Darryl Huger

A native of Charleston, SC and a graduate of the School of Journalism and Mass Communications at the University of South Carolina. Career spans decades in broadcast news, with leadership roles across South Carolina, North Carolina and Georgia. Prior to joining SCETV and Public Radio served as senior communications specialist in corporate communications for Dominion Energy. During his three-year tenure as news director for WACH Fox in Columbia, Huger led coverage of the historic Flood of 2015 which included launching a new 5 p.m. newscast to provide vital updates and resources for residents.

First news director role was at WTVM/WXTX in Columbus, Georgia, where he managed the ABC (WTVM) and Fox (WXTX) news teams while also supervising a news bureau based at Auburn University. Served six years as assistant news director at WCSC Live 5 News in Charleston, where he helped shape newsroom operations at one of the Lowcountry’s leading stations.

Early in career worked as a news photographer in the 1980s, before being promoted to assignment manager. During these early years, Huger played a pivotal role in key moments of the station's history, such as the launch of WIS’s first satellite truck, Newstar 10, and working alongside legendary meteorologist Jim Gandy during the landfall of Hurricane Hugo in South Carolina. Huger later returned to WIS as managing editor, where he oversaw content and newsroom operations from 2000 to 2005.