Lowcountry Forever: Charleston Planetarium & Swim Across America – May 4, 2025 | 92.5 Kickin’ Country
SEGMENT #1: Charleston Planetarium
GUESTS: Paul Gangarosa, Founder, and Thomas Martinez, Director
ISSUE: Science & Technology
This month, the new Charleston Planetarium opens in North Charleston at the Citadel Mall. The Planetarium is a new nonprofit 501©3 organization dedicated to science education. Paul Gangarosa, the Charleston Planetarium founder, shared his reasons for bringing the Planetarium to the Lowcountry and why he feels this is an important addition to our community. Thomas Martinez, the Planetarium Director, explained how the facility would operate in terms of when there would be shows, and how people could purchase tickets. Both expressed excitement for their May opening and explained how the shows would be constantly freshened, so a visit the following month would be different from the current month. Plus, they discussed the partnerships they were hoping to create with area schools.
Stemtastic SC!: New Charleston Planetarium – Palmetto Live: 3/25/2025
The planetarium is now open in the Citadel Mall, in hopes of sparking curiosity about the universe and STEM careers.
The College Today Spotlight Piece – 3/5/2025
CofC Professor Helps Stars Align for Charleston’s New Planetarium: The Charleston Planetarium opened on March 1, 2025, thanks to CofC astronomy professor Chris Fragile and former public health adjunct Paul Gangarosa.
“Charleston has a lot of -iums: There’s the South Carolina Aquarium, Uncle Kyle’s Sweater Emporium, the TD Arena stadium, and plenty of auditoriums. But there isn’t a planetarium. Until now. Two-and-a-half years ago, Paul Gangarosa, a local entrepreneur and former adjunct faculty member in the College of Charleston’s Department of Health and Human Performance, decided to do something about this lack of stargazing in our city. So, he reached out to astronomy faculty at the College and pitched the idea of building a planetarium.”
Planetarium Radio Interview – (Paul Gangarosa) 1/25-26/2025
Z93 JAMZ, 96.9 THE WOLF, 95 SX SUNDAY, MAGIC 107.3, NEWS/TALK 1250 WTMA
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Live5 News Interview – 1/16/2025
