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Town Talk 11/24/20: Charles Boyd Talks Car Business, Growing Up in Vance County

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Guest host Brandon Boyd interviewed someone near and dear to his own heart for Tuesday’s segment of Town Talk, his father Charles Henry Boyd. Many in the community may know Charles as the owner of Charles Boyd Chevrolet Buick GMC in Henderson.

Born in Henderson in 1949, Charles, with the exception of his years in college, has called Vance County home all of his life. “Henderson has always been home,” he said. “It’s been a great life. Vance County has been so very good to us; a great place to live and to work.”

A child in the 50s and a teenager in the 60s, Charles said he has many memories of good times spent with his three brothers, family and friends. “I have memories of going downtown, going to the Embassy and going to the Stevenson Theatre. You could take about 15 cents to spend your evening and have a great time.”

Interested in cars since he was old enough to remember, Charles said he spent his younger years going with his father and brothers to tobacco warehouses to prospect vehicles, and later working after school “polishing cars, cleaning hubcaps and washing engines” at the used car lot.

Brandon Boyd (left) and Charles Boyd (right) pictured with one of their classic cars.

“Me and my three brothers, Maurice, Glenn and Jerry, have always had a passion for cars,” said Charles. “My father started off in farming and then went into the used car business.”

That passion continues today with Charles and his brothers collecting classic cars. “We collect cars, which is a great pastime, and we share the thrills in finding these cars and reselling them,” Charles stated. “We try to find cars that have been stored, that don’t have many miles; we like originality. It’s an enjoyment when you find something and think there’s not another one like it in the world. It’s not what you end up with; it’s the chase of finding something.”

Charles continued, “The car business has been a great part of my life. It’s been good to me and my family. Vance County has supported us in so many ways. We try to give everybody a fair and honest deal. My dad was known for being honest and looking out for customers, and that’s what we try to do.”

After starting out at Boyd Auto Sales on Garnett Street and selling his first used car at 11, Charles rented an available used car lot on Raleigh Road upon graduating Atlantic Christian College. According to Charles, rent was $75 a month, and the lot had no bathroom or running water.

“Today, we have a facility that’s state-of-the-art; we’ve come a long way,” Charles said. “It’s not what we’ve done, but what Vance County has done for us.”

Charles Boyd Chevrolet Buick GMC is located at 250 Ruin Creek Road in Henderson, NC.

To hear the interview with Charles and Brandon in its entirety, including more on growing up in Henderson and the car business, go to WIZS.com and click on Town Talk.

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Town Talk 11/9/20: Boyd Continues Discussion on Presidential Election

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Brandon Boyd, Vance County resident, businessman and guest co-host, appeared on WIZS Town Talk Monday at 11 a.m.

Continuing his discussion from Friday’s special edition of Town Talk, Boyd updated listeners on weekend developments in the presidential election.

Click play to hear the discussion…

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Town Talk 10/27/20: The Importance of the Electoral College & Your Vote

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Brandon Boyd, Vance County resident, businessman and guest co-host, appeared on WIZS Town Talk Tuesday at 11 a.m.

Boyd discussed an often misunderstood topic – how the Electoral College works. As stated in the segment, the intention of the program was to be informative, factual and non-partisan.

Devised in 1787, the Electoral College is the formal body that elects the President and Vice President of the United States. It was established by Article II, Section 1, Clause 2 of the U.S. Constitution and modified by the 12th and 23rd Amendments. (Source: National Conference of State Legislatures)

Each state has as many ‘electors’ in the Electoral College as it has representatives and senators in the United States Congress. For North Carolina, that includes two senators and 13 representatives, for a total of 15 electors.

The Electoral College currently comprises 538 electors: one for each of the 435 members of the House of Representatives, 100 senators and three for Washington, D.C. A majority of 270 electoral votes is required to elect the President and Vice President of the United States.

By this system, when an individual votes for a presidential candidate, a vote is also cast for the electors selected by the party of that candidate. If a majority of voters in a state vote for the Republican candidate, the Republican slate of electors is chosen. Likewise, if a majority vote for the Democratic candidate, the Democratic slate of electors is chosen.

Boyd said this indirect election system prohibits the largest metropolitan cities, with the majority of the country’s population, from deciding who will be president. “For example, in today’s time, if there was no Electoral College, then basically New York City, Miami, Chicago, Los Angeles and Houston would decide the leader for all of us,” explained Boyd. “The Electoral College really ensures that everyone’s vote does, in fact, count.”

It is possible – and has happened five times since the inception of the Electoral College – that a candidate can win the popular vote and still lose the election. In recent history, that includes Al Gore’s loss to George W. Bush in 2000 and Hillary Clinton’s loss to Donald J. Trump in 2016. (Source: History, Arts & Archives website of the U.S. House of Representatives)

“What you need to do is get out and vote,” Boyd said. “If you are a Donald Trump supporter, get to the polls. If you believe that America is better off with Joe Biden as its leader, get out to the polls and go vote. Your vote matters.”

To hear the interview in its entirety, including details on how individual states, counties and area codes matter in an election, go to WIZS.com and click on Town Talk.

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Town Talk 09/28/20: Guest Host Brandon Boyd Interviews WIZS’ John Charles Rose

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On today’s episode of WIZS’ Town Talk, originally aired September 15, John Charles Rose, owner and operator of WIZS and primary Town Talk host, was on the receiving end of questions posed by new guest host Brandon Boyd.

Many in the community may recognize Boyd from Boyd Chevrolet Buick GMC.

Celebrating its 65th anniversary this year, Boyd asked Rose how the vision for WIZS, which has been on the air continuously since May 1, 1955, has changed over the decades. Rose replied he believes the station’s vision has remained mostly unchanged.

Purchased by Rose Farm & Rentals on June 1, 1989, under president John D. Rose, III, Rose said his father’s vision for the station has always been to support and promote the local community.

“My dad’s vision for the radio station at that time, and for most of his tenure before passing away in 2007, was ‘of Henderson, by Henderson and for Henderson,’ with a webpage, social media and a little better throw on FM towards Oxford added,” said Rose.

Since first flipping the switch to enter the airwaves in 1955, WIZS has broadcast on 1450AM. At exactly noon on August 17, 2018, WIZS flipped the switch again to add 100.1 FM as a live simulcast.

With FM added, Rose said another of his father’s visions for the station was realized. “Getting FM was a several years-long process,” explained Rose. “It was something my father always wanted to do, but there was never quite the right time, quite the right apparatus, quite the right opportunity or quite the right amount of money to make it happen.”

When the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) opened a filing window for smaller stations to join the FM airwaves, Rose said the timing was right for the station to apply for a licensed FM translator, a “full-fledged FM station.”

With its ability to reach a younger audience more familiar with the FM format, the simulcast helps ensure a viable future for WIZS as a provider of local news, sports, music, talk and entertainment.

“We want to be a community radio station,” Rose said. “We want to engage young people in what’s going on in the community.”

When Boyd, who stated “every day, people in this area trust you for the news,” asked Rose to describe what the community’s respect means to him, Rose replied he doesn’t think he has earned it just yet.

“I don’t think I can earn that,” he elaborated. “I think that I can only strive to earn it. People like the late John D. Rose, III, my dad, and also Bob Harrison that worked at WHNC in our community, have set the bar extremely high in what local community radio is able to do from the standpoint of offering local news.”

In further discussing WIZS’ history, Boyd and Rose fondly remembered the “unique individuals” that have made WIZS both entertaining and informative over the years.

“There is a cast of characters that goes down in history – some in infamy – but there were some great, great people,” said Rose. “A radio station is not better than its people, and all radio stations and organizations are bigger than one person.”

In summing up his first guest host appearance, Boyd said, “Not only was it an honor to host an interview with John Charles on Town Talk; it was a true privilege. The Rose family and WIZS are assets to the Henderson and the Tri-County area and have been a part of all of our lives for many years now.”

“As for people that are new to this area,” Boyd continued, “I believe it is a story that needs to be shared and deserves to be told as to how this radio station has not just survived but has grown to become Henderson’s voice. John Rose was truly an ambassador for this area and his son John Charles is proudly leading the effort today. How fortunate we are to have WIZS 1450AM and now 100.1 FM: Henderson’s Trusted Community Voice.”

To hear the interview in its entirety, go to WIZS.com and click on Town Talk.