Steven Folks
Steven McLean Folks has worked in public television since 1978. He currently serves as an Executive Producer and Project Manager in the Content Division at South Carolina ETV in Columbia, South Carolina.
He has produced and directed award-winning documentary films for the Carolina Stories series such as “Marian McPartland: First Lady of Jazz,” “Miss Springmaid,” “Finding Clovis,” and “Myrtle Beach Memories.” He served as Executive Producer for “Georgia O’Keeffe: A Woman on Paper” and “Beyond Barbados: The Carolina Connection.”
He is Producer/Writer for The Southern Campaign of the American Revolution, an educational series produced in conjunction with the National Park Service.
He is also Studio Director and Post Production Supervisor for the American Public Television series Yoga in Practice.
Stories
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Francis Salvador | S.C. Hall of Fame
December 02, 2024Francis Salvador (1747-1776) was an English-born plantation owner in the colony of South Carolina. He was the first professing Jewish person elected to public office in the colonies when chosen to represent the Ninety-Six District in the Provincial Congress. He joined the... -
Smokin’ Joe Frazier | S.C. Hall of Fame
Jackie Johnson and Steven FolksNovember 27, 2024Joseph William Frazier was born January 12, 1944, in Beaufort, South Carolina. He held the world heavyweight boxing title from February 16, 1970, until January 22, 1973. Known for his powerful left hook, Frazier’s greatest fight was the “Thrilla in Manilla” against arch... -
Physics, Astronomy and Space Travel
June 02, 2019Teachers and students at the Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics in Hartsville, South Carolina discuss physics, astronomy, space travel, and how to locate the landing site of Apollo 11 on the moon. -
Ernest Frederick Hollings | SC Hall of Fame
April 06, 2019Ernest “Fritz” Hollings was born in Charleston, South Carolina in 1922. He graduated from The Citadel in 1942 and served as an artillery officer in World War Two. After the war, he was elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives. In 1958, at age 36, he was elected... -
NETA Award - The Southern Campaign of the American Revolution
January 28, 2019South Carolina ETV has received an award from NETA for its 2018 Instructional Media - Teacher Resource: The Southern Campaign of the American Revolution. 2018 NETA Award Winners Announced: Celebrating the Best in Public Media Public media's achievements in instructional... -
Ninety Six: End Game | The Southern Campaign
March 31, 2017Ninety Six was a small frontier town near Greenwood, South Carolina—an essential part of the geography of British strongholds designed to seal off Charleston and the low country from French, Spanish, and Indian attack. At the “Star Fort” in Ninety Six, a band of loyalists...
