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Early College High School is a national initiative from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation that helps high school students jumpstart their college education while still in high school. And that school in Charleston recently won Innovision’s education award. Mike Switzer interviews Vanessa Denney, principal at the Charleston County School District Early College High School located at Trident Technical College in Charleston, SC.

According to our next guest, almost half of her small business assistance organization’s clients are African American, yet these clients continue to struggle to obtain financing. Which is why she recently announced an initiative designed to uplift the economic prospects for these minority business owners and entrepreneurs. Mike Switzer interviews Michele Abraham, state director for the South Carolina Small Business Development Center in Columbia.

“G” is for Geiger, Emily (ca. 1762). Revolutionary War heroine.

“L” is for Laurens, Henry (1724-1792). Merchant, planter, statesman, diplomat.

In March of 2021, the South Carolina Battlefield Preservation Trust purchased 31 acres in Colleton County to preserve the site of a Revolutionary War victory by Francis Marion and his men over the British in what became known as the battle of Parker’s Ferry. The site will soon become part of the Liberty Trail, which will be a unified path of preservation and interpretation across South Carolina. The Trail will tell the story of the events of 1779-1782 in the Carolinas, which directly led to an American victory in the war.Charles Baxley of the SC Battlefield Trust and archaeologist Steve Smith join Walter Edgar to talk about efforts to find the historical boundaries of the site, purchase the land, and establish the Liberty Trail.

January 29, 2022 — An interview with Sen. Tom Davis (R-Beaufort) as debate on his medical marijuana bill gets underway in the state Senate; SC DHEC Director of Public Health Dr. Brannon Traxler on the latest surge of COVID-19; and recent comments from Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) on how he wants the federal government to balance its budget.

February 1, 2022 — A look at Rep. Jim Clyburn's (D-SC) push to get a Black woman on the U.S. Supreme Court and who he is supporting; a recap of last week's legislative action at the statehouse; the latest on Boeing's manufacturing delays at its North Charleston plant; and more.

Have you ever wondered why pianists need page turners? They’re not, after all, the only ones who use both hands to play their instruments.

Franz von Suppé could be the poster child for composers who were extremely prolific and very famous in their own time, but who, if they’re now remembered at all, are only remembered for two or three pieces.

Have you ever wondered why pianists need page turners? They’re not, after all, the only ones who use both hands to play their instruments.