Maayan Schechter
Maayan Schechter
Reporter, Producer
Maayan Schechter (My-yahn Schek-ter) is a news reporter with SC Public Radio and ETV. She worked at South Carolina newspapers for a decade, previously working as a reporter and then editor of The State’s S.C. State House and politics team, and as a reporter at the Aiken Standard and the Greenville News. She grew up in Atlanta, Georgia, and graduated from the University of North Carolina-Asheville in 2013.
Stories
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READ ALONG: SC Gov. McMaster delivers 2024 State of the State speech
January 25, 2024Mr. Speaker, Mr. President, ladies and gentlemen of the General Assembly, my fellow South Carolinians: We are here tonight to address successes, challenges and opportunities. But first, as in prior years, I’d like to recognize those in uniform whom we lost in the line of... -
In SC, Kamala Harris urges voter turnout as she stresses 'freedom is under profound threat'
January 15, 2024In a state pivotal to Democratic presidential candidates, Vice President Kamala Harris in South Carolina on Monday emphasized the risk of not voting in this year's elections — up and down the ballot. "In 2024, where exactly is America in our fight for freedom? How we doing... -
Rudy Mancke, host of SC Public Radio's NatureNotes and SCETV's NatureScene, dies at 78
November 08, 2023Rudy Mancke, a South Carolina naturalist and popular host of South Carolina Public Radio's NatureNotes and SCETV's NatureScene, died Tuesday night, his wife confirmed. He was 78. Mancke's wife, Ellen, told SC Public Radio Wednesday her husband had managed symptoms of liver... -
Who filed to be on SC GOP's presidential primary ballot? Here's the list
November 01, 2023Ten Republican presidential candidates have filed and paid the $50,000 fee to show up on South Carolina's Feb. 24 GOP primary ballot. Filing closed at 5 p.m. Tuesday. The list of 10 is by order of filing: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Former President Donald Trump Entrepreneur... -
Nikki Haley 5th Republican to file for SC GOP's presidential primary as deadline nears
October 30, 2023In the very building that launched Nikki Haley's national political career, the former governor on Monday filed to be on South Carolina's GOP presidential primary ballot. "As a girl who was blessed to serve the state that raised me, and now honored to be running for... -
100 days out: SC Dems aim to boost voter engagement before 1st in nation primary
October 27, 2023There are 100 days to go until the South Carolina Democratic presidential primary. And while the South Carolina GOP primary is catching all the buzz — presidential hopefuls include former Gov. Nikki Haley and Sen. Tim Scott — the state's Democratic Party chairwoman doesn't...