The Chamber Channel

5 Questions With the Bluffton Arts & Seafood Festival

If it’s October, it’s time for the Bluffton Arts & Seafood Festival! Organizer Mary O’Neill is in our studio to talk about how the celebration grew from one day in 2005 to a jam-packed week honoring local food and art.

Power Hour Tele-Town Hall October 4, 2023

Tune into Power Hour, where you can get unfiltered information about hot topics in our community straight from the source. Local organizations will give an update on regional workforce housing initiatives, while Beaufort County will explain the recent property reassessment.

Speakers include:

• Ben Brown, Senior Advisor to Hilton Head Island Town Manager, on the Northpoint workforce housing project.
• Alan Wolf, Board Member of Coastal Community Development Corporation, on its goal to preserve local workforce housing. Beaufort County Treasurer
• Maria Walls and Beaufort County Assessor Ebony Sanders on the Quadrennial Reassessment.

5 Questions With the Jazz Corner

The Jazz Corner has been a staple of the Hilton Head Island music scene since 1999. Since it was founded by Bob Masteller, it has been named among the top music venues in the country and hosted many jazz greats. The Junior Jazz Foundation was also founded to promote jazz education and performance. To celebrate National Arts and Humanities Month, we have Jazz Corner owner David Masteller and long-time resident musician Martin Lesch in our studio to talk about educating our youth, the club’s legacy and more.

PowerHour Tele-Town Hall September 13th, 2023

What is the Technical College of the Lowcountry's Workforce Readiness Center? What's the latest going on in Bluffton? What is the fall festival schedule? Tune into Power Hour, where you can get unfiltered information about hot topics in our community straight from the source.

Speakers include:

- Mary Lee Carns, Vice President for Advancement and Workforce Development at the Technical College of the Lowcountry

- Bluffton Mayor Lisa Sulka

- Frank Soule, Parks and Rec Executive Director at the Island Recreation Association

5 Questions with Joel Taylor, Hilton Head Regional Healthcare CEO

Hilton Head Hospital was recently named among the top five percent of hospitals in the country for joint replacements, but we know them better as offering an array of quality care so close to home. CEO of Hilton Head Regional Healthcare Joel Taylor is in our studio with our own CEO Bill Miles to talk about their achievements, what’s on the horizon, and how they are giving back.

5 Questions With Terry Tadlock, Correll Insurance

The insurance market is constantly changing. Lately, there’s been steep increases for homeowners – especially those who own condos. We chat with Terry Tadlock, president and co-owner of Correll Insurance Group of Hilton Head, on what’s happening in the industry and how to navigate it all.

5 Questions With Heritage Library Foundation’s Barbara Catenaci

Pirates, Revolutionary War skirmishes, Gullah roots, and so much more make up Hilton Head Island's history. In honor of the Town of Hilton Head Island’s 360/40 Celebration, we invite the executive director of the Heritage Library Foundation Barbara Catenaci in our studio to talk about the island’s pre-civil war history and how locals can trace their roots.

5 Questions With John Cranford

The local live music scene is thriving. John Cranford – a founding member of the popular local band Cranford Hollow – talks on our Chamber Channel podcast about local music, the upcoming Hilton Head Island Jams singer/songwriter series as part of the town's 360/40 Celebration, and gives us an exclusive preview of their new album.

5 Questions With Ahmad Ward, Mitchelville Freedom Park

Hilton Head Island’s Mitchelville is the first freedman’s village that was established during the Civil War and is the catalyst to cementing the deep Gullah culture that’s been preserved locally over generations. In honor of the Town of Hilton Head Island’s 360/40 Celebration, we talk to Mitchelville Freedom Park’s Executive Director Ahmad Ward

PowerHour Tele-Town Hall August 8th, 2023

Tune into Power Hour, where you can get unfiltered information about hot topics in our community straight from the source.

Speakers include:

- South Carolina Department of Insurance Director Michael Wise on why the rates have soared for homeowners and businesses, and if they will come down anytime soon.

- Natalie Harvey, Director of the Town of Hilton Head Island’s Office of Cultural Affairs, on the details of the upcoming 360/40 Celebration.

- David Johnson on the Washington Square Project in Bluffton.