David Dinkins
David Dinkins
Fall 2023 Digital Intern
David Dinkins interned with ETV Digital during Fall 2023. He's passionate about creating captivating content and bringing stories to life though his work. With a talent for storytelling and video editing, he's also an advocate for making positive impacts in his community. David produced Season 5 of Carolina Snaps which highlights southern food, black history, women history and the history of military installations in South Carolina.
A mass communications major, David served as the president of Morris College for the 2023-2024 school year.
Stories
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SC National Guard | Carolina Snaps
April 23, 2024The South Carolina National Guard includes the Army and Air National Guard units. The SC Army National Guard dates back to 1670 and was reorganized into the current National Guard system in 1903 when it was renamed the SC National Guard. The SC National Guard responds to... -
Parris Island | Carolina Snaps
April 16, 2024Beaufort, South Carolina is the home of three of eight military bases in South Carolina. U.S. Navy Hospital Beaufort, Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, and Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort. Since 1915, Parris Island has been a U.S. Marine Corps Recruit Depot, where... -
Fort Jackson | Carolina Snaps
April 09, 2024Did you know Fort Jackson Department of Defense announced they would close in 1949? Fort Jackson was established in 1917 and named Camp Jackson after President Andrew Jackson. Andrew Jackson was the seventh President of the United States from 1829 to 1837. The Cold War and... -
Shaw Air Force Base | Carolina Snaps
April 02, 2024Shaw Air Force Base is the home of the 9th Air Force Headquarters and the 20th Fighter Wing, which is the largest combat F-16 fighting wing. Shaw Air Force Base was named after U.S. pilot, 1st Lt. Ervin David Shaw. While returning from a reconnaissance mission in France... -
Susan Pringle Frost | Carolina Snaps
David Dinkins and Jackie JohnsonMarch 26, 2024Susan Pringle Frost, a Charleston native and suffragette, founded the Preservation Society of Charleston in 1920 to save the city's historic buildings after learning the Manigault House was to become a gas station. She pioneered the pastel-colored restoration of Rainbow Row... -
Dawn Corley | Carolina Snaps
David Dinkins and Jackie JohnsonMarch 19, 2024Dawn Corley, known as the "Charleston Silver Lady," is a renowned silver expert who has lectured internationally and been featured in magazines and TV shows for her knowledge of antique jewelry. Her private silver collection has been exhibited in museums. She formerly taught...
