Lucky husband to @LeesaAiken. 3 grown kids, cats. 20-yr journalist now in govt. media relations.

Joined August 2011
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ON THIS DAY nine years ago, A’ja Wilson recorded 23 points, 10 rebounds, and 4 blocks to lead South Carolina to a 67–55 victory over Mississippi State and bring home the program’s first national championship. 🥹🏆🐔🪄
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Couldn’t be a more deserving human being! @GamecockWBB
A huge and well-deserved congratulations to Diana Koval, the SID who handles South Carolina women's basketball. Does a phenomenal job. gamecocksonline.com/news/202…
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A'ja Wilson found a fan at the Bulls-Heat game wearing her Aces jersey. With Benny the Bull's blessing, she gifted that fan a custom ball ❤️
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4 Nov 2025
Thank you @thestate, for pulling this column of mine from 2001 from the archives! thestate.com/sports/article3… Great series by @jordankaye_23 on Demetris Summers. I had the privilege of covering him in high school school and man, was he something to behold.
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30 Jun 2025
A tragedy.
The former Hunter-Gatherer building on S. Main is coming down this morning:
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24 Jun 2025
I was stringing for the @ajc in 2010 when UGA came to Columbia, and that's the first time I remember hearing the "Latti-more, Latti-more" chant as it became abundantly clear that the Bulldogs could not stop him in his very first SEC game (37 carries, 182 yards, 2 TDs).
I mean, the question is, was anyone ahead of Lattimore? My gut is no, but interested if Brad has other names. Feels like a good space for a top-10. Like Dylan Stewart or Bryan Edwards were decidedly to very good starters, but clearly not at the top.
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23 Jun 2025
Amazing piece of storytelling, and what incredible #Gamecocks hoops lore this holds. Beautiful work, Dan Klores. Worthy of its own @30for30.
Filmmaker, author and Peabody Award winner (and USC alum) Dan Klores reached out about this a couple of weeks ago. Honored to let him tell a story about Billy Walsh, one of McGuire's Gamecocks who recently died. postandcourier.com/sports/ca…
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Join us on May 22 for our Defenders of Liberty: The Evolving Story of America's Military webinar, exploring America's military evolution from its colonial militia roots to its modern global presence. To learn more and sign up for this webinar visit tinyurl.com/4tpbwjrp
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21 Feb 2025
These photos are absolutely incredible, every one of them. We do not mourn enough the loss of true photojournalists at newspapers. We are absolutely the worse off for it.
1957-01-05: Thomas Nebbia, staff photographer for @TheState and Columbia Record newspapers, with photographs he plans to enter in the 1957 National Press Photographers Association competition. 📸: @accessfreely
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21 Feb 2025
Who'd have thought, a mere 50 years later, they'd be undefeated national champions, am I right, @dawnstaley?
1974-01-30: Coach Pam Backhaus at practice with the Carolina Chicks, the @UofSC women's basketball team. The University has recently added several women's sports, which were formerly club activities, under the direction of the USC Athletics Department. 📸: @accessfreely
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19 Dec 2024
The model of how to be a human being on a beat that can grind it out of you
He'll be back for some freelance stuff, but for full-time work ... The chairman has left the building. @PIacobelli_AP has retired after 32 years. The best.
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2 Dec 2024
This is Theo. He's always looking out for his older sister Mia. Sometimes that means simply making sure she gets enough pets at day care. 13/10 for both
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So the @GamecockFB team has more ranked wins than 9 potential playoff teams have combined. Incredible.
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2 Dec 2024
This just may become the most-watched clip of my life. Just a couple days in, and I'm certain it's in the top 10. Impeccable. Priceless. Perfect.
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Grateful for the Biggers family standing on a street corner every Friday to wave to our buses when we drive by Amazing people like this are what makes college athletics and being a #Gamecock so special Can’t wait to see SO MANY #Gamecocks in Nashville this weekend -And early reports say you’re already there !!!!! #PaceYourselves 🤙🏻
THIS is our why 🤙
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12 Oct 2024
The game notwithstanding, the throwback white #Gamecocks helmets with the larger, more prominent Block C and wider middle stripes should stay FOREVER. Use those red stars as back of the helmet stickers, too.
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9 Oct 2024
This is Mosh. He may not be able to howl out loud, but he can absolutely still feel it in his soul. 14/10
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