The Shrimp City Report Podcast (Charleston, South Carolina)

Join us as we  sit down with Charleston radio legend Bobby Hartin (35 years on air) for a wide-ranging, laugh-filled conversation about sports, local culture, and community. In this episode Bobby opens up about his childhood in Orangeburg, college life at South Carolina (cheerleading and all), and the fandom he inherited from his father.

The show traces Bobby’s journey from working at Pearlstine in Charleston and running sports bars (the first sports bar in Charleston with the big satellite dish) to launching a long-running fan-talk radio program. Hear behind-the-scenes stories — his nervous first remote with a caller on a pay phone, memorable recurring callers (Boston John, Dave, George Dickel), and the outrageous bits that have kept listeners tuning in for decades.

We cover Bobby’s approach to radio (local-first coverage, college football focus, reliance on callers, and about four hours of prep), his thoughts on the changing media landscape (podcasts, AM/FM future), and why he avoids getting bogged down in NIL/money talk. The episode also highlights fun segments and debates from the show — the fried chicken debate (family-cooked cast-iron skillet wins), shrimp preferences, and the summer World Cup/soccer buzz — plus regular features like high school previews, RiverDogs/Battery coverage, NASCAR/racing spots, and more.

We also get candid anecdotes (a broken TV after a lost championship, remotes, Dixie Bubbles, memorable callers getting banned), details about Bobby’s bar and radio overlap, and a look at his deep community commitment: the annual Ronald McDonald House radiothon (over $50,000 raised last year), Bobby’s role on the board of trustees, and the charity tattoo stunt that helped inspire donations.

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