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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Guilford Courthouse: Costly Victory | The Southern Campaign
March 31, 2017The Battle of Guilford Courthouse was fought on March 15, 1781. This battle basically decided the outcome for the Carolinas because even though Cornwallis won, technically, he lost 25% of his force. View classroom media resources and lesson plans on SCETV's Knowitall.org... -
Cowpens: A Brilliant Victory | The Southern Campaign
March 30, 2017General Daniel Morgan’s battle plan at Cowpens was considered a masterpiece of military strategy and tactics. In Fall of 1780, General Nathaniel Greene sent a portion of his men under Morgan to fight the British in western South Carolina. In response, Lieutenant Colonel... -
Kings Mountain: The Turn of the Tide of Success | The Southern Campaign
March 30, 2017Kings Mountain is a rocky wooded hill on the border of North and South Carolina. On October 7, 1780, a thousand patriots surrounded and attacked the British troops and Loyalist soldiers. This battle would become a major victory and turn the tides for the patriots. View... -
Musgrove Mill: A Ray of Hope | The Southern Campaign
March 29, 2017August 19th 1780, three days after the Battle of Camden, another battle was fought. British Provincials from Ninety Six were camped near Edward Musgrove’s grist mill on the Enoree River (Laurens County), with many recuperating from wounds received at the Battle of Cedar... -
Camden: Defeat and Destruction | The Southern Campaign
March 24, 2017On August 16, 1780, General Horatio Gates' army, joined by militia men from North Carolina and Virginia, marched south toward the British outpost in Camden, South Carolina. At the same time, Lt General Charles Earl Cornwallis's army headed north. The cavalries clashed in a... -
Brattonsville: Choosing Sides | The Southern Campaign
March 21, 2017In June 1780, the British had established an "outpost" at Rocky Mount, in the Catawba Valley. Lieutenant Colonel George Turnbull sent troops into what are now York and Chester counties to round up and eliminate the rebels. Captain Christian Huck, a loyalist from Philadelphia...
