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Amy Wood

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Greenville, South Carolina, Spartanburg
As seen in: WSPA-TV (Spartanburg, SC), WYCW 62 (Spartanburg, SC), LinkedIn, Medium, MSN, Yahoo Life, JSTOR Daily, Substack, Yahoo, WAVY-TV (Portsmouth, VA), WHTM-TV (Harrisburg, PA), WRIC-TV (Richmond, VA) and
Covers:  interactive journalism, social tv, breaking news, South Carolina, politics, North Carolina, Ai, home studios, independent journalism, news creator, digital journalism, gear, ai and journalism
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Amy Wood’s Biography

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I've been anchoring the news since 1987. And for most of that time, I've also been the person in the newsroom asking, what's the next platform, and why aren't we on it yet?
I've learned the anchors who last aren't the ones who wait to see what happens next. They're the ones who go find out.
In 2008, I became one of the first news anchors in the country to bring live chat and later social media into a live newscast. At the time, people thought it was a gimmick. It wasn't.
That was the beginnin…

Amy Wood’s Journalist Portfolio

Interactive Anchor - Daily

Interactive Anchor - Daily

Weeknights at ten for 15 years I took viewers behind the scenes of the newscast, offering complete transparen…

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A Digital Anchor Ahead of Her Time

A Digital Anchor Ahead of Her Time

"Amy Wood has long been a hero of mine. Amy jumped on the digital news bandwagon early and has been a champio…

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Amy Wood The Interactive Social TV News Pioneer on LinkedIn: Familiar face... Experience... Trust

Amy Wood The Interactive Social TV News Pioneer on LinkedIn: Familiar face... Experience... Trust

Familiar face... Experience... Trust

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Media General Newscasts Mix Online with On-Air

Media General Newscasts Mix Online with On-Air

Media General Newscasts Mix Online with On-Air "She actually tries to interact with the online audience live…

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Articles

Remarkable Women Finalist: Cheryl Carpenter

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(WSPA) – Cheryl Carpenter is known throughout the Upstate as “The Shoe Lady,” but the story behind her mission starts with a single memory from a mill village in Greer. Growing up, Cheryl’s father, Kenneth Paul Coats, lived a life of struggle. He once told her that as a little boy, he never owned a brand-new pair of shoes. That changed when Cheryl had her first child; her father showed up with a pair of tiny, brand-new Nikes, promising that his grandchildren would never go without.
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Remarkable Women Finalist: Cheryl Carpenter Original

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(WSPA) - Cheryl Carpenter is known throughout the Upstate as "The Shoe Lady," but the story behind her mission starts with a single memory from a mill village in Greer. Growing up, Cheryl’s father, Kenneth Paul Coats, lived a life of struggle. He once told her that as a little boy, he never owned a brand-new pair of shoes. That changed when Cheryl had her first child; her father showed up with a pair of tiny, brand-new Nikes, promising that his grandchildren would never go without.
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Remarkable Women Finalist: Pamela Williams

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(WSPA) – Pamela Williams is a businesswoman at heart. Accountant. Loan officer. Business owner. However, her life’s work has always centered on one thing: helping people live better. That’s why she founded Respect YA-Self, a nonprofit she’s been building for nearly two decades. “Respect YA-Self. It was a vision. I kept hearing Aretha Franklin. August will be 20 years,” Williams said. It started with a simple mission: teaching young people self-esteem and how to handle peer pressure and bullying.
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Interview

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What was your first job as a journalist?

My first paid job was a morning anchor in MN - living a block from the station so I could trudge thru snowdrifts before the plows got going.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes! First job in Minnesota in '87 - but not for long. Still think we should keep one around for when all the computers crash!

How is social media changing news?

It's revolutionized the speed of gathering & spreading info. We can connect with our audience and build understanding and trust.

Awards

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Emmy Awards

South East Regional

Amy anchored four newscasts that garnered 4 breaking news or newcast Emmy Awards for the team at WSPA TV

Associated Press Media Editors Journalism Excellence Award

2018 - Best Newscast

“Upstate Tornados” Live at 5 Issued by Associated Press of South Carolina · Nov 2018

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Associated Press Media Editors Journalism Excellence Award

2021 - "COVID-19 Townhall" Best Pandemic-Related Service To The Community in Television"COVID-19 Townhall"

Best Pandemic-Related Service To The Community in Television Issued by South Carolina Broadcasters Association · Aug 2021

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Anchor of the Year - SC Broadcasters

2016

Anchor of the Year - SC Broadcaster's Association

2012 - news

Jaycees Community Service winner for state of SC

2002

SE Emmy nomination

2023 - Helene: One Year Later

Our station special was Emmy nominated and I also did my own special for WSPA plus.

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SC Broadcaster's Association

2025 - News Series of the Year: Susan Smith 30 Years Later

I spent endless hours combing through our archive from 30 years ago and digitized our air checks and relevant reporting to create this series. My goal was to help people who did not live through it - as the area has grown so much over these three decades - understand how all consuming and terrifying it was, and why it became such a part of our community psyche. I poured a lot of heart into this project and it means the world to me that it won.

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