Debi Chard
Anchor/Reporter
Charleston, SC
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Professional Experience:
Anchor/Managing Editor, WCSC-TV, Medical Reporter
Has served as news director, producer, assignment editor, reporter
Award-winning journalist
PBS Roundtable Host
Mini-Fellowship Kaiser Family Foundation
South Carolina Medical Association Television Journalism Award 2003
July 15, 2003 was proclaimed Debi Chard Day in the City of Charleston for, "Dedicated service to the welfare of her fellow citizens."
Education:
BA, University of Iowa, double major in Journalism and Speech and Dramatic Arts
Mississippi State, Certificate of Broadcast Meteorology
Hobbies/Interests/Community Involvement:
All warm-weather outdoor activities, interior design, working on restoring houses, movies, reading. I love the arts, especially ballet and dance.
Family:
Two girls and one boy
Favorite Books and Music:
Books- Anything by Clive Cussler - I have had the opportunity to meet him and do a story on his search for The Hunley on two occasions.
Music- There are all kinds of music in my house.
Most Interesting Assignments:
My foreign reporting includes Egypt, the former Yugoslavia, the Philippines, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Costa Rica. I have also covered natural disasters including Hurricane Gilbert (Jamaica), Andrew (Florida), Katrina, Irene and floods in Iowa.
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Attorneys for the College of Charleston are firing back in the case of a former baseball coach who lost his job and is suing the college.
New documents filed in federal court in the case of a former College of Charleston baseball coach accuse the athletic director and current baseball coach of destroying evidence.
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Newly filed court documents allege that the athletic director at the College of Charleston lied to the court and deleted evidence.
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A federal judge has ordered the College of Charleston to hand over computers and cell phones of the athletic director and baseball coach.
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Our State Supreme Court ruled in that case and court documents indicate the officer lied, making false statements in the search warrant affidavit. Officers need reliable information in order to make an arrest. It’s called probable cause.
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Hauled off to jail for a crime you didn’t commit? It’s happened to dozens of people involving law enforcement across the Lowcountry.
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Hauled off to jail for a crime you didn’t commit? It has happened to dozens of people involving law enforcement across the Lowcountry.
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On strings of hot summer days, kids head to the nearest swimming hole.
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Talking statues are bringing history to life in downtown Charleston with Charleston Stories.
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An emergency out on the water isn't something you plan for, but it happens to about four hundred people a year across South Carolina and Georgia.
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Having children brings new challenges and for some mothers, deep depression.
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A lawsuit over an alleged sexual assault at the College of Charleston in 2016 is over.
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A Live 5 Investigation explores how a local college handled an alleged gang rape involving members of a winning athletic team.
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Experts say sexual harassment on the job costs us all. It hits your pocketbook with payouts by our state government, insurance, and places where you do business. In this Live 5 Investigation, we've uncovered some surprising places where it happened, and why you haven't heard about it. Our state governme
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It's been a year since the former governor of South Carolina became the US Ambassador to the United Nations.
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New court documents show more details about why Michael Slager was sentenced to 20 years instead of life in prison for the fatal shooting of Walter Scott.
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A local couple never dreamed their waterfront home and everything in it would go up in flames.
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The flu bug is popping up in South Carolina, and while the season appears to be off to a slow start, state health department records show Charleston is leading the state in the number of cases.
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The March of Dimes is giving South Carolina a "D' grade on the number of babies born too early in our state.
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State health experts released new data which shows no change in the death rate of babies in our state compared to the previous year.
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Hospitals in the Lowcountry are working around supply issues caused by the ongoing hurricane recovery problems in Puerto Rico.
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Painting on the Don Holt Bridge is being revised after the giant tarp fell during rush hour traffic last July.
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The final report on the tarp disaster on the Don Holt bridge this past summer is placing the blame on the nasty weather that developed suddenly that afternoon.
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Vacationers with a young baby were rescued from a Pawleys Island beach home about an hour before high tide Monday afternoon.
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Two homes on Sullivan's Island saw heavy damage from storm surge and high winds from Irma. But according to the mayor, most people stayed put during the storm.
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Seniors are scrambling to get a lifetime pass to national parks and recreation sites before a price hike.
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A Mount Pleasant law firm filed the first South Carolina lawsuit to recover 911 center funds for Charleston County.
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A very different high school is opening this year as Charleston County Schools begins a new program called Early College High School.
It will be church services, as usual this Sunday at Episcopal churches across the diocese despite upheaval caused by a South Carolina Supreme Court Ruling released on Wednesday.
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South Carolina's top court has ruled that dozens of parishes that split with The Episcopal Church over theological issues including the ordination of gay priests cannot take valuable property with them.
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Out-thinking her gun-wielding kidnappers, a young Charleston native escaped by rolling out of a moving vehicle in Columbia.
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The discovery of buried treasure in Berkeley County made national news 70 years ago, and this priceless find is still fascinating folks today.?
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Traffic complaints about dump trucks are popping up on Facebook. Just this week, a driver posted about a dump truck tailgating her on Highway 17.
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There is concern among some parents about a cluster of brain cancer in Mount Pleasant, but the Health Department stated on Wednesday there is no evidence of it.
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A new map released by the state health department shows Charleston County with the most reported cases of the Zika virus than any other county in South Carolina.
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Capt. Mike Benke was all about family, living by a calendar full of soccer games, and cheering on the Riverdogs.
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Children and pregnant women who were tested for lead exposure may have to be re-tested according to an alert from two federal agencies.
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Less than a year ago, Kalli Dangerfield was sitting in a Lowcountry classroom, counting the days to graduation. But now, the 19-year-old is landing major jobs, hitting the big time in New York.
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Hurricane Matthew is hitting the record books as one of the most damaging hurricanes to hit the United States, ranking as the tenth-most-destructive hurricane.
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South Carolina has made major strides in the effort to improve the outcome for babies born in the Palmetto State.
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Charleston's historic homes and beautiful battery, draw visitors from across the world. Add one more thing to list of things to see
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If you called 911 right now, what would you do if you got no answer? Live 5 News has learned it can take a while to reach a dispatcher.
Doctors should now tell patients with low back pain to try to get better without drugs. That advice from the American College of Physicians in just-released guidelines published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
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The company that closed the Georgetown steel mill about a year and a half ago is in talks with potential buyers for the plant.
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Women in science and engineering were once hidden figures. You may have seen the movie highlighting their struggles.
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A doctor who is a supporter of medical marijuana appeared in Mt. Pleasant to talk to a group of people curious about the possible benefits of the drug.
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Well over one hundred people have found a way to beat the traffic headaches in Charleston.
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