Bill Sharpe (WCSC-TV)

William Herschel Sharpe, Jr. (born 1950) is the head anchor on Charleston, South Carolina broadcast station WCSC-TV.He has been with WCSC-TV for over 43 years. He has three children, Hayle Kathryn Sharpe, Harper Daniella-Augusta Sharpe, and William Herschel Sharpe III. He's married to Katherine McGee Thompson Sharpe, and is step father to Grey McGee Thompson, James Hunter Thompson, and Emma Southerland Thompson.

Education

A native of the St. Andrews area in Charleston, he graduated from St. Andrews High School in the city, moving to Atlanta where he attended Emory University, receiving a degree in English literature with a minor in French.^[1]

Awards and recognition

Sharpe has received numerous awards for best newscast for feature reporting and investigative reporting, and has been part of newscasts which received an Emmy and a Peabody Award.^[2] Sharpe's broadcast team received regional Emmy Award nominations in four out of six years between 2002 and 2007.^[3][4][5][6] On a less serious note, Sharpe won a 2008 Best of Charleston award from the Charleston City Paper for "Best Ted Baxter Impression".^[7]

Obstruction of justice charge

In 1983, Sharpe and three co-workers were arrested and subsequently cleared of obstruction of justice charges after WCSC-TV broadcast the photograph of a multiple murder suspect against the wishes of law enforcement authorities.^[8][9] Despite their release, the Charleston County Solicitor refused to acknowledge the validity of the claim that their conduct was protected by the First Amendment.^[10]

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