Holly Jackson
Holly Jackson is the Director of Operations at ETV Lowcountry, one of SCETV’s four regional stations. A former local TV news reporter and anchor, Holly now uses that experience with the USCB broadcast students who conduct classes at the studio twice a week. She is the host of By The River, a show that highlights authors from across the southeast. Holly is a native of Bishopville, SC and a graduate of USC Columbia. Throughout her journalism career, Holly has earned multiple awards and honors. Three times she’s been awarded the Edward R. Murrow regional award for Excellence in Writing. She was also recognized by the Georgia Association of Broadcasters for Best News Reporter in 2018. In her spare time, Holly enjoys finding a good deal and playing Scrabble. She and her husband have four daughters and one dog. They reside in Bluffton.
Stories
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The experience of writing a book made chef Mashama Bailey a better person
May 01, 2023In a recent episode, Holly Jackson is " By The River" with award-winning entrepreneurs and writers Mashama Bailey & John O. Morisano discussing their book, Black, White, and The Grey. Together, they paint a picture of Savannah in striking greyscale. Holly breaks into the... -
Photographer Joshua Parks explored South Carolina while creating this first-of-its-kind travel guide
April 24, 2023In a recent episode, Holly Jackson is " By The River" with author and photographer Joshua Parks discussing The Green Book of South Carolina: Travel Guide to African American Cultural Sites which has more than eighty of his photographs inside. Joshua shares the history he’s... -
How writing 'Shooter' was a therapeutic process for author Stacy Pearsall
April 17, 2023In a recent episode, Holly Jackson is " By The River" with award-winning author and photographer Stacy Pearsall discussing her book, Shooter. Stacy shares the meaning behind her book and her experience in her final years of war. Holly learns about the struggles that come... -
Meet 16 year old author Jeyda Bolukbasi on By the River
November 17, 2021This week as we sit by the river, we’re joined with Jeyda Bolukbasi to talk about her book, Tuah. Jeyda is unique from our usual authors, because she is only 16 years old! She has published two books already! Jeyda is a native from the Lowcountry and came in the studio to... -
Mary Whyte shares her story of finding veterans in each of the 50 states
November 10, 2021This week as we sit by the river we’re welcoming, Mary Whyte, author and artist of her new book, We the People: Portraits of Veterans in America. Whyte is an American figurative artist most known for her water colors of contemporary people. She is known internationally and... -
Tom Poland and Robert Clark share the beauty of the Carolina bays in their latest book
October 27, 2021This week by the river we sit down with Tom Poland and Robert Clark to hear their story of how they worked together to write their book, Carolina Bays- Wild, Mysterious, and Majestic Landforms. Tom Poland is an established writer. He has written 14 books and over 2,000...
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