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.
Monday night in closed session, the Vance Charter School board voted 9-4 to reinstate its principal, Sean Connolly. The closed session lasted 30 minutes, followed by the announcement that Connolly was reinstated as principal with stipulations until July 17th. Connolly was suspended in late April, and the news story from that date is linked here. […]
(Video at facebook.com/wizsradio) For the second time in 13 years, fire has destroyed the warehouse space of ETC in Henderson, a local manufacturer of floor pads, cleaning pads, mops, brushes and more. (https://www.etcpads.com/about-us/) As of this report at 2:15 p.m. Monday, no one has been injured. Henderson Fire Chief Steve Cordell said one member of […]
— by Susan Rose Thomas C. (Tom) Church Jr. was awarded the 2017 Citizen of the Year Award through the Awahili District, Occoneechee Council, of the Boy Scouts of America Thursday night at the Henderson Country Club. The award is named after George Rose Watkins Sr. Dinner was served and three testimonials followed. Rev. Donald […]
The Relay for Life of Vance County is scheduled to proceed as planned Friday, according to Jon Charest, a community manager with the American Cancer Society. He said this was a local decision made by the local committee. Rain will not be an issue. If there is lightning, that changes things for safety reasons. WIZS […]
The 2017 Embrace Henderson Family Spectacular was attended by 745 guests, 21 decisions for Christ and 130 volunteers worked the event this past Saturday. Another big day for the local Embrace event, which was the 7th annual gathering.
The principal of Vance Charter School, Sean Connolly, has been suspended until the charges against him are resolved. Monday night, appearing before the school’s board of directors, Connolly read from a prepared statement, which Vance Charter School has made available to WIZS News. In the statement, Connolly said, “…I believe that I will be exonerated…I […]
Thursday night in the Maria Parham Health auditorium, Henderson Fire Chief Steve Cordell spoke at the West Creek, West Hills, 158 By Pass Community Watch meeting. Community watch president Susan Adcock told WIZS News how much the organization appreciated Cordell presenting the program. Adcock said, “Chief Cordell said proper smoke/fire alarms in our homes could save our lives. […]
A WIZS TownTalk listener (11 a.m. – 11:55 a.m. M-F) recently submitted a written topic request via wizs.com/towntalk about the fees to enter the parks on Kerr Lake. On this topic, WIZS can address those fees for parks in North Carolina. As Bryce P. Fleming, park superintendent at the Kerr Lake State Recreation Area explains, “Park fees are set […]
Community Partners of Hope, management entity for the local men’s shelter and Hope House, is having a fundraiser on Monday, April 24th. It will take place at 220 Seafood at 1812 North Garnett Street. Volunteer coordinator Jane Kings says, “Tickets may be purchased at the door and cost $7. All plates include fried trout, french […]
Officials with NC DMV have alerted WIZS News that the Henderson Driver License Office will close at 1:00 p.m. today. The reason for the closing is to replace the office carpeting. The office will reopen Monday at noon. All offices are closed tomorrow and will reopen Monday in observance of the Easter Holiday. The Henderson […]
