“P” is for Peace, Roger Craft (1899-1968). Journalist, businessman, U.S. senator. A native of Greenville and graduate of Furman, Peace joined the staff of his family’s business—the Greenville News in 1919 as a sports editor. At the death of his father in 1934, he became publisher and president of the Greenville News-Piedmont Company. Under his direction, the company expanded into radio and television stations and other newspapers throughout the South. In 1967 the company became Multimedia, Inc. with Peace as its chairman. In addition to overseeing the media company, he devoted much of his life to public service. In 1941, he was appointed to the U.S. Senate for a four-month interim period. During World War II, Roger Craft Peace chaired South Carolina’s Preparedness for Peace Commission, which developed plans for the state’s economy after the war.
“P” is for Peace, Roger Craft (1899-1968)
