William Herschel Sharpe, Jr. (born 1950) was the lead anchor on Charleston, South Carolina broadcast station WCSC-TV.
A native of the St. Andrews area in Charleston, he graduated from St. Andrews High School in the city, moving to Atlanta, where he attended Emory University, receiving a degree in English literature with a minor in French.
[2] Sharpe's broadcast team received regional Emmy Award nominations in four out of six years between 2002 and 2007.
[7] In 1983, Sharpe and three co-workers were arrested and subsequently cleared of obstruction of justice charges after WCSC-TV broadcast the photograph of a multiple murder suspect against the wishes of law enforcement authorities.
[8][9] Despite their release, the Charleston County Solicitor refused to acknowledge the validity of the claim that their conduct was protected by the First Amendment.