Tabitha Safdi
Tabitha Safdi
Senior Director of Audio and Digital Operations
Tabitha Safdi is the Senior Director of Audio and Digital Operations at South Carolina ETV and the U.S National Coordinator for INPUT. She loves experimenting with new ways to attract audiences by working strategically to cultivate and engage viewers to make a positive impact on their lives. She received her bachelor’s degree from the University of South Carolina and her master’s degree from Columbia College. She’s a Riley Fellow of the Diversity Leadership Initiative, is a graduate from Leadership Columbia’s Class of 2017, and is Past President of the Junior Women’s Club of Lake Murray.
Stories
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Virtual platform benefits kidney transplant patients
March 11, 2021“I have been on dialysis for 15 years and six months,” said Leona Dawkins-Derrico. The 51-year-old mother is one of the 600,000 Americans with end-stage kidney disease. Dialysis may have saved her life, but it cannot be a permanent solution to her health condition. Dialysis... -
Leadership Center offers local girls the opportunity to innovate
February 12, 2021Walking into the transformed business center, one can clearly tell this space was designed for fun. It’s hard to take your eyes off of the multicolor rock wall that spans two floors. This is the Cathy Novinger Leadership Center and it’s a space for South Carolina Girl Scouts... -
Telehealth bridges gaps in care to provide patient-focused access
January 22, 2021Telehealth has leapt to the forefront of healthcare for patients and providers during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, telehealth visits increased by 50 percent in January through March 2020 when compared to the same weeks... -
Benjamin Elijah Mays | SC Hall of Fame
January 14, 2021Benjamin Mays (1894-1984) was a minister, educator, scholar and social activist. He was known as the "Father of the Civil Rights Movement." Mays was born the youngest in his family and his parents were both former slaves. He grew up in Epworth, South Carolina, just a few... -
South Carolina Statewide Broadband Mapping Project now live
December 30, 2020COLUMBIA, SC – Dec. 29, 2020 – The South Carolina Office of Regulatory Staff has launched the state’s Broadband Map on its website, creating an accessible platform for the public to see where broadband is – and isn’t – available in South Carolina. The goal of the map is to... -
Coronavirus relief package includes $7 billion to expand broadband access, additional funding to boost telehealth opportunities
December 29, 2020The $900 billion COVID relief package passed by Congress this month includes a $7 billion broadband Internet investment. The bill sets aside funding to help low-income families pay for reliable Internet service. It also includes millions for telehealth and for creating up-to...