MORNING HEADLINES | Mike Edwards, the popular 53-year-old Lowcountry radio host and member of a top-rated, award-winning morning show, was found dead in his home on Thursday.
Edwards served as co-host of the radio show “Two Girls & a Guy” and as program director for WMXZ-FM, Mix 95.9. He was a multi-year winner of the City Paper’s annual Best of Charleston contest for the radio morning show and local radio personality awards.
Charleston County Coroner Bobbi O’Neal said in media reports that his death is presumed to be natural and there was no suspicion of foul play.
Brooke Ryan and Tanya Brown, his co-hosts on the radio program, said in a post on Instagram that when Edwards did not arrive for work Thursday morning, they called 911 for a wellness check. Shortly thereafter, they learned of his death.
The radio show is planning a tribute show for Friday morning during which they will air favorite segments featuring Edwards.
Edwards first came to Charleston in 1994, serving as the program director for 95SX. Five years later, he first joined the “Two Girls & a Guy” morning show with Ryan and Brown.
In the new issue of the Charleston City Paper:
CP OPINION: Check in with family, friends during 2024 holiday season. “The holidays can be crippling for too many. Some are sick, battling physical diseases like cancer, heart issues, Alzheimer’s or Covid-19. Others are suffering from mental health issues such as depression, loneliness or holiday stress.”
CP NEWS: Lowcountry Blessing Boxes provide uplifting holiday opportunities. Charleston resident Katie Dahlheim read about Jessica McClard’s Little Free Pantry in Fayetteville, Ark., more than eight years ago. Now, there are about 500 Blessing Boxes across South Carolina.
CP NEWS: S.C. candidates prepping for 2026. In a series of interviews this week, political and party leaders across the Palmetto State made it clear they were already finished celebrating or lamenting this year’s returns and now focused on the task ahead.
CP FOOD: Tipton-Martin highlights hidden treasures of cooking in new books. When Toni Tipton-Martin comes to town for the Illumination Charleston celebration on Dec. 7, the author and foodways historian will do what she does best: highlight the contributions African Americans have made to the country’s culinary culture.
CP FOOD: Charleston breweries still celebrating festival wins. Denver’s annual Great American Beer Festival came with some exciting news for the Lowcountry this fall. With tens of thousands of beers submitted from all over the country, Charleston breweries brought home four medals.
CP FOOD: Think anew about treats Roxa’s tasting menu in Charleston. Roxa Desserts, a project between Hutton and local entrepreneur Paula Kramer, has been popping up around town since 2023. T
CP ARTS: Charleston author Pike’s book series to become TV show. Signe Pike’s retelling of this Arthurian saga thrusts readers into a world of ambition, loyalty and love. The new television series uses Pike’s extensive knowledge of Celtic and Athurian history, religion and culture — which she’s now researched and written about for over a decade.
CP MUSIC: Holy City riot grrrls Left Lucy set off cherry bomb with debut album. The Charleston–based punk rockers are talking about the fangs-bared feminist punk movement that started in the ’90s in the Pacific Northwest.
In other recent headlines:
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Mount Pleasant plans state’s highest sales tax, proposes development on protected land. Mount Pleasant officials voted to start a process that would make the town’s sales tax rate the highest in South Carolina just weeks after Charleston County voters overwhelmingly rejected a proposed sales tax to pay for road improvements.
Charleston County Council to vote on Better North Bridge project. This will be the fourth time the county has sent in this application. However officials said in 2023, the USDOT’s federal review team gave this project high marks, indicating it has a good chance this time.
Video game developer opens Charleston office, expects to hire hundreds. A global video game developer with more than 1,500 titles is moving to the Daniel Island area and potentially bringing hundreds of jobs to the region over the next few years.
Growth of sports betting may be linked to financial woes, studies find. While states have cheered the new tax revenue from sports gambling, some new studies have linked the burgeoning industry to lower consumer credit scores, higher credit card debt and less household savings.
Effort to revive private school vouchers prompts national firm to sue S.C. education department. A national libertarian law firm that specializes in suing governments over individual rights is poised to take on the S.C. Department of Education for ending a tuition voucher program.
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