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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As NASA Prepares for Historic SpaceX Launch, A Look at How an SC Native, Clemson Grad Plays a Role
May 27, 2020For the first time in nine years, astronauts will launch into space from American soil. Wednesday’s planned test flight of the SpaceX Crew Dragon will send two astronauts, Douglas Hurley and Robert Behnken to the International Space Station. In 2018, South Carolina Public... -
Facing Dwindling Funds, Nonprofits Look to Annual Giving Event for Needed Support
May 04, 2020According to a recent survey by the South Carolina Community Loan fund, many nonprofits say they will run out of funding by June; 80 percent indicated they will be out money by September. Elizabeth Houck works with Midlands Gives, an 18-hour online giving event powered by... -
Second Shipment of Medical Equipment Includes Thousands of N95 Respirators, Face Masks and Gloves
March 31, 2020South Carolina received a second shipment of Personal protective Equipment, or PPEs, from the federal government, Saturday. The allotment included surgical gowns, face masks and gloves. The supplies are for healthcare providers responding to COVID-19 and were distributed to... -
DHEC Announces First COVID-19 Related Death
March 16, 2020The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) has reported the state’s first death related to COVID-19 novel coronavirus. “We regret to report that South Carolina has suffered its first death in an elderly person recently reported to have been... -
Coronavirus, Campaign Policies & Securing the Black Vote; Takeaways from Tuesday’s Debate
February 27, 2020Amid typical debate topics: the economy, education, housing, rural healthcare and national security, Tuesday’s breaking news of health officials warning Americans to plan for the spread of the Coronavirus in the U.S. gave seven of the eight remaining Democratic candidates... -
Leaning on His Backbone, Biden’s Soul of the Nation Bus Tour Swings Through Palmetto State
February 24, 2020About two weeks ago, when Democratic Presidential candidate Joe Biden realized his showing in the New Hampshire Primary was going to be low, the former Vice President made a trip to South Carolina for a launch party. Surrounded by a diverse crowd of energetic supporters...