South Carolina Democratic primary is on Saturday. Any registered voter can vote. This is the first primary that includes a substantial African American voting block. We talk to Todd Shaw is a USC political professor, Courtney Thomas a communications director for WREN and Malik Whittaker is a civil rights. To talk about the state of African-American voters in South Carolina.

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SC Primary: African American Voters in South Carolina

How is your New Year going so far? Are you still pursuing the goals you set for yourself in 2020 We know it's hard to stay motivated so we're here to help with Shennice Pruitt Cleckley from Smart Cookie Coaching and Kam Kelley from the Well Collective

How is Your New Year's Resolution Going?

The superhero genre is big business for Hollywood, however all of these characters have very humble beginnings in comics. South Carolina has become ground zero for the comic industry with the Gary Lee Watson Collection at the University of South Carolina and the popular comic Bitter Root from local creators Sanford Greene and Chuck Brown. We discuss the comic impact South Carolina has with Professor Qiana Whitted, and Michael Weisenburg from the Rare Books and Special Collections at USC.

Rise of the Comic South

SURVIVING THE HOLIDAYS WITH FAMILY: Sure you love them, but sometimes it's a bit hard when peppered with questions like "when can we expect grandkids?" or politics. ? Free Times columnist Anne Wolfe Postic, Counselor Yolanda Brown and Chaplin Mark Bredholt are here to help us not lose our cool and have a great time.

Holiday Family Survival Guide

The holiday shopping season is just getting started. So whether you are shopping offline or online we wanted to help you protect yourself. Before you click add to cart or hand over your debit card you will want to hear from Investigator Kovalchek of the Richland County Sheriff's Department and News 19's Director of Technology Andy Peeler.

How To Protect Yourself This Holiday Season

With technology everything is just a click away, even dating. Finding a match can be as easy as swiping right but has this made dating easier or does it just make it more complicated with an overwhelming amount of choices. We have assembled a panel fighting in the trenches of modern dating life with professors Mal Reeder and Rhea Merck along with Tyrone Speaks and Joseph Barr.

Cuffin' Season: Dating in the digital age

October 5 is the 30th annual Pride Festival, and Drag Queens will be front and center for this year's festivities. We wanted to check in with our local Drag community on how they feel and where they stand. To help us we have invited Anaya Devour and Elena DeVore to dish and discuss.

Drag in the South

South Carolina politicians are taking over the national stage. From Lindsey Graham, Mick Mulvaney and Nikki Haley all in President Trump's inner circle to Mark Sanford running for President, SC Republicans are enjoying the spotlight. On the Democratic side Jim Clyburn is the most powerful Democrat in the House as Majority Whip and has helped make South Carolina a necessary stop for any Democrat running for President. How did this happen? Why is the nation taking a special interest in the Palmetto state. We talk with Lauren Wilkie from the League of Women Voters and Todd Shaw a professor at USC to chat about it all.

How did South Carolina politicians take over the country?

Football is the number one sport in America, specifically the NFL. It's king and dominates the conversation in the sports world but it wasn't always this way. Major League Baseball, basketball and boxing also enjoyed being the dominant sport in the country. But with the NFL facing a number of off the field issues and competition from other sports, can the league still keep it's crown? We invited USC professor Nicholas Wantanbe and Quarterback for the SC Dames Holly Alcomo on to talk about the future of the football and how we in the Midlands view the sport. 

NFL is king, but how long can it keep it's crown?

For every minute of on-air television, hours of content and conversations go unseen and unheard. This is everything you can't fit in the newscast. Columbia, South Carolina's only long-form, issues-based news show; Off The Air brings local news into the information age. Hosted by Leroy Green and produced by the team at WLTX News 19.

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