Maayan Schechter
Maayan Schechter
Reporter, Producer
Maayan Schechter (My-yahn Schek-ter) is a news reporter with SC Public Radio and ETV. She worked at South Carolina newspapers for a decade, previously working as a reporter and then editor of The State’s S.C. State House and politics team, and as a reporter at the Aiken Standard and the Greenville News. She grew up in Atlanta, Georgia, and graduated from the University of North Carolina-Asheville in 2013.
Stories
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South Carolina prepares to hold first execution since 2011
August 29, 2024It's been more than 13 years since South Carolina last performed an execution. That's likely to change next month. Last week, South Carolina's corrections department set a Sept. 20 date of execution for Freddie Eugene Owens, convicted of killing a Greenville store clerk in... -
DNC DAY 4 LIVE UPDATES: USC's Dawn Staley in stands as Harris accepts Dem nomination
August 22, 2024South Carolina ETV's Gavin Jackson and South Carolina Public Radio's Maayan Schechter have joined the state's national Democratic delegation from Aug. 19-22 at the 2024 Republican National Convention in Chicago, Illinois. -
Tropical Storm Debby: McMaster declares state of emergency for SC
August 04, 2024Gov. Henry McMaster on Sunday declared a state of emergency for South Carolina as Tropical Storm Debby moved its way over Florida and toward the Lowcountry. The declaration followed McMaster's Saturday authorization placing S.C. National Guard members in Florida to assist... -
SC top Democrat Clyburn says DNC in Chicago must be a party 'lovefest'
August 01, 2024SC Public Radio reporter Maayan Schechter interviewed Congressman Jim Clyburn on July 26, 2024, by Zoom. This interview has been edited for length and clarity. MAAYAN SCHECHTER, REPORTER: Since President (Joe) Biden exited the race and Vice President Kamala Harris entered... -
SC Democrats back Harris for president after Biden exits 2024 race
July 22, 2024South Carolina's Democrats have coalesced around Vice President Kamala Harris for president after President Joe Biden on Sunday withdrew from the 2024 race. In a statement posted to X, the state Democratic Party said its 55 delegates met virtually Sunday night and voted to... -
An election to the all-male Supreme Court takes focus in SC
May 22, 2024One man and two women, of whom one is Black, are vying for an open seat on the South Carolina Supreme Court. Facing the Republican-controlled Legislature is yet another diversity predicament in the upcoming June 5 state Supreme Court election. Early last year, lawmakers...