TJ Turner
Weekend sports anchor/Reporter
Myrtle Beach

TJ Turner joined WMBF News as a digital content producer in June 2025 after graduating from Coastal Carolina University. TJ now serves as a reporter and weekend sports anchor at WMBF.
Originally from northern Illinois, TJ played basketball for two seasons at Beloit College in Wisconsin before transferring to Coastal Carolina University, where he graduated with a degree in sports communication in 2025.
TJ has always had a passion for sports, starting his path in sports television on a student-run sports news channel at Beloit College, where he put together the school’s top 10 plays of the week.
In his free time, you can find TJ playing pickup basketball or soccer, working out at the gym, or at home watching whatever sport is on.
Updated: Jun. 3, 2026 at 4:19 PM CDT
|By TJ Turner and Jordan Gartner
A Myrtle Beach detective has lost his job after an arrest warrant says he pointed a gun at an officer over microwaved fish.
Updated: May 14, 2026 at 2:29 PM CDT
|By TJ Turner and Jordan Gartner
A South Carolina man is enjoying some good karma when it comes to hitting a lottery jackpot.
Updated: Jan. 27, 2026 at 6:09 PM CST
|By TJ Turner , Giani Petersen and Akim Powell
A woman in South Carolina was shot and set on fire after meeting someone to “buy a puppy,” according to authorities.
Updated: Dec. 20, 2025 at 6:33 PM CST
|By TJ Turner , Sydney Ryan and Akim Powell
A pastor in South Carolina is accused of cyberstalking and harassing his estranged wife before she died by suicide, according to authorities.
Updated: Sep. 20, 2025 at 1:00 PM CDT
|By TJ Turner and Jordan Gartner
Authorities say an arranged meeting at a hotel led to a shooting in downtown Myrtle Beach.
Updated: Sep. 3, 2025 at 4:51 AM CDT
|By TJ Turner and Gray News staff
A man was arrested after lighting an apartment on fire in an attempt to kill his roommates for not renewing their lease, according to a police report.
















