Thelisha Eaddy
Thelisha Eaddy is the local Morning Edition host for SC Public Radio. Eaddy joined SC Public Radio’s team of reporters in 2015 to cover the long-term recovery of the historic flood in Columbia. Since that time, she has continued covering top news stories for the network. In addition to her on-air reporting, Eaddy can be seen on other South Carolina ETV programming, reporting live coverage of elections and providing analysis during Governor Inaugurations, moderating debates, and hosting the program Palmetto Perspectives. In 2019, Eaddy also produced The Road We Trod, a one-hour special on South Carolina's Historically Black Colleges and Universities and their impact on history and the economy.
A native of the South Carolina Lowcountry, Eaddy’s first broadcast job was in her hometown of Saint Stephen. She studied at the University of South Carolina in Columbia and learned valuable behind-the-scenes radio and TV broadcasting skills at Trident Technical College in Charleston.
Eaddy is an award-winning, multimedia journalist, receiving the 2009 South Carolina Broadcasters Association Radio Reporter of the Year award and several Radio Television Digital News Association of the Carolinas awards for her reporting.
Eaddy hosts Morning Edition locally for SC Public Radio and can be heard each Monday through Friday from 6 - 9 a.m. Eaddy’s morning news can also be heard on the SC Public Radio website, Facebook and X page.
Stories
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Annual expo pairs growing number of homeschooling SC families with resources
June 27, 2024The number of children home-schooled in South Carolina has increased almost 50% since the 2017-18 school year, according to a recent report from the Washington Post. The report analyzed data from nearly 7,000 school districts across the country and called homeschooling the... -
A conversation on how recruiting nurses from rural areas can help improve healthcare in SC
November 29, 2023According to the South Carolina Office of Rural Health, 27% of South Carolinians live in rural areas. When it comes to access and affordability of healthcare in these areas, experts say needed services and resources are often hard to come by. The University of South Carolina... -
To increase its talent pipeline, Sumter treats students to annual STEM festival
October 06, 2023The annual eSTEAM Sumter festivalis a showcase of STEM and STEAM careers. The one-day event in the Midlands allows grade-school students to interact with vendors from Continental, Caterpillar, Eaton and other companies from the area’s industrial portfolio. The Link Economic... -
Disability Rights South Carolina launches 'Voting is My Right' campaign
August 04, 2023According to the U.S. Election Assistance Commission, more than 11% of voters with disabilities experienced some type of difficulty voting in 2020, despite early voting and expanded access to mail-in voting due to COVID-19. In South Carolina a new campaign aims to reduce... -
72 hours of tax savings in SC: Experts say how you shop determines how much you save
August 04, 2023Friday starts South Carolina’s 72-hour Tax Free Weekend for back-to-school items. According to the state Department of Revenue, in 2022, shoppers bought more than $26.2 million in tax-free items. During the weekend, also known as the sales tax holiday, a variety of purchases... -
As the school year approaches, a USC professor shares tips to combat 'summer slide'
August 02, 2023Students will soon return to classrooms for the 2023-2024 school year. After weeks away from the classroom, experts say some students may experience “summer slide,” or the tendency for students, especially those from low-income families, to lose some of the achievement gains...