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State House Week for the Week of January 1, 2017

Russ McKinney
Rob Sprankle
Russ McKinney

    The 2017 session of the S.C. General Assembly begins Jan. 10th with lawmakers facing a number of un-answered questions.

Russ McKinney was a reporter for South Carolina Public Radio. He left South Carolina ETV and Public Radio in 2025.

McKinney has 30 years of experience in radio news and public affairs. He is a former broadcast news reporter in Spartanburg, Columbia and Atlanta. He served as Press Secretary to former S.C. Governor Dick Riley for two terms, and for 20 years was the chief public affairs officer for the University of South Carolina.