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Stateline's Charles Bierbauer
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(Posted July 1, 2003) In 1958, a
group of skeptical students at a Columbia, South Carolina, high school participated in a
televised instruction experiment. That was
the beginning of SCETV, the statewide network that now includes 11 television stations,
eight radio stations, and a closed-circuit system in more than 2,000 schools, businesses,
and government agencies.
The network, first housed in a refurbished grocery store in Columbia, has regional
stations in Rock Hill and Sumter and regional studios in Spartanburg and Beaufort, in
addition to its headquarters (WRLK-TV/35) and Telecommunications Center in Columbia. There are transmitters in Allendale, Charleston,
Conway, Florence, Greenville, and Greenwood and radio stations in Aiken, Beaufort,
Charleston, Columbia, Conway, Greenville, Rock Hill, and Sumter.
Through decades of growth and changing technology, SCETV’s goal to provide
challenging and meaningful content has remained intact.
“We work constantly to create and obtain material of real cultural,
historical, and educational value to the people of South Carolina. Exploring issues that shape our lives is a
programming priority for us,” said President and CEO Moss Bresnahan.
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Stateline is a public
affairs program that features South Carolina newsmakers exploring issues such as public
school funding and counter-terrorism measures. Charles
Bierbauer, dean of the University of South Carolina’s College of Mass Communications
and Information Studies and former CNN anchor, is the host.
Connections is SCETV’s
weekly program to address the interests and concerns of the state’s minority
populations. Topics, often suggested by
viewers, have included health, history, education, and entrepreneurship.
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also enjoy a wide variety of informative, entertaining programming that is not
issue-related. Horticultural enthusiasts tune
in to Making
It Grow, a call-in program produced by SCETV and
the Clemson University Extension Service. |
Nostalgia buffs are looking forward to Myrtle Beach
Memories, a documentary on Grand Strand memorabilia and reminiscences that will
air in December. Younger viewers are fans of The Dooley and Pals Show, an educational
children’s series. |
In June, to celebrate the successful first year of SCETV’s outreach program to
increase interest in science and technology, 45 middle school girls attended Tech Team
summer camp. The program is funded by a
National Science Foundation grant. |
Another educational project, DESC.info,
uses a multi-media approach to enhance learning experiences for students, educators, and
employees of state agencies, hospitals, and businesses.
SCETV and the South Carolina Partnership for Distance Education developed
DESC.info. |
SCETV’s work has earned many awards. Most
recently,
its Digital Advocacy Campaign, a legislative initiative for digital funding, won Public
Relations Society of America awards and an NETA award.
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Passion for Education: Annual Report won an NETA award
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Since 1984, SCETV has served as the International Public Television Screening Conference
(INPUT) Secretariat for the United States. INPUT is an exchange of programs
and ideas to increase understanding among public television professionals throughout the
world. |
The televised instruction experiment of 1958 was the beginning of something that those
high school students could not have imagined – a statewide public broadcasting
network that enriches the lives of South Carolinians of all ages and even plays a part in
making public broadcasting all it can be internationally.
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