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.
End of Grade Tests Better; Vance Has Exited Low Performance Status; Closing Gap to State Averages; Vance Improving Quicker Than Several State Averages On Wednesday, September 28, 2016, Superintendent Anthony Jackson addressed a crowd of about 70 business and community leaders. In his opening remarks he said, “I want you to leave with a renewed […]
The new Vance County Animal Shelter on Brodie Road in Henderson held an official ribbon cutting on Saturday, October 1 at 10:00 a.m. and an open house from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Present were County Commissioners, City Council Members, Henderson Mayor Eddie Ellington and many interested citizens. The animal control officers including Frankie Nobles, […]
Henderson Masonic Lodge 229 Fish Fry continues today until 7 p.m. Eat in or take out. $8.00 for freshly fried fish plus potato salad, slaw and hush puppies. If you eat in, a drink is included. The location is Raleigh Road in Henderson, across from Supply Line Country Market and M.R. Williams. Monies raised with help […]
An official webpage for the Colonial Pipeline Company says a 500-foot repair to line one of the pipeline is complete, testing is occurring today, and the line is expected to be operational again Wednesday. From that point, it will take a few days for fuel delivery to return to normal. Click the link above for […]
Vance County Schools will host school bus driver training sessions Monday, October 10, through Wednesday, October 12, at L.B. Yancey Elementary School. Interested persons must attend the training on all three days to receive certification. The training will be for individuals to drive school buses for the school system. The training sessions will begin at […]
Vance County Schools hosted its “Leadership Celebration” in McGregor Hall last night and announced the selection of Linwood Swann of Eaton-Johnson Middle School as the school system’s 2016-2017 Teacher of the Year, Crystal Richardson of Clarke Elementary School as the 2016-2017 Principal of the Year and Joy Suther of Dabney Elementary School as the 2016-2017 […]
WIZS 1450 AM provides double coverage tonight of Northern Vance hosting Bunn and Southern Vance hosting Hertford County. All the radio coverage begins at 6:45 and continues until the final play is done. Everything is On Air and streamed live at wizs.com or via WIZS on Tunein. — Scouting Reports by Jeff Jenkins Northern […]
Hermine Update (Friday Morning) from the National Weather Service and Vance County Emergency Management Director Brian Short Late Morning Update: The director of Vance County Emergency Management, Brian Short, provided an additional email to the one listed below to local emergency preparedness teams, and he said, “Attached is some additional information from North Carolina Emergency […]
The annual Optimist Bowl is tonight with Southern Vance High School visiting Northern Vance High School for a 7 p.m. kickoff. Live analysis and play by play coverage begins on WIZS 1450 AM at 6:45. You can also listen by going to WIZS.com or with the free Tunein Radio App on your smartphone or tablet. […]
VANCE COUNTY SCHOOLS MAKE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS ON STATE TESTS, SCHOOL PERFORMANCE GRADES AND REPORTS THE HIGHEST GRADUATION RATE IN THE DISTRICT’S HISTORY The state of North Carolina formally released accountability data from the 2015-2016 academic year today. The Vance County School System is pleased to report improvements on state assessments, the elimination of all schools […]
