possible impacts to Warren County by early next week as a wind and rain event. Warren County Governmental Departments continue to monitor Hurricane Irma and its path and all sheltering staff have been placed […]
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 […]
