September 11, 2024

Rebecca Ryan is a noted top 50 professional futurist, economist, best-selling author and entrepreneur. She is the founder of NEXT Generation Consulting through which she partners with government leaders across the country. Looking a generation ahead, she outlines strategies in urban planning, economic development and workforce development to ensure communities are well equipped for future trends and challenges. Rebecca is a graduate of Drake University with a certificate in Strategic Foresight from University of Houston; she is the Resident Futurist at the Alliance for Innovation and on the Executive Committee of the global Association of Professional Futurists.

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There’s nothing that Emmy award-winning anchor Amy Wood has loved more over the 30-plus years at 7NEWS, than connecting with you.

Amy currently anchors the 4 p.m., 5 p.m., and 6 p.m. newscasts, along with 7NEWS at noon. She spent 27 years anchoring the late news, and solo anchored the ten pm news for nearly 15 years, plus a decade on 7 News at 7.

Amy’s award-winning, interactive anchoringwas honored in 2016 by the South Carolina Broadcaster’s Association, naming Amy, Anchor of the Year.SCBA gave her the same award previously in 2012 and she was nominated again in 2014 by the Radio and Television and Digital News Association of the Carolinas.

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Dove Dupree is a poet, music artist, actor, youth advocate, business owner and much more. He started writing raps at the early age of 7. His goal in his music and poetry, just like in his life is to impact, inspire and all the good things in between. He is also a teaching artist, where he goes into schools and teaches the students through workshops how to incorporate music, poetry, and rap in whatever they are learning.

Learn more about Dove’s work here