Remembering eyewitnesses to history
Oral History of S.C. Newspapers
dedicated to preserving the heritage of our state’s journalists and newspapers
On this site you’ll find interviews with some of South Carolina’s leading newspaper journalists from the past 70 years.
About
South Carolina’s 15 daily and 80+ weekly newspapers serve communities large and small across the state with news and information.
The Oral History Project is a joint effort of the S.C. Press Association and the University of South Carolina School of Journalism and Mass Communications. It is funded by the South Carolina Humanities Council.
Our project’s goal is to interview some of South Carolina’s leading newspaper journalists from the last half century. Journalists have behind-the-scenes insight into the culture and values of the time. In addition to recalling stories from the past, we’ve interviewed journalists who have covered significant events and political figures in our state’s history.
This project is important for scholars today and future generations who want to look back at our state’s unique and vibrant history. Newspapers have always been a vehicle to raise awareness and portray the values, beliefs and attitudes of the past and present.
Interviews

Jack Bass
Journalist, Author, Professor
Charleston, SC

Jay Bender
S.C. PRESS ASSOCIATION ATTORNEY
COLUMBIA, SC

Bill Collins
THE SUMMERVILLE JOURNAL SCENE
SUMMERVILLE, SC

Emily Cooper
JOURNALIST AND AUTHOR
COLUMBIA, SC

Jim Davenport
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, THE STATE
COLUMBIA, SC

Herb Frazier
JOURNALIST, LECTURER, AUTHOR
CHARLESTON, SC

Lee Harter
The Times and Democrat
Orangeburg, SC

Cathy Hughes
The Times and Democrat
Orangeburg, SC

Scott Hunter
Aiken Standard
Aiken, SC

Carl Kilgus
The Advertizer-Herald
Bamberg, SC

William Kinney
Marlboro Herald-Advocate
Bennettsville, SC

Kent Krell
The Associated Press, The State Record
Columbia, SC

Dean Livingston
The Times and Democrat
Orangeburg, SC

Harry Logan
Morning News, The State
Florence, SC

Tom McLean
The Columbia Record
Columbia, SC

Hubert Osteen Jr.
The Sumter Item
Sumter, SC

Bunny Richardson
The State Record
Columbia, SC

Henry Schulte
newspaperman, educator, author
Vero Beach, FL

John Shurr
S.C. ASSOCIATED PRESS BUREAU CHIEF
S.C. PRESS ASSOCIATION FOI CHAIR
COLUMBIA, SC

Louis Sossamon
THE GAFFNEY LEDGER
GAFFNEY, SC

Barbara Williams
The Post and Courier
Charleston, SC
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This program is funded by the South Carolina Humanities Council, whose mission is to enrich the cultural and intellectual lives of all South Carolinians. This program is co-sponsored by the University of South Carolina’s School of Journalism and Mass Communications.