Scott Morgan
Scott Morgan
Reporter, Producer
Scott Morgan is the Upstate multimedia reporter for SC Public Radio, based in Rock Hill. He cut his teeth as a newspaper reporter and editor in New Jersey before finding a home in public radio in Texas. Scott joined SC Public Radio in March 2019. His work has appeared in numerous national and regional publications as well as on NPR and MSNBC. He's won numerous state, regional, and national awards for his work including a national Edward R. Murrow.
Stories
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Report: Child wellbeing ticks up slightly in South Carolina, but remains low
June 09, 2025The 2025 KIDS COUNT Data Book by the Annie E. Casey Foundation ranks South Carolina 38th among states for overall child wellbeing. That's two places higher than in the foundation's 2024 report. -
Former Limestone University employee files class action suit over layoffs
June 09, 2025A former employee of Limestone University has filed a class action lawsuit against the now-shuttered college, claiming it did not provide adequate notice of impending layoffs. -
How federal cutbacks and red tape are affecting food availability in rural South Carolina and beyond
May 27, 2025On Tuesday, Urban Institute released an update on how the federal SUN Meals To Go program is coming along in each state. SUN Meals is a USDA program enacted in 2023 – critically, at the tail end of the Covid pandemic – that augments school meals by funding summer feeding... -
Where and who are the struggling working residents of South Carolina?
May 23, 2025The United Way's annual ALICE (Asset-limited, income-constrained, employed) report is out. It finds that 42% of South Carolinians live below the threshold of living comfortably. The threshold is defined as the minimum average income a household needs to afford basic... -
What researchers know (and don't) about hail, one year after a catastrophic storm in Rock Hill
May 14, 2025In April of 2024, a storm system over York County collapsed. The worst of what came next hit Rock Hill's Southside neighborhood, where some of the city's least resilient structures were. The worst destruction was contained to barely a square mile, but was devastating. It was... -
A conversation with a South Carolina mother whose son died one year ago, fighting for Ukraine
May 09, 2025Take a look at the photograph above this story. And understand that the most unusual thing about it is actually the expression on Collin Teem's face.