http://www.scetv.org/index.php/podcasts/walter_edgars_journal_special/ Listen to the best of Walter Edgar's Journal from the past 10 years. en alfturner@scetv.org Copyright 2011 2011-09-09T16:00:55+00:00 http://www.scetv.org/index.php/walter_edgars_journal_special/show/ron_edge_change_ringing/ http://www.scetv.org/index.php/walter_edgars_journal_special/show/ron_edge_change_ringing/#When:16:00:55Z Ron Edge is a retired a physicist and retired USC professor. He hails from England and is a life long devotee of “ringing.” If you’ve never heard about the art of ringing steeple and tower bells in England you are in for a treat. Find out the difference between a “ring” and a “peal,” how P.T. Barnum introduced hand bells this country, and why Charleston, S.C., is the Mecca for American ringers. 2011-09-09T16:00:55+00:00 http://www.scetv.org/index.php/walter_edgars_journal_special/show/judge_matthew_perry_from_3_19_2001/ http://www.scetv.org/index.php/walter_edgars_journal_special/show/judge_matthew_perry_from_3_19_2001/#When:16:00:17Z The Honorable Matthew J. Perry died on August 3, 2011. To mark his passing the Journal offers an encore of this 2001 episode. This week, it's a conversation with U.S. District Judge Matthew Perry. He takes us on a journey from his humble beginnings in a segregated South Carolina…his struggles with the separate but equal educational system…and his part in helping to break down the color barrier. In between he spins some delightful stories about the people who helped shape South Carolina through the turbulent 60’s and 70’s. He is now the Senior Judge on the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina. 2011-08-25T16:00:17+00:00 http://www.scetv.org/index.php/walter_edgars_journal_special/show/dorothea_benton_frank_author_pawleys_island_-_from_05_20_05/ http://www.scetv.org/index.php/walter_edgars_journal_special/show/dorothea_benton_frank_author_pawleys_island_-_from_05_20_05/#When:16:00:12Z (Originally broadcast 05/20/05) - Dorothea Benton Frank is a prolific author with ties to South Carolina. Her latest offering, “Pawleys Island” revolves around beautifully developed characters true to the spirit of the Lowcountry. 2011-07-07T16:00:12+00:00 http://www.scetv.org/index.php/walter_edgars_journal_special/show/former_chief_justice_sc_supreme_court_-_from_02_03_06/ http://www.scetv.org/index.php/walter_edgars_journal_special/show/former_chief_justice_sc_supreme_court_-_from_02_03_06/#When:16:00:53Z Dr. Edgar talks with a man who has been a part of the many changes in civil rights history in this state. Former South Carolina Chief Justice Ernest Finney Jr. talks about his early life, and his journey to becoming a successful lawyer at a time when blacks were being denied basic rights. 2011-06-03T16:00:53+00:00 http://www.scetv.org/index.php/walter_edgars_journal_special/show/our_fathers_war_jim_hammond_and_john_sledge_from_05-27-05/ http://www.scetv.org/index.php/walter_edgars_journal_special/show/our_fathers_war_jim_hammond_and_john_sledge_from_05-27-05/#When:16:00:22Z (original broadcast date: 05/27/05) As the nation observes Memorial Day, Walter talks with Jim Hammond and John Sledge, two men who are researching their fathers' World War II experiences. 2011-05-13T16:00:22+00:00 http://www.scetv.org/index.php/walter_edgars_journal_special/show/ron_long_at_the_auction/ http://www.scetv.org/index.php/walter_edgars_journal_special/show/ron_long_at_the_auction/#When:15:59:03Z Ron Long: At the Auction 2011-04-01T15:59:03+00:00 http://www.scetv.org/index.php/walter_edgars_journal_special/show/larry_mcgehee_southern_seen_from_07_22_05/ http://www.scetv.org/index.php/walter_edgars_journal_special/show/larry_mcgehee_southern_seen_from_07_22_05/#When:16:00:41Z Walter Edgar talks with the late Dr. Larry McGehee, a Wofford professor and author of the book Southern Seen a compilation of his newspaper columns. McGehee’s take on life, southern lore and our nation’s history is always refreshing. 2011-03-14T16:00:41+00:00 http://www.scetv.org/index.php/walter_edgars_journal_special/show/author_ron_rash_from_11_15_2005/ http://www.scetv.org/index.php/walter_edgars_journal_special/show/author_ron_rash_from_11_15_2005/#When:17:00:55Z Dr. Edgar talks with acclaimed poet and novelist Ron Rash about his novels "Saints at the River" and "The World Made Straight." Ron Rash's family has lived in the southern Appalachian Mountains since the mid-1700's and these works are well-rooted in that part of the Carolinas. 2011-01-14T17:00:55+00:00 http://www.scetv.org/index.php/walter_edgars_journal_special/show/judge_matthew_perry_from_03-19-2001/ http://www.scetv.org/index.php/walter_edgars_journal_special/show/judge_matthew_perry_from_03-19-2001/#When:15:59:46Z This week, it's a conversation with U.S. District Judge Matthew Perry. He takes us on a journey from his humble beginnings in a segregated South Carolina…his struggles with the separate but equal educational system…and his part in helping to break down the color barrier. In between he spins some delightful stories about the people who helped shape South Carolina through the turbulent 60’s and 70’s. He is now the Senior Judge on the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina. 2010-12-03T15:59:46+00:00 http://www.scetv.org/index.php/walter_edgars_journal_special/show/t._moffat_burriss/ http://www.scetv.org/index.php/walter_edgars_journal_special/show/t._moffat_burriss/#When:15:59:30Z T. Moffatt Burriss is a native of Anderson, South Carolina. He served as President and Chairman of Burriss Construction Co., a commercial and industrial construction company, from 1950 until 1990. Mr. Burriss served in the SC House of Representatives from January 1977 until September 1991 and during this time served as the Minority Leader for nine years. Mr. Burriss served in the US Army from 1942 until 1945 where he was a member of the 3rd BN., 504th Parachute Infantry, 82nd Airborne Division. He also served for 2 ½ years in the European Theater, invasion of Sicily and Italy, liberation of Holland, Battle of the Bulge, Ruhr Pocket, Rhine crossing and advance to Berlin. Dr. Edgar talks with T. Moffatt Burriss about his experience with the 504th Parachute Infantry regiment in Europe and North Africa. Burriss has collected these dramatic accounts in the memoir Strike and Hold. 2010-11-06T15:59:30+00:00