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Narrative: Gary Goodman on 33 Years with the State Fair

South Carolina Public Radio | By Laura Hunsberger

Published October 10, 2017 at 9:30 AM EDT

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Gary Goodman, South Carolina State Fair General Manager, in his office in Columbia, SC (2017).

This edition of Narrative features an interview with Gary Goodman, General Manager of the South Carolina State Fair. After more than three decades, Goodman is retiring this year. I spoke with him about his memories of his early years on the job and his first fair as general manager in 1986.