The document summarizes the career and accomplishments of Robert Ashe Pierce, who is being inducted into the South Carolina Press Association Hall of Fame. It details his 42-year career at The State newspaper as a reporter, editor, and editorial writer, during which he won national and state press awards. It notes that beyond his journalism work, Pierce also authored books about South Carolina and his career. The summary honors Pierce for his lengthy and productive career serving readers and communities across South Carolina through in-depth reporting and establishing a network of local stringers.

1. S.C. Press Association
Annual Meeting & Awards
March 16
-17
, 20
12
Ti d es, Folly Beach

2. Index-Journal
Winner of a newspaper-record 34 South Carolina Press Association awards
Winner of the 2011-12 President’s Cup
Second-place finish in General Excellence
Mike Beckom Joseph Sitarz
2nd place — Cartoon 1st place — Humor Column Writing
2nd place — Lifestyle Feature Writing
Ben Breiner
3rd place — Sports Enterprise Reporting Chris Trainor
3rd place — Humor Column Writing
Scott J. Bryan
1st place — News Headline Writing Richard S. Whiting
1st place — Inside Page Design 2nd place — Column Writing
2nd place — Column Writing 3rd place — Series of Articles
2nd place — Feature Page Design Portfolio
3rd place — Photo Page Design
3rd place — Sports Column writing
Scott Chancey
2nd place — Sports Column Writing
St. Claire Donaghy
2nd place — Faith Reporting
3rd place — Series of Articles
Kelly Lafferty
1st place — Personality Photograph
3rd place — Personality Photograph
3rd place — Photo story
Sam O’Keefe
1st place — Unpublished Photo
1st place — General News Photo
1st place — Photo Story
2nd place — Photo Story
2nd place — Spot News Photo
2nd place — General News Photo
2nd place — Feature Photo
2nd place — Personality Photograph
3rd place — Sports Feature Photo
Honorable Mention — Sports Feature Photo
Erin Owens
2nd place — Series of Articles
Bob Simmonds
3rd place — Sports Page Design
Cheng Sio
2nd place — Sports Feature Story
3rd place — Sports Feature story

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4. Schedule
Friday, March 16
of Events
3 –11 p.m. Winners’ displays open
PierView Room
3 – 5 p.m. Executive Committee Meeting
Atrium A
5:30 – 7 p.m. Opening Reception
Shipwatch Room
Saturday, March 17
9 a.m. Registration, sponsor tables and winners’ displays open
PierView Room
10 – 10:45 a.m. Top 10 Things Every Newspaper Executive Should Know
Shipwatch Room
During more than 30 years in the media business – including serving as associate director of the American Press Institute from 2005 until 2011 – Mark Mulholland has seen a
lot. Prior to joining Charleston’s Evening Post Publishing Newspaper Group as vice president of marketing last fall, he held advertising and marketing positions at organizations
including the Roanoke (VA) Times, Greensboro (NC) News & Record, Chicago Sun-Times, Lee Enterprises, WFLA-TV in Tampa, and others. In this session, Mark will share insights
and observations about what newspaper organizations need to do to ensure ongoing success in the challenging environment in which we all now operate.
11 – 11:45 a.m. Clouds Blocking the Sunshine... A Look at FOIA Challenges in the Palmetto State
Shipwatch Room
Join SCPA Attorney Jay Bender as he moderates a panel of editors and reporters who will discuss current open government challenges, especially dealing with police reports.
Panelists include Glenn Smith of The Post and Courier, Tonyia McGirt of The Item, Mike Smith of the Herald-Journal and Richard Whiting of the Index-Journal.
11:45 – 11:55 a.m. SCPA Business Meeting & Election of Officers
Shipwatch Room
12 – 2:15 p.m. Weekly and Associate Member Awards Luncheon & Hall of Fame Presentations
Atrium
2:30 – 3:45 p.m. The Challenge of Preserving Newspaper Public Notice Advertising
Shipwatch Room
John Bussian, attorney for the N.C. Press Association, will give a regional perspective and outline challenges they faced in preserving legals in North Carolina. Newspaper design
consultant Ed Henninger will present some bold ideas on packaging legals for better readership.
4 – 5 p.m. AP News Council Meeting & Awards
Shipwatch Room
6 – 7:30 p.m. President’s Reception
PierView Room
7:30 – 9:30 p.m. Daily Awards Dinner
Atrium
9:30 p.m. – midnight Bar and patio on the beach will stay open for you to celebrate!
Check out page 7 for restaurant and nightlife recommendations.

5. 134 Columbus Street CHARLESTON, SC 29403-4800 (843) 577-7111
BILL HAWKINS
EDITOR AND PUBLISHER
March 12, 2012
Welcome to the Edge of America!
What better time and place than St. Patrick’s Day at Folly Beach to celebrate a great year for the
South Carolina Press Association and honor South Carolina’s best journalism.
We had record participation in this year’s contest with 3,500 entries and the quality of the work
has never been better.
We can all take pride in our winners and the important work they are doing in their communities.
I also salute the untiring work of your SCPA staff in keeping our association strong, particularly
on legislative matters, and helping spread the word across the state that newspapers remain
viable and indispensable.
Yes, we really do have a lot to celebrate!
Please know that I appreciate your support this past year and I can assure you that the incoming
slate of officers promises that our association’s future is in great hands.
Cheers!
Bill Hawkins

6. We Couldn’t Be Prouder!
General Excellence
CHRONICLECAROLINA FOREST
Congratulations to our fabulous team!
KATHY ROPP
KATHY ROPP MICHAEL SMITH
MICHAEL SMITH CHARLES PERRY
CHARLES PERRY CHRIS MOWDER
CHRIS MOWDER
Horry Independent Editor
HORRY INDEPENDENT EDITOR Chronicle Editor
CHRONICLE EDITOR Herald Editor
HERALD EDITOR Internet Director
INTERNET DIRECTOR
BETTY MOSES
BETTY MOSES HEATHER GALE
HEATHER GALE ROBERT ANDERSON
ROBERT ANDERSON ETTIE NEWLANDS
ETTIE NEWLANDS
Myrtle Beach Herald
MYRTLE BEACH HERALD HORRY INDEPENDENT
Horry Independent Horry Independent
HORRY INDEPENDENT CAROLINA FOREST CHRONICLE
Carolina Forest Chronicle

7. Restaurant Recommendations
ON FOLLY BEACH: It’s definitely on the shabby side but offers HUSK, 76 Queen St.; Husk is Chef Sean Brock’s
a spectacular view of the marsh, fresh fried distillation of Southern with a capital “S.” The
TACO BOY, 15 Center Street; 11 a.m. – 2 seafood and most famously, locally harvested, kitchen cures its own hams; makes its own
a.m.; Authentic taqueria/cantina with tasty roasted oysters. preserves, conserves and pickles; grinds and
tacos and nachos. Fun Margaritas and Tequila puts up. All ingredients are sourced from the
flights, too. "Skip Siesta, Let's Fiesta." Live FAT HEN, 3140 Maybank Highway, Johns Island; South and the menu is written daily. Brock is
entertainment Fri. and Sat. nights. Casual vibe of a French farmhouse. Menu pays Best Chef Southeast 2010 and called “the best
homage to Charleston's Huguenot history by farmer who ever became a chef.” Also find a
LOST DOG CAFE, 1106 West Huron Street; 8 offering French Lowcountry cuisine with the good selection of small-batch bourbons here
a.m. – 3 p.m.; Great breakfast and brunch spot. farm-fresh ingredients. and a wine list grouped by soil type.
BLU RESTAURANT, downstairs at the Tides; GLASS ONION, 1219 Savannah Hwy.; Go-to JESTINE’S KITCHEN, 251 Meeting St.; Serves up
7 a.m. – 10 p.m.; Oceanfront dining featuring spot for local foodies that offers a hybrid menu Southern sacraments of fried, greens and sweets.
fresh local seafood. Special St. Patty's Day drawing upon the rural South, the Lowcountry
menu and Irish music from 2 – 5 p.m. and 9 and New Orleans. It was started by Katrina ex- MAGNOLIAS, 185 East Bay St.; Pioneered the
p.m. to midnight. pats whose mantra is: “the simple joy brought concept of “Uptown Down South” when it
about by the perfectly cooked fried chicken, opened in 1990 and it was pivotal in sparking
WOODY'S PIZZA, 39 Center Street; Pizza, subs hearty gumbo, crisp homemade pickles and Charleston’s culinary renaissance. It’s still a force,
and cold beer. Live music. soft, buttery cookies." and the Down South Egg Roll is still on the menu.
TOKYO CREPES, 110 E Ashley Avenue; 9 a.m. WILD OLIVE, 2867 Maybank Highway, John’s PENINSULA GRILL, 112 North Market St.;
– 2:30 a.m.; Sweet and savory crepes that are Island; House-made salumeri and pastas. Four-star, four-diamond status. Sophisticated
perfect after a night out on the town. Located under a towering majestic oak and the food and first-class service in an elegant dining
path is lined with olive trees and herbs. room. The Ultimate Coconut Cake is based on
SNAPPER JACKS, 10 Center Street; 11:30 a.m. a family recipe and is sinfully rich – as in 12
– 2 a.m.; Seafood and sports bar with open-air layers and 12 pounds.
rooftop bar and live music. Downtown:
SLIGHTLY NORTH OF BROAD, 192 East Bay St.;
LOGGERHEAD'S BEACH GRILL, 123 W Ashley BLOSSOM, 171 East Bay St.; Local seafood and Local favorite for lunch or dinner, SNOB is busy,
Avenue; 11 a.m. – 2 a.m.; Live entertainment produce are the backbone of menu that also energetic and most hospitable.
all day/night on Saturday. features house-made pastas and wood-fired
pizzas in a casually chic setting. COCKTAILS WITH A VIEW: The Rooftop at
SURF BAR, 103 W. Cooper; Happy Hour: 4-7 Vendue, 19 Vendue Range, or the Pavilion Bar
p.m.; Serving appetizers, burgers, sandwiches, FIG, Chef-owner Mike Lata, Beard Best Chef on the top of the Market Pavilion Hotel at 225
salads and daily specials. Porch is dog friendly. Southeast 2009, produces a market-driven East Bay Street.
menu without pretensions.
BLACK MAGIC CAFE, 103 W Erie Avenue; 7 a.m. COCKTAILS WITH JAZZ: Charleston Grill at
– 9 p.m. Coffee, tea, sandwiches and bagels. GIN JOINT, 182 East Bay St.; Classically trained
chef-owners have created a gin joint with a Charleston Place is a nice place to have a
focus on pre-Prohibition spirits and classic cocktail. Mercato on N. Market Street also offers
RITA'S SEASIDE GRILLE, 2 Center Street; Lunch, jazz most nights.
dinner and live music. foods with a speakeasy twist. They juice their
own fruits, prepare their own syrups, and take
ice very seriously. The menu allows a dinner MORE BREAKFAST SPOTS: Dixie Supply Cafe,
BERT'S MARKET, 202 E Ashley Avenue; Open 62 State. St.; Bull Street Gourmet, 120 King
24/7. Great place to grab snacks, growlers of experience but is designed to offer snacks
worthy to the retro cocktail experience, such as St.; Caviar & Bananas in the Market; Marina
draft beer and local wine. Variety Store, 17 Lockwood Blvd. at the City
Pad Thai popcorn and the “hog” dog.
Marina; Palmetto Cafe, 205 Meeting St, in
Near FOLLY: HOMINY GRILL, 207 Rutledge Ave.; Chef-owner Charleston Place Hotel; Toast, 155 Meeting
Robert Stehling, Beard Best Chef Southeast in St.; Tabbuli, 6 North Market St.; Sweetwater
BOWEN’S ISLAND RESTAURANT, 1870 Bowens 2008, puts his own stamp on Lowcountry cuisine. Cafe, 137 Market St.
Island Road; This old seafood dive has been He has the nerve to serve the “Big Nasty Biscuit.”
around since 1946 and is loaded with context. Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

8. 2011 – 2012 Necrology
Marion Brown; Feb. 2, 2011; Former Editor, North Myrtle Beach Times and Marlboro Herald-Advocate
Sadie Want; Feb. 18, 2011; Former Reporter; Morning News, The State and The News and Courier
William C. Morris ; Feb. 22, 2011; Former Editor, Greenville Piedmont
Carl E. Langley; March 25, 2011; Former Columnist, Aiken Standard
Jayne M. Speizer; June 13, 2011; Former Publisher, The Herald
Bob Ford; June 19, 2011; Former Columnist, Reporter and Photographer; The Herald and The State
Doug Nye; Jun. 20, 2011; Former Writer and Editor; The State
Thomas W. Chadwick; June 21, 2011; Former Reporter, The State
Vivian Miller; August 25, 2011; Former Columnist; Aiken Standard and Review
Carl Edwin Meynardie, Sr.; Sept. 2, 2011; Founder and Former Editor and Publisher;
Hanahan News, Moultrie News and Goose Creek News
Martha Elizabeth Espedahl; Sept. 11, 2011; Former Writer; The News and Courier and
The Evening Post
Robert Lee Hawkins; Oct. 18, 2011; Former Copy Editor, Columnist and Community Editions
Editor; The News and Courier and The Evening Post
Thomas Langford; Dec. 26, 2011; Former Managing Editor and Columnist; The Times and
Democrat and Greenville Piedmont
Philip Gibbs Grosse; Jan. 3, 2011; Former Sports Reporter and Business Editor; The State
William Chamberlain; Jan. 10, 2011; Former Assistant Editor and Reporter; The Evening Post
and The News and Courier
Joanne Thrift; Feb. 18, 2011; Former Managing Editor, Anderson Daily Mail
Congratulations to the
2011 News Contest winners!
www.athlonsports.com

9. South Carolina
Press Association
Hall
of
Fame
Robert Ashe Pierce
1928 - 2007
Few South Carolinians have matched Robert Ashe Pierce’s lengthy, that end, he drew on grass-roots perspective and played a key role in
diverse and productive career in journalism. Readers and the community establishing a network of nearly 100 stringers in most of the state’s 46
at large were well served by his catholicity of experience and knowledge counties and setting up and overseeing staffed-based bureaus in Aiken,
honed during 42 years at The State newspaper as reporter, state news Rock Hill, Newberry and Florence.
editor, managing editor and senior associate editor of the editorial page As an insightful memoirist, Pierce went beyond the nuts and bolts
and distilled later into several books of merit. of day-to-day journalism. In South Carolina and Me and Between the
A consummate craftsman from the trenches on up, Pierce won national Sheets, the latter published posthumously, he added flesh and bones
press awards for typography and reportage of black migrant workers and with whimsical, flavorful snapshots of places and people, especially the
state awards for reporting-in-depth, editorial and column writing. eccentricities of fellow journalists, screwball warts and all.
Upon retirement, he authored a centennial history of The State, Away from his ink-stained, professional environment, Pierce
Palmetto and Oaks, chronicling the growth of South Carolina’s largest participated meaningfully in other community endeavors. As master
daily newspaper and placing in historical perspective its role in events bridge player, he mentored others in print and in person and served
that shaped the state’s social, economic and political evolution from as president of the South Carolina unit of the American Contract
Reconstruction to the end of the 20th century. Bridge League. He was a director of the Columbia Jazz Club which
As news editor of The State, Pierce recognized that South Carolina was instrumental in staging the first Carolina Summer Jazz Festival in
was an assortment of local cultures with individual color and character: Columbia in 1960. Later, he played a big role in Main Street Jazz, an
to wit, despite their proximity in the same coastal county, Beaufort was annual festival in downtown Columbia.
a vastly different place from Hilton Head; towns like Loris, Lamar and Finally, in what became a particular passion in his later years,
Hartsville were different contributors to the cultural mix of the Pee Pierce returned to his roots and was a leader in preserving for posterity
Dee; and that Springfield, his birthplace, had a uniqueness and charm his old high school in Springfield, a landmark structure of architectural
that set it apart from neighboring Branchville and Denmark. significance. In recognition of his efforts, an old classroom, filled with
Given Columbia’s centrality in a state as compact as South personal memorabilia, is dedicated in his memory.
Carolina, Pierce helped make The State true to its name: the newspaper Journalism was Bob Pierce’s chosen profession. For nearly half a
of record for readers from the Piedmont to the Lowcountry. Toward century, he did it and his community proud.

10. South Carolina
Press Association
Hall
of
Fame
Peter Manigault
1927 - 2004
Modest in his manner and a genuine Southern gentleman, Peter in Argentina. Mr. Manigault soon became known internationally for
Manigault was a brilliant intellectual; keen businessman; excellent his work to protect press freedom, which was being stifled by several
writer and newsman; decorated Navy veteran; nationally known Latin American dictatorships.
preservationist and conservationist; internationally known defender Peter Manigault, who began his education in Charleston,
of press freedom; accomplished linguist; amateur ornithologist and graduated with the highest honors from both Episcopal High School
patron of the arts. in Alexandria, Va., and Princeton University. His graduate work
A descendant of this country’s early French Huguenots, his was at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business
namesake was the speaker of the Colonial S.C. Assembly and planter. and Commerce. He enlisted in the Navy during World War II and
The younger Peter Manigault was fourth member of his family to lead later became a commissioned officer. His service was distinguished
Charleston’s daily newspapers. His family’s newspaper involvement by combat decorations from both the United States and South
began with his grandfather, Arthur Middleton Manigault, a Santee Korean governments, and he continued his reserve service as a Navy
Delta rice planter who invested in The Charleston Evening Post, which commander.
later acquired The News and Courier. His uncle, Robert, next took the Mr. Manigault started his newspaper career as a reporter for
reins, followed by his father, Edward, after Robert’s death. the Columbia (S.C.) Record and later joined the Manigault family’s
Peter Manigault became president and publisher of The News and newspaper business in Charleston, where he worked in various
Courier in 1959, and, later, chairman of the board of the Evening Post other departments before moving into the administrative offices.
Publishing Co., a family owned media and marketing company with He was a canny businessman, beloved employer, patron of the arts,
holdings throughout the United States. For more than 40 years, Peter renowned conservationist and quiet benefactor of numerous major
Manigault played key but quiet roles in all the communities in this civic projects in and around Charleston. Under his leadership Evening
nation and abroad served by the Evening Post Publishing Co. Post Publishing Co. also gave millions of dollars via the Post and
It was under Mr. Manigault’s guidance that Evening Post Courier Foundations to a wide range of non-profit and educational
Publishing Co. experienced its greatest expansion in its more than 200- organizations.
year history. Also, Mr. Manigault’s involvement in the Inter-American His son, Pierre, currently is Evening Post Publishing’s chairman
Press Association led to EPPC’s purchase of the Buenos Aires Herald of the board.

11. South Carolina
Press Association
Hall
of
Fame
Benjamin F. Perry
1805 - 1886
Benjamin F. Perry was South Carolina’s most significant editorial state district attorney while he continued to serve in the S.C. House of
voice against secession and disunion from 1829 until the Civil War Representatives from 1862 to 1864. When the war ended, President
began. He began his career as an editorial writer for the Greenville Andrew Johnson appointed him as the first provisional governor of
Republican, where he worked from 1826-1827. As editor of the Greenville South Carolina in June 1865. Perry resigned in November 1865 when
Mountaineer, which became the Greenville Piedmont in 1909, Perry wrote he was elected to the U.S. Senate, but he never served because he was
so ardently against disunion that he was forced to fight a duel in 1832 refused a seat.
with Turner Bynum, editor of the Southern Sentinel, a newspaper that
Perry authored several books including “Reminiscenses of Public
had been founded in 1832 to counteract Perry’s Unionist influence in
Men, Vol. 1” published in 1883; “Reminiscenses of Public Men, Vol.
the Upstate. After killing Bynum, Perry vowed that he would never fight
2” published after his death in 1889; and “Biographical Sketches of
another duel, no matter how often he was challenged. After Bynum’s
Eminent American Statesmen,” published after his death in 1887. A
death, Perry also added a standing head over his editorial column that
biography and autobiography, “A Tribute to Benjamin Franklin Perry,
said, “The Union Must Be Preserved.” In 1850, Perry founded a new
ex-governor of South Carolina,” was published after Perry’s death in
newspaper, the Southern Patriot, and bought the Mountaineer, which he
1887. A book containing the letters of Perry, titled “ “Letters of My
published and edited as the Patriot and Mountaineer until 1858 when
Father to My Mother,” was published in 1890.
he sold his interest in the newspaper. However, Perry continued to write
articles and books until he died. Born in Pickens District on November 20, 1805, Perry died on
December 3, 1886 and is buried in Christ Church Episcopal Cemetery
Perry also served in the S.C. House of Representatives from 1836 to
in Greenville. He lived most of his life in Greenville in his home called
1842 and from 1849 to 1860 and in the S.C. Senate from 1844 to 1848.
Sans Souci, which burned in 1927.
After the war began, Perry joined the Confederate army and became

12. SCPA Hall of Fame
The S.C. Journalism Hall of Fame was established in 1973 to recognize and honor men and women who have
excelled in their craft and made significant contributions to journalism and their communities.
Only 67 newspaper journalists – from Colonial and Civil War days to the present – have been chosen by their peers
for this recognition. Honorees must have made their journalistic reputation in South Carolina. If the reputation reflects
achievements outside the state, the nominee must have been a native of South Carolina. Nominees must have been
deceased for four or more years.
The S.C. Hall of Fame began in 1972 when SCPA President William L. Kinney Jr., of Bennettsville, acting on
a suggestion from Secretary-Manager Reid H. Montgomery, set in motion activities that led to the establishment of a S.C.
Press Association Hall of Fame. The first Hall of Fame inductees were presented at the SCPA Winter Meeting in 1973.
Honorees are chosen by the press association’s Hall of Fame committee. This year’s committee was comprised of John
Heath, retired from Beaufort Gazette; Tom McLean, retired from The State; Pat McNeely, retired from the University of South
Carolina's School of Journalism and Louis Sossamon, retired from The Gaffney Ledger.
Members
1973 1973 1974 1974 1974 1975 1975 1975 1976
Elizabeth
Timothy
(-1757)
South Carolina
Gazette
1974
Francis W. Narciso G. Bony Hampton Aaron Smith William Watts Arthur B James Rion Hubert Graham
Dawson Gonzales Peace Willington Ball Jordan Sr. McKissick Osteen
Peter Timothy (1840 - 1899) (1858 - 1903) (1874 - 1934) (1781 - 1862) (1868 - 1952) (1876 - 1956) (1884 - 1944) (1870 - 1955)
(1721 - 1782) The Charleston The State, Carolina Spartan, The Charleston The Evening Post, The Dillon Herald Times-Democrat, Watchman and
South Carolina Mercury; The Columbia; The Spartanburg; The Courier Charleston; The Richmond, Va.; The Southron, Sumter;
Gazette Charleston News; News and Courier, Greenville News; Greenville News; Greenville News; Sumter Daily Item
The News and Charleston; Greenville Piedmont Laurens Advertiser; Greenville Piedmont
Courier, Charleston Charleston Journal The News and
of Commerce Courier, Charleston;
The State, Columbia
1976 1977 1978 1978 1979 1980 1980 1981 1981
Edward Hope
p Arthur M. Harold C. Charles Oscar Robert Lathan Tom O’Connor Louis W. Cassels Robert Craft George A.
DeCamp
D C Manigault
M i l Booker Sr.
B k S Hearon
H (1881 - 1937) (1902 - 1969) (1921 - 1974) Peace Buchanan
(1865 - 1952) (1851 - 1924) (1888 - 1960) (1876 - 1959) The News and Hampton County United Press (1899 - 1968) (1898 - 1976)
The Gaffney Ledger; The Evening Post, Spartanburg Herald- The Spartanburg Courier, Charleston; Guardian; Allendale International The Greenville News The Columbia
The State, Columbia Charleston Journal; Greenville Herald; Herald, The State, County Citizen Record; Dean of
Piedmont; The Bristol, Va.; Times, Columbia; Asheville Journalism, USC
Sumter Daily Item; Richmond, Va. (NC) Citizen;
The Columbia 1924 Pulitzer Prize
Record Winner
1982 1982 1983 1983 1983 1983 1984 1984 1984
Robert M. W.W. Smoak Wood Davidson Hall Thomas Edmund Adams James Loyal James Edward Ambrose Elliott William Elliott
Hitt, Jr. (1877 - 1947) Grist McGee Ramsaur Sims Chaffin Gonzales Gonzales
(1914 - 1968) Press & Standard, (1865 - 1925) (1889 - 1963) (1925 - 1976) (1914 - 1962) (1913 - 1977) (1857 - 1926) (1866 - 1937)
Bamberg Herald; Walterboro Yorkville Enquirer; Charleston Evening The Greenville The Times and The Index-Journal, The State, The State, Columbia
Charleston Evening Atlanta Constitution Post; The News and News; Greenville Democrat, Greenwood Columbia; The
Post Courier, Charleston Piedmont Orangeburg News and Courier,
Charleston

13. 1985 1985 1985 1986 1986 1986 1986 1986 1987
William R. Elbert Herman Ernest Allen Noah Graham Phil Buchheit R. Frank Mundy Samuel L. Harry L. Watson Robert Melvin
Bradford Sr. Aull Cutts Osteen (1907 - 1978) (1915 - 1982) Latimer Jr. (1876 - 1956) Hitt
(1874 - 1957) (1857 - 1929) (1912 - 1980) (1843 - 1936) Spartanburg Herald- The Index-Journal, (1891 - 1975) The Index-Journal, (1886 - 1963)
The Fort Mill Times; The Newberry Charleston Evening The Item, Sumter Journal Greenwood The State, Columbia Greenwood Bamberg Herald
The State, Columbia Herald and News Post
1987 1987 1987 1988 1988 1989 1989 1990 1993
John Kelly Sisk Wilson William William Light Talbot Patrick Frank Wilmore Paul S. League Edward Edd A. Burch Hubert Duvall
(1913 - 1980) Harris Kinney (1897 - 1980) Sossamon (1920 - 1978) Manigault (1907 - 1985) Osteen
Greenville News- (1889 - 1955) (1902 - 1983) Chicago Evening Post; (1887 - 1979) The Lancaster News (1896 - 1983) Greer Citizen (1904 - 1987)
Piedmont The Clinton Marlboro The Goldsboro (NC) The Gaffney Ledger Charleston Evening The Item, Sumter
Chronicle Herald-Advocate, News-Argus; The Post
Bennettsville Herald, Rock Hill
1993 1995 1995 1996 1998 1998 1999 2002 2002
Miles Benjamin Thomas James A. Rogers William D. Joseph F. Smoak Marcellus C. Reid H. August Kohn Annie Laurie
McSweeney Pettigrew Davis (1905 - 1990) Workman (1936 - 1993) Garner Montgomery (1868 - 1930) Mayer Kinney
(1855 - 1909) (1926 - 1990) Florence Morning (1914 - 1990) The News and (1920 - 1992) (1909 - 1993) The News and (1902 - 1999)
The Ninety-Six Georgetown Times News The News and Courier, Charleston; The Sun News, Myrtle The State, Courier, Charleston The Marlboro
Guardian; Hampton Courier,
Courier Charleston; Charleston Evening
Charle Beach; The Myrtle Columbia; The Item, Herald Advocate
County Guardian The Greenville Post Beach News; The Sumter; Winthrop
News; The State, Myrtle Beach Sun; College; University
Columbia The Field, Conway; of South Carolina;
The Horry Herald; South Carolina Press
The Loris Sentinel Association
2003 2005 2005 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2011
Annie Howell William E. Rone Alfred B. Dr. Robert Felix Gregory de Robert Quillen Henry Timrod William Charles H.
King (1926 - 1998) Williams Wilson Gibbes Fontaine (1887 - 1948) (1829 - 1867) Gilmore Simms Wickenberg Jr.
(1893 - 1973) The State, Columbia (1856 - 1930) (1809 - 1866) (1834 - 1896) Fountain Inn Charleston Mercury (1806-1870) (1923-2004)
Aiken Standard News and Courier, The South Charleston Daily Tribune Charleston City The State
Charleston Carolinian Courier, The South Gazette, Daily South
Carolinian; Daily Carolinian, The
South Carolinian; Phoenix
New York Herald
2012 2012 2012
Peter Manigault Benjamin F. Robert Ashe
(1927 - 2004) Perry Pierce
The News and (1805 - 1886) (1928 - 2007)
Courier, Charleston Greenville The State, Columbia
Mountaineer;
Southern Patriot,
Greenville

14. Attendees
Tanya Ackerman Mac Banks Janet Blackmon-Morgan Crane Boyd
Coastal Observer Fort Mill Times The Sun News Mt. Pleasant, SC
Pawleys Island, SC Fort Mill, SC Myrtle Beach, SC Vickey Boyd
Jane Alford Rebecca Banks Steve Blackwell The Moultrie News
Carolina Gateway Fort Mill, SC Hometown News, Inc. Mt. Pleasant, SC
Lancaster, SC Woodruff, SC Whitney Bragg
John Barnwell Sumter, SC
Lura Boggs
Fair Ariail The Post and Courier
Anderson, SC Tommy Braswell
Camden, SC Charleston, SC
Rusty Boggs The Post and Courier
Robert Ariail John Barrick Independent Mail Charleston, SC
Herald-Journal Sumter, SC Anderson, SC Ben Breiner
Camden, SC Rhonda Barrick Index-Journal
Paul Bowers
Issac Bailey The Item Charleston City Paper Greenwood, SC
The Sun News Sumter, SC Charleston, SC Lacey Breit
Myrtle Beach, SC Becky Baulch S.C. Newspaper Network
Bill Bowman
Sharon Bailey The Post and Courier Kidsville News, Inc. Columbia, SC
S.C. Press Association Charleston, SC Fayetteville, NC Mark Breit
Columbia, SC Philip M. Bowman Columbia, SC
Grace Beahm
Tracy Bailey The Post and Courier The Post and Courier Jackie Broach
Myrtle Beach, SC Charleston, SC Charleston, SC Coastal Observer
Barbara Ball Adam Boyce Pawleys Island, SC
Jennifer Becknell
The Voice Enquirer-Herald Camden, SC Angela Brown
Blythewood, SC Rock Hill, SC Keri Todd Boyce Union, SC
Melanie Balog Jay Bender Chronicle-Independent / Anna F. Brown
The Post and Courier S.C. Press Association West Wateree Chronicle Union County News
Charleston, SC Columbia, SC Camden, SC Union, SC
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Visit www.masc.sc for links to hundreds of online resources.

15. Attendees
Bobby Brown Scott Bryan John Bussian Julie Chapman
Union, SC Index-Journal North Carolina Press Association Rock Hill, SC
Dan Brown Greenwood, SC Raleigh, NC Dianne Chinnes
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17. OPEN 107 – WEEKLY OVER 6,000
& 2/3 TIMES COMBINED 148 –
ILLUSTRATION
ENTERPRISE REPORTING
Third Place: Free Times
First Place: Free Times
Wilbert T. Fields
Love Stinks Porter Barron Jr.
Where Fear Still Reigns
ALL WEEKLY 129 –
Second Place: Free Times
USE OF TWITTER
Eva Moore
Second Place: Free Times Driven Off
Eva Moore
WEEKLY OVER 6,000 150 –
Third Place: Free Times LIFESTYLE
Corey Hutchins FEATURE WRITING
WEEKLY UNDER 6,000 First Place: Free Times
& OVER 6,000 COMBINED 145 – Patrick Wall
LIFESTYLE/FEATURE The Austin of Indie Classical
SPECIAL EDITION
OR SECTION WEEKLY OVER 6,000 158 –
Third Place: Free Times BEAT REPORTING
Staff First Place: Free Times
2011 Green Issue Eva Moore
Columbia city government

18. Attendees
Bill Collins Sue Detar Mike Ellis Connie Gecy
The Journal Scene, retired Daniel Island News Independent Mail Simpsonville Sentinel
Summerville, SC Daniel Island, SC Anderson, SC Simpsonville, SC
Margaret Collins Julia DeWitt Shaneequa Evans Ashley Ghere
Summerville, SC Charleston, SC Rodney McMillian Record The Voice
Jessica Connor Malcolm DeWitt Winthrop University Blythewood, SC
S.C. United Methodist Advocate The Post and Courier Ashley Few Krista Gibson
Columbia, SC Charleston, SC Orangeburg, SC The Greer Citizen
Dan Cook Brad Dickerson Doug Fisher Greer, SC
Free Times The Sun News University of South Carolina Erin Gillespie
Columbia, SC Myrtle Beach, SC Columbia, SC Independent Mail
Amanda Criswell Glenn Donaghy Nathaniel Frederick Anderson, SC
The Sun News Index-Journal Winthrop University
Rock Hill, SC Emery Glover
Myrtle Beach, SC Greenwood, SC
The Times and Democrat
Jennifer Crossley Howard St. Claire Donaghy Heather Gale Orangeburg, SC
Independent Mail Index-Journal Horry Independent
Anderson, SC Greenwood, SC Conway, SC Laura Joyce Gough
The Post and Courier
Josh Curry Joe Dowell Rob Gantt
Charleston, SC
Charleston City Paper Clarendon Citizen The Gazette
Charleston, SC Manning, SC Goose Creek, SC Nathan Gray
Anne Cushman Renee Dudley Dan Gaton Independent Mail
Columbia, SC The Post and Courier Charleston, SC Anderson, SC
James Denton Charleston, SC Bob Gecy Shana Gray
The Herald-Independent Heather Ellis Simpsonville Sentinel Herald-Journal
Winnsboro, SC Anderson, SC Simpsonville, SC Spartanburg, SC
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