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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How at-risk rental assistance funds could affect South Carolina
April 24, 2025About 9 million Americans receive federal rental assistance money through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and at least 122,036 of those recipients live in South Carolina, according to the National Alliance to End Homelessness. -
Limestone University might have a funding source; board is 'cautiously optimistic'
April 22, 2025The Limestone University Board of Trustees said Tuesday that it has "a possible funding source" that could allow the university to remain open with on-campus and online classes. -
Three charged in connection with Table Rock fire
April 02, 2025The South Carolina Forestry Commission charged three hikers with negligently allowing a fire to spread, blaming the spark on a cigarette. -
Overdose deaths in South Carolina dropped in 2023, but deaths from drug cocktails are rising
April 01, 2025In 2023, South Carolina saw its first year-to-year decline in overdose deaths since 2014. Statewide, overdose deaths fell by 6.1% from 2022, according to a report released Tuesday by the state Department of Public Health (DPH). -
Much of the Table Rock Complex fires are now contained; charges imminent
March 31, 2025On Monday afternoon, Russell Hubright, a spokesman for the South Carolina Forestry Commission, confirmed that 12,590 acres of woodlands at Table Rock Mountain had burned since a fire began there on March 21. -
The Table Rock Complex fires, the air you breathe, and your health
March 28, 2025By Friday afternoon, state forestry officials estimated that 8,679 acres had burned at Table Rock Mountain since a fire broke out there one week earlier, and that 1,992 acres had burned at Persimmon Ridge, about 10 miles east of Table Rock, since sparking last Sunday.