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THE SHORT VERSION
Amy Wood has anchored the news in Greenville-Spartanburg for nearly 40 years. She was one of the first news anchors in the country to go live on social media during a newscast — back in 2008, before most local stations had a digital strategy. She has been recognized by The Poynter Institute, The Paley Center for Media, Broadcasting and Cable Magazine, and HubSpot as a pioneer in digital journalism and social media innovation.
She is a four-time Emmy Award winner, a TEDx speaker, and the founder of Amy Wood Now, her social media compliment to television news coverage.
She also has an online community of more than 200,000 people who trust her — not an algorithm.
WHAT SHE'S KNOWN FOR
Pioneer. Amy launched one of the first live interactive newscasts in the country in 2008, running a live chat room simultaneously with her broadcast — solo anchoring, managing the chat, and selecting viewer comments for air. Industry publications called it a blueprint for the future of local news.
Innovator. She formed WSPA's Innovation Team in 2011, presented to the Media General Board of Directors, and was consistently ahead of every emerging platform — from blogging to Twitter to Instagram Stories to AI-assisted production.
Journalist. Four Emmy Awards. Two SC Broadcasters Anchor of the Year titles. An AP first-place documentary shot in Moscow and the Arctic Circle. A Susan Smith 30th anniversary series that won News Series of the Year. A Hurricane Helene special that earned an Emmy nomination in 2026. Nearly 40 years of getting it right under her own name.
Builder. Now experimenting with AI, for productivity purposes and potential journalism applications.
RECOGNITION & HONORS
Emmy Awards Emmy Nomination — "Helene: One Year Later" — Southeast Emmy Awards, April 2026 Emmy — Best Newscast 6pm — Southeast Emmy Awards, 2016 Emmy — Best Newscast 6pm — NATAS Southeast, 2015 Emmy — Best Newscast — NATAS Southeast, 2011 Emmy — Best Newscast, News Channel 7 at 11 — NATAS Southeast, 2005
Journalism Awards News Series of the Year — "Susan Smith: 30 Years Later" — SC Broadcasters Association, 2025 Best Newscast — "Upstate Tornados Live at 5" — Associated Press of South Carolina, 2018 COVID-19 Townhall — Best Pandemic-Related Service to the Community in Television — SC Broadcasters Association, 2021 Anchor of the Year — SC Broadcasters Association, 2016 & 2012 Anchor of the Year Finalist — RTDNAC, 2015 AP First Place Documentary — Carolina Crusaders (Moscow & Vorkuta, Arctic Circle), 1995
Audience Recognition Best of Upstate — Best Anchor — Gannett, 2020 Best of Spartanburg — Best TV Personality 2018, 2019, 2020 Best of Spartanburg — Best Reporter 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
Industry Recognition Paley Center for Media — Change Agent, Lightning Panel Speaker on Innovation in Local News, 2018 Reynolds Journalism Institute — News Innovation Panelist, 2012 RTDNA — Presenter, "More Than 140 Characters," New Orleans, 2011 Broadcasting and Cable Magazine — Most Influential Local News Anchor on Twitter, 2010 HubSpot — Top 100 Women on Twitter Worldwide (debuted #54), 2010 GrowMap — Top 200 Fearless Women on the Internet (#96), 2012 Poynter Institute — 35 Top Influencers in Social Media in Journalism, 2010 Business Blackbox Magazine — Trailblazer in Social Media, 2009 Featured in four books on digital journalism and innovation
Community Girl Scouts of the Mountains to Midlands — Woman of Distinction, 2016 SC Adoption Advocate of the Year — SC Council on Adoptable Children SC Jaycees — Community Service Award, 2002
AS SEEN IN & QUOTED BY
Poynter Institute — Named one of 35 Top Influencers in Social Media in Journalism. Featured in a live chat on how to be an interactive broadcast journalist. Quoted Al Tompkins: "Whenever something is new in social media, TVAmy will be trying it out."
Broadcasting and Cable Magazine — Named the top tweeting local news anchor in the United States. Later featured for work merging news and social media.
Remote Notes (2022) — "Amy Wood has long been a hero of mine. She saw digital media as a help, not a threat, to informing the local audience about the news."
Switcher Inc. (2020) — Featured alongside Chris Cuomo, Jimmy Fallon, and Dana Perino for remote production innovation during the pandemic.
TV News Check (2011) — Profiled as one of the early champions of social media in local television. "When it comes to social, perhaps no one works harder."
Lost Remote (2011) — Featured for live interactive anchoring: "Like having your own focus group each night."
Reynolds Journalism Institute / Mizzou — Panelist on innovation in news and live streaming.
Fete Magazine (2016) — "TVAmy, the Upstate's most trusted interactive anchor."
GeekWire (2015) — Quoted on live video and emerging platforms.
RTDNA Communicator Magazine — Featured in The Road Ahead.
Business Blackbox Magazine — Named a Trailblazer for work merging news and social media.
CAREER
WSPA Channel 7 (CBS) — Greenville-Spartanburg, SC Main Anchor, 1990–Present Four newscasts daily. One market. Nearly 40 years.
AMY WOOD NOW — personal newsletter, web show, Substack, and social brand across the Carolinas.
Social Moves Founder, 2009–Present Social media strategy, coaching, and speaking for journalists, companies, and causes.
Innovation Team Leader — WSPA / Media General 2011–2014 Built and led WSPA's first innovation team. Presented to the Media General Board of Directors.
Digital Team Member — WSPA / Media General 2013–2015
KSAX-TV — Hubbard Broadcasting, Western Minnesota Morning Anchor & Reporter, 1987–1990 Launched the station's first newscast.
SPEAKING
Amy speaks on digital journalism, social media innovation, audience engagement, interactive news, and the future of local media. She has presented for The Poynter Institute, The Paley Center for Media, the Reynolds Journalism Institute, RTDNA, and as a TEDx speaker.
Topics include:
EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
American University — BA, Communications, Washington DC Furman University — Diversity Leaders Institute Fellow International School of Stockholm — Stockholm, Sweden Interlochen Arts Academy — Interlochen, Michigan
Meta Creator Festival USA — New York City, April 2026 One of 100 creators hand-selected by Meta from across the United States for their inaugural Creator Festival at Meta headquarters. Training in brand strategy and creator growth directly from Meta's top platform experts.
Marketing Pros AI — Vibe-Coding Bootcamp AI prompt engineering, app development, and generative AI tools.
Sarah Snow Viral Storytelling Bootcamp Eight-week intensive covering scripting, shooting, editing, social media strategy, and monetization.
CONTACT
For speaking, booking, and media inquiries: amywoodtv.weebly.com/contact @TVAmy on all platforms
Amy Wood NOW — Keeping you IN THE KNOW!
THE SHORT VERSION
Amy Wood has anchored the news in Greenville-Spartanburg for nearly 40 years. She was one of the first news anchors in the country to go live on social media during a newscast — back in 2008, before most local stations had a digital strategy. She has been recognized by The Poynter Institute, The Paley Center for Media, Broadcasting and Cable Magazine, and HubSpot as a pioneer in digital journalism and social media innovation.
She is a four-time Emmy Award winner, a TEDx speaker, and the founder of Amy Wood Now, her social media compliment to television news coverage.
She also has an online community of more than 200,000 people who trust her — not an algorithm.
WHAT SHE'S KNOWN FOR
Pioneer. Amy launched one of the first live interactive newscasts in the country in 2008, running a live chat room simultaneously with her broadcast — solo anchoring, managing the chat, and selecting viewer comments for air. Industry publications called it a blueprint for the future of local news.
Innovator. She formed WSPA's Innovation Team in 2011, presented to the Media General Board of Directors, and was consistently ahead of every emerging platform — from blogging to Twitter to Instagram Stories to AI-assisted production.
Journalist. Four Emmy Awards. Two SC Broadcasters Anchor of the Year titles. An AP first-place documentary shot in Moscow and the Arctic Circle. A Susan Smith 30th anniversary series that won News Series of the Year. A Hurricane Helene special that earned an Emmy nomination in 2026. Nearly 40 years of getting it right under her own name.
Builder. Now experimenting with AI, for productivity purposes and potential journalism applications.
RECOGNITION & HONORS
Emmy Awards Emmy Nomination — "Helene: One Year Later" — Southeast Emmy Awards, April 2026 Emmy — Best Newscast 6pm — Southeast Emmy Awards, 2016 Emmy — Best Newscast 6pm — NATAS Southeast, 2015 Emmy — Best Newscast — NATAS Southeast, 2011 Emmy — Best Newscast, News Channel 7 at 11 — NATAS Southeast, 2005
Journalism Awards News Series of the Year — "Susan Smith: 30 Years Later" — SC Broadcasters Association, 2025 Best Newscast — "Upstate Tornados Live at 5" — Associated Press of South Carolina, 2018 COVID-19 Townhall — Best Pandemic-Related Service to the Community in Television — SC Broadcasters Association, 2021 Anchor of the Year — SC Broadcasters Association, 2016 & 2012 Anchor of the Year Finalist — RTDNAC, 2015 AP First Place Documentary — Carolina Crusaders (Moscow & Vorkuta, Arctic Circle), 1995
Audience Recognition Best of Upstate — Best Anchor — Gannett, 2020 Best of Spartanburg — Best TV Personality 2018, 2019, 2020 Best of Spartanburg — Best Reporter 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
Industry Recognition Paley Center for Media — Change Agent, Lightning Panel Speaker on Innovation in Local News, 2018 Reynolds Journalism Institute — News Innovation Panelist, 2012 RTDNA — Presenter, "More Than 140 Characters," New Orleans, 2011 Broadcasting and Cable Magazine — Most Influential Local News Anchor on Twitter, 2010 HubSpot — Top 100 Women on Twitter Worldwide (debuted #54), 2010 GrowMap — Top 200 Fearless Women on the Internet (#96), 2012 Poynter Institute — 35 Top Influencers in Social Media in Journalism, 2010 Business Blackbox Magazine — Trailblazer in Social Media, 2009 Featured in four books on digital journalism and innovation
Community Girl Scouts of the Mountains to Midlands — Woman of Distinction, 2016 SC Adoption Advocate of the Year — SC Council on Adoptable Children SC Jaycees — Community Service Award, 2002
AS SEEN IN & QUOTED BY
Poynter Institute — Named one of 35 Top Influencers in Social Media in Journalism. Featured in a live chat on how to be an interactive broadcast journalist. Quoted Al Tompkins: "Whenever something is new in social media, TVAmy will be trying it out."
Broadcasting and Cable Magazine — Named the top tweeting local news anchor in the United States. Later featured for work merging news and social media.
Remote Notes (2022) — "Amy Wood has long been a hero of mine. She saw digital media as a help, not a threat, to informing the local audience about the news."
Switcher Inc. (2020) — Featured alongside Chris Cuomo, Jimmy Fallon, and Dana Perino for remote production innovation during the pandemic.
TV News Check (2011) — Profiled as one of the early champions of social media in local television. "When it comes to social, perhaps no one works harder."
Lost Remote (2011) — Featured for live interactive anchoring: "Like having your own focus group each night."
Reynolds Journalism Institute / Mizzou — Panelist on innovation in news and live streaming.
Fete Magazine (2016) — "TVAmy, the Upstate's most trusted interactive anchor."
GeekWire (2015) — Quoted on live video and emerging platforms.
RTDNA Communicator Magazine — Featured in The Road Ahead.
Business Blackbox Magazine — Named a Trailblazer for work merging news and social media.
CAREER
WSPA Channel 7 (CBS) — Greenville-Spartanburg, SC Main Anchor, 1990–Present Four newscasts daily. One market. Nearly 40 years.
AMY WOOD NOW — personal newsletter, web show, Substack, and social brand across the Carolinas.
Social Moves Founder, 2009–Present Social media strategy, coaching, and speaking for journalists, companies, and causes.
Innovation Team Leader — WSPA / Media General 2011–2014 Built and led WSPA's first innovation team. Presented to the Media General Board of Directors.
Digital Team Member — WSPA / Media General 2013–2015
KSAX-TV — Hubbard Broadcasting, Western Minnesota Morning Anchor & Reporter, 1987–1990 Launched the station's first newscast.
SPEAKING
Amy speaks on digital journalism, social media innovation, audience engagement, interactive news, and the future of local media. She has presented for The Poynter Institute, The Paley Center for Media, the Reynolds Journalism Institute, RTDNA, and as a TEDx speaker.
Topics include:
- How local journalists can build direct audience relationships in the digital era
- Social media as a journalism tool — what works, what doesn't, what's next
- Building an independent media brand alongside a broadcast career
- AI in the newsroom — practical applications for working journalists
EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
American University — BA, Communications, Washington DC Furman University — Diversity Leaders Institute Fellow International School of Stockholm — Stockholm, Sweden Interlochen Arts Academy — Interlochen, Michigan
Meta Creator Festival USA — New York City, April 2026 One of 100 creators hand-selected by Meta from across the United States for their inaugural Creator Festival at Meta headquarters. Training in brand strategy and creator growth directly from Meta's top platform experts.
Marketing Pros AI — Vibe-Coding Bootcamp AI prompt engineering, app development, and generative AI tools.
Sarah Snow Viral Storytelling Bootcamp Eight-week intensive covering scripting, shooting, editing, social media strategy, and monetization.
CONTACT
For speaking, booking, and media inquiries: amywoodtv.weebly.com/contact @TVAmy on all platforms
Amy Wood NOW — Keeping you IN THE KNOW!
