Spartanburg City News

It was November of 2012 when the City of Spartanburg first launched its podcast, giving local government violent shove into 2005's favorite new communications tool. That podcast, as so many that came after, featured City Communications Manager Will Rothschild and not-yet-City employee Christopher George rambling for 40 too-noisy, unfocused minutes about...city stuff. Listening to that early effort now is a reminder of how far things have come for both the podcast and the city we've talked about for nearly a half-decade. Our time in Spartanburg is one of deep, transformative change, a kind of change Spartanburg has not seen in the modern era. During that time, this humble podcast has been a constant, celebrating Spartanburg while chronicling and contextualizing those changes.  While the podcast and its mission will continue for hopefully many more episodes to come, one half of that original podcasting pair is moving on. After five-and-a-half years with the City, Will Rothschild has left his position as Communi