As the country marks 10 years since we lost the Emanuel Nine, SCETV invites you to share reflections and memories through our "Voices Collected" project, either online or in person.
Click here to learn more about recording sessions happening in June. You can also email us at voices@scetv.org or call 803-727-0097 to schedule an interview.
Click here to learn more about recording sessions happening in June. You can also email us at voices@scetv.org or call 803-727-0097 to schedule an interview.
Join us for a special live taping of our new Shortwave Kitsch Radio variety show, featuring guest singer-songwriter Mark Bryan, June 7 at Capers Hall at The Citadel in Charleston, SC. This show will be recorded and broadcast later this year on South Carolina Public Radio.
South Carolina News
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"AESC fully intends to meet our commitments to invest $1.6 billion and create 1,600 jobs in the coming years," an AESC spokesman said June 5, 2025. -
Summer break means something different to everyone. For students, it’s a time to unwind and recharge. But many parents and educators worry about the “summer slide”—and learning loss that can happen when school is out. -
Thursday's Winthrop poll shows a state that is so divided, the averages look as if residents are split down the middle. -
June tends to be a dusty month with particles traveling thousands of miles from Africa to the Americas. Much is talked about, but not all is bad. -
Richland County became the first South Carolina county to pass a hate crime law.
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Instead of talking a lot about budget vetoes, Republican South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster is talking about all his priorities that the Republican legislature kept in the spending plan like tax cuts, disaster relief and teacher raises.
Join host Gavin Jackson and special guest state Sen. Shane Massey for live a taping of the SC Lede podcast at Good Girl Brewing in Aiken, SC on June 12. We'll discuss the issues our state legislature is currently facing and take your questions.
South Carolina Public Radio News Updates
The State House Gavel shares updates about the South Carolina General Assembly, including legislative actions, debates and discussions. Featuring news and interviews, so you have access to the latest developments in policy and decisions that shape South Carolina’s future.
Latest episodes of Walter Edgar's Journal
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Stephen B. Morton/AP/FR56856 APIn his book Mother Emanuel: Two Centuries of Race, Resistance, and Forgiveness in One Charleston Church (2025, Crown) Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Kevin Sack explores the inspiring history that brought the church to that moment, and the depth of the desecration committed in its fellowship hall.In this expanded episode of Walter Edgar's Journal, Sack joins us to explore the story of Emanuel A.M.E. Church in Charleston. -
GrimDreamArt/DeviantArtThis week we will be talking Scott Romine, author of The Zombie Memes of Dixie (2024, UGA Press). The book traces the origin and development of several propositions, tropes, types, clichés, and ideas commonly associated with the U.S. South.Approaching these propositions as memes Scott argues that many of them developed in defense of slavery and evolved in its aftermath to continue to form a southern group whose “way of life” naturalized an emergent regime of segregation.
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Latest Episodes of the SC Lede
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Gavin Jackson/SCETVOn this episode of the South Carolina Lede for June 3, 2025: we recap the big state Democratic Party weekend which included big party names like Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Maryland Gov. Wes Moore; also, a development in the 2026 gubernatorial race as Richland Democratic Rep. Jermaine Johnson announces the formation of an exploratory committee; and more! -
Gavin Jackson/SCETVOn this episode of the South Carolina Lede for May 31, 2025: details on our live taping event coming up June 12 at 6 p.m. at Good Girl Brewing (early registration recommended); take part in Voices Collected, honoring the legacy of the Emanuel Nine; and more!
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Provided/MUSCThis week, Bobbi Conner talks with MUSC's Dr. Mauricio Pereira about the diagnosis and treatment of macular degeneration. -
Provided/MUSCThis week, Bobbi Conner talks with MUSC's Dr. Howell Jarrard about caffeine and headaches.
Nation and World
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Many college students are headed home for the summer and the transition can be challenging. After a year of living independently, students have to adjust to their parents’ rules and expectations. -
Studying abroad can be an essential part of a student’s college experience, helping them develop essential life skills such as adaptability, resilience and problem solving.
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This week on Who What When, we’re discussing the great kaleidoscope that is America with games about people and things that we now think of as completely American but actually came from other parts of the world. -
In honor of Mother’s Day this week, we’re dedicating this week's episode to the moms in our lives.
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More Headlines
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Hundreds of acres in Michigan are covered in parallel rows of earth that are the remains of an ancient Native American agricultural system. The surprise find has archaeologists amazed. -
In an Oval Office meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, President Trump likened the war between Russia and Ukraine to a fight between two children who hate each other. -
Over the next few decades, about $124 trillion will change hands in the U.S. through inheritance. Those transfers often run into problems. Plant Money navigates some thorny issues in estate planning.
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Regina Collins and her then-partner decided to try to have a baby 20 years ago. But there were limited options for same-sex couples. In this StoryCorps, she tells her son how they became a family.
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More than 200 wildfires are raging across Canada, sending a thick blanket of choking smoke through the U.S. Midwest. Experts says climate change means U.S. residents better get used to it. -
Trump senior advisor Kari Lake envisions the agency that includes the international broadcaster Voice of America with 81 staffers after mid-August — down from about 1,300 full-time employees and contractors. -
From space travel to military operations to the future of green energy, the U.S. has become reliant on Elon Musk's business empire. But it won't be easy for the government to end its reliance on Musk. -
The fragile state of the U.S. air traffic control system was easy to see during the recent outages in Newark. But it will be a lot harder to make up for decades of underinvestment and other mistakes. -
His rehiring raises questions about the neutrality of immigration judges, who are supposed to be impartial and whose decisions determine if someone can stay or must leave the country. -
Eruptions! Defections! Depictions! So much happened this week, but were you paying attention?
