"R" is for Rivers, John Minott [1903—1988]. Broadcasting executive. After college, Rivers, a native of Charleston, moved to Greenville. There he became friends with the president of the Liberty Life Insurance Company that operated WCSC radio in Charleston. In 1938 he became president of South Carolina Broadcasting Company, which operated WCSC. He later purchased the station. In 1948 he began operation of an FM station. In 1953, he put WCSC-TV, South Carolina’s first VHF television station on the air. Rivers’ company, WCSC, Inc., eventually became involved in long distance and cellular telephones, security systems, and other enterprises. He helped found the South Carolina Association of Broadcasters in 1952 and served as its president. From 1966 to 1982 he was a member of the South Carolina Educational Television Commission. In 1974 John Minott Rivers was inducted into the Broadcasters Hall of Fame.
"R" is for Rivers, John Minott
