William I. Richardson
William Ira Richardson has accrued an impressive body of broadcasting and production experience during his career at ETV. He began his career at WRJA in Sumter, and moved to WRET in Spartanburg as a producer/director in 1985.
Richardson has also held the distinction of being an adjunct professor of Advanced Video Production at USC Upstate. He has served on the South Carolina State Budget and Control Board's State Employee Grievance Committee.
Active in the community, he has served on the board of directors for the Spartanburg YMCA; the Spartanburg Bethlehem Center, the Carolina Foothills Artisan Center and a Spartanburg Chamber of Commerce Workforce committee. He is also a graduate of the Spartanburg Chamber of Commerce's "Leadership Spartanburg Program.”
Richardson lives in Spartanburg, SC.
Stories
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Ghosts and Legends: The Legend of Becky Cotton
October 26, 2017Becky Cotton was born around 1765 and married John Cotton around 1785. Becky's father was killed when three men burst into the house, but her husband did nothing to stop it. The legend has it that she waited for him to fall asleep and buried an axe into his skull. She was... -
Ghosts and Legends: Lizard Man
October 25, 2017First appeared in 1988, nine feet tall, with a head similar to a human head, and afraid of cars...it's Lizard Man. -
Ghosts and Legends: Alice of The Hermitage
October 24, 2017The story of Alice Flagg of Georgetown, who became very ill and died of malaria while in boarding school at the age of 15. Alice's fiance' had given her a diamond ring, but her brother disapproved and told her to give it back. But Alice placed the ring on a ribbon and wore... -
Ghosts and Legends: Bubba the Ghost
October 23, 2017This is the story of Bubba the Ghost from the S.C. State Museum. -
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... -
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...
