Bill Collins Interview

Reporter accomplishes his dream of owning a newspaper. Bill Collins tells his experiences of owning a newspaper in Summerville, SC.	Bill Collins Born: 1942, Ware Shoals, S.C. Newspaper History: - The Sun News - The Atlanta Journal - The Summerville Journal Scene Honors and Awards: - President of SCPA Education: - University of South Carolina Family: Married to Margret Cork Books: I Hate to Discommode You but I'm on Deadline!





To listen to the full interview, click here to download the raw audio. The full interview is 45 minutes. Interview Highlights (fast forward to hear about): -Collins' start in newspapers and overview of stories covered (1:06-4:40) -Beginning The Summerville Journal (4:41-10:07) -Hurricane Hugo and its affect on Summerville (12:00-17:00) -Impactful stories (17:08-19:23) -Changes in newspaper and technology (19:30-22:38) -South Carolina Politicians (23:15-28:48) -How Collins became interested in journalism (28:55-32:05) -SCPA Meetings (32:18-38:44) -Politics in the paper (40:11-41:27) -The Mayor of Summerville (41:28-42:20)

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