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“Walter Edgar’s Journal” Examines the Dilemma of SC Food Banks
What Happens When the Demands Increase and the Contributions Decrease
Airs Friday, March 5 at Noon
For Immediate Release
January 22, 2010
Columbia, SC… With South Carolina’s unemployment rate at a record 12.6 percent--and expected to climb higher--many people who never thought they would need to turn to their local food bank for help are doing just that. The unprecedented demands for food are coming at a time when the recession is causing a drop in contributions.
How are SC food banks coping with this crisis? To find out, Dr. Walter Edgar, host of ETV Radio’s “Walter Edgar’s Journal,” sits down with the executive directors of two of the largest food banks in the state:
- Denise Holland of Harvest Hope Food Bank, serving 20 counties of South Carolina stretching from Orangeburg to Greenville to Marion.
- Jermaine Husser of the Lowcountry Food Bank, serving the 10 coastal counties of South Carolina, stretching from Horry to Beaufort
The program can be heard on all ETV Radio stations on Friday, Mar. 5 at noon. An encore presentation can be heard on Sunday, Mar. 7 at 8 p.m. on ETV Radio’s NPR News formats:
- WRJA – 88.1 in Sumter
- WNSC – 88.9 in Rock Hill
- WLJK – 89.1 in Aiken
- WJWJ – 89.9 in Beaufort
- WHMC – 90.1 in Conway
South Carolina ETV is the state's public educational broadcasting network with 11 television and eight radio transmitters, and a multi-media educational system in more than 2,500 schools, colleges, businesses and government agencies. Using television, radio and the web, SCETV's mission is to enrich lives by educating children, informing and connecting citizens, celebrating our culture and environment and instilling the joy of learning.
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For more information, contact Rob Schaller at (803) 737-6556 or rschaller@scetv.org.
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