Grand Strand Politics
🎙️ Grand Strand Politics
“The inside story of power, growth, and change along the Grand Strand.”
A local podcast from Randal Wallace Presents
A podcast covering the people, decisions, and issues shaping life along South Carolina’s Grand Strand—from Myrtle Beach and North Myrtle Beach to Surfside Beach and across Horry County.
Local politics isn’t abstract—it affects growth, development, taxes, public safety, and the future of the community.
This show breaks down what’s happening, who’s involved, and what it means for residents, business owners, and voters across the Grand Strand.
From city council decisions to county-wide issues and election coverage, Grand Strand Politics provides context, insight, and a clear look at the forces shaping one of South Carolina’s fastest-growing regions.
🎧 What You’ll Hear
- Local elections and candidates
- Development and growth debates
- City and county decision-making
- The issues driving change across the Grand Strand
👉 If you live here, work here, or care about where the Grand Strand is headed—this is your guide to the conversation.
Grand Strand Politics
GRAND STRAND POLITICS episode 17 : Robert Hirsch - OUR MAYOR (Part 1) Preparing for War
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Welcome to this rebroadcast of our documentary series on the life and legacy of former Myrtle Beach Mayor Robert J. “Bob” Hirsch.
This series originally explored the remarkable journey of a man whose life mirrored the story of the World War II generation — Americans who came of age during the Great Depression, answered the call to war, and returned home to help build the modern nation we now inherit.
Bob Hirsch was one of those men.
Before he ever led a city, he was a young American facing a world on the brink. Like millions of others, he had to leave behind family, safety, and certainty to prepare for a fight that would define the rest of his life — and the future of the world.
In this first rebroadcast episode, Preparing for War, we revisit the moment when history turned personal. You’ll hear Mayor Hirsch describe what it was like to watch the world descend into chaos, how young men like him were trained, shaped, and hardened for a conflict they could barely imagine, and how the reality of World War II began long before the first shots were fired overseas.
This is the story of how ordinary lives were transformed by extraordinary events — and how preparation, discipline, and duty became the foundation for leadership that would last long after the war was over.
This is the beginning of Bob Hirsch’s journey.
This rebroadcast coincides with the release of a biography of Mayor Hirsch that has just come out and is available on Amazon, "The Blonde Bombshell" . The link is available here : https://www.amazon.com/Blonde-Bombshell-greatest-Greatest-Generation-ebook/dp/B0FKD9YHDP
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