Press Release
South Carolina ETV's half-hour literature-focused series, By The River, has returned for a nationally-distributed Season 2. Hosted by Holly Jackson, the weekly, 13-episode series presents in-depth interviews with Southern authors, exploring unexpected Southern stories and writers in each episode. By The River will premiere locally on ETV-HD on April 17 at 6:30 pm., and viewers outside of South Carolina should check their local listings for when the show will air on their local public television station.
By The River is being distributed nationally by American Public Television (APT) to viewers of public television across the U.S. The program, which first aired in 2018, will begin airing on public television stations across the U.S. in April.
As a love letter to Southern stories and the authors who write them, By The River explores the inspiration, passion and writing that it takes to create a Southern story. Through in-depth interviews with Southern authors from inside a coastal library on the banks of Beaufort River, Holly Jackson engages authors as they tell stories, share their love of reading and give advice for aspiring writers.
Achieved in partnership with the University of South Carolina Beaufort (USCB), By The Riverr is produced and directed by Dr. Caroline E. Sawyer, associate professor of communication studies, and consists of a student crew of USCB Communication Studies students. The student crew for season two are Isabella Åhlén Jakobs, Tyler Yates, Shannyn Hall, and Alyssa Smith. Numerous USCB students have worked on By The River, majoring in Communication Studies, English, Media Arts and Interdisciplinary Studies.
By The Riverhost Holly Jackson is the Director of Operations at ETV Lowcountry, one of SCETV's four regional studios. A former local television news reporter and anchor, Jackson now uses that experience with the USCB broadcast students who conduct classes at the studio twice a week.
Jackson is a native of Bishopville, SC and a graduate of the University of South Carolina. Throughout her journalism career, Jackson has earned multiple awards and honors, being awarded the Radio Digital Television News Association's Edward R. Murrow regional award for Excellence in Writing three times. She was also recognized by the Georgia Association of Broadcasters for Best News Reporter in 2018.
Below is a glimpse into each episode of By The River's national Season 2:
Episode 201: Stacy Pearsall- Holly Jackson and author Stacy Pearsall sit down by the river to discuss Stacy's book, Shooter.
A co-production by South Carolina ETV and University of South Carolina Beaufort, production funding for By The River is provided by the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, ETV Endowment of South Carolina, USCB Center for the Performing Arts and Pat Conroy Literary Center.
More information on By The River and previous episodes can be found on the SCETV website.