Press Release
COLUMBIA, S.C. – South Carolina ETV's (SCETV) By The River, a weekly, half-hour literature-focused series filmed at ETV Lowcountry in Beaufort, S.C., is now being distributed nationally by American Public Television (APT) to viewers across the U.S.To celebrate this new chapter of the local program, SCETV and the ETV Endowment of South Carolina hosted an open house at ETV Lowcountry on April 21st, where attendees gathered to tour the By The River set, meet the show's talent, and share stories about the path to this successful milestone.
Each week, By The River presents in-depth interviews with Southern authors, ending with a Poet's Corner that features Southern poets reading their poetry set to illustrations by Southern artists. By The River is filmed on a Bronze Telly Award-winning set at ETV Lowcountry in Beaufort, S.C.
Achieved in partnership with the University of South Carolina Beaufort (USCB), the entire crew for the show consists of USCB Communication Studies students. Thirty-four USCB students have worked on By The River over the past five years, majoring in Communication Studies, English, Media Arts and Interdisciplinary Studies. The show is hosted by Holly Jackson, Director of Operations and Content at ETV Lowcountry and is produced by Dr. Caroline E. Sawyer, Associate Professor of Communication Studies at USCB.
In addition to previous receiving multiple Telly Awards in previous years, By The River received two accolades from The Communicator Awards in 2021– the Communicator Award of Excellence in the Television Cultural category and the Communicator Award of Distinction in the Television Interview category. Most recently, By The River received an inaugural Anthem Award in the Education, Art, & Culture Awareness – Special Projects and a Southeast Emmy Nomination in the Interview/Discussion – Long Form Category.
As an APT-distributed series, By The River will also be available for streaming on the PBS app and on PBS.org. Learn more about By The River on the SCETV website.
