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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Clemson animal health experts confirm SC's first cases of equine infectious anemia in eight years
August 22, 2022A fifth horse in South Carolina has been euthanized after contracting equine infectious anemia, or EIA, animal health researchers confirmed Monday. State Veterinarian Michael Neault said all five cases of the disease have been reported since July, and that the cases are the... -
For this Vietnam vet and others with PTSD, it's not actually the fish they're after
August 22, 2022In a not-insignificant way, fishing is a lot like boxing and baseball. It tends to bring out the philosopher-poet in people. It’s not hard to understand why. When Henry David Thoreau told us that it’s not really the fish most fishers are after, he was on to something. John... -
Panthers' suit against York County could be heading to Delaware
August 19, 2022York County’s legal fight with the Carolina Panthers continues in the wake of the team’s aborted site project in Rock Hill. And that fight could be moving to Delaware. Scott Morgan has an update. On Wednesday, a federal court judge said that the $21 million lawsuit involving... -
Robots and tech schools and pandemic business recovery in South Carolina (Oh my!)
August 03, 2022‘I don’t think there’s an MBA graduate out there who took a class in how to handle a pandemic.” Bob Morgan said that on a Zoom call. And the president and CEO of the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce has a point. Before anyone ever heard the word “COVID,” there were likely... -
UW of SC tackles rural lag in pandemic housing assistance
July 22, 2022By this point just about a year ago, COVID job losses had taken hefty bites out of incomes. It didn’t take long for huge numbers of renters to lose their ability to pay their landlords – which, of course, meant that landlords were losing hefty bites of their incomes. The... -
I’ve never tested positive for COVID (and it’s kinda freaking me out)
July 20, 2022Look, I know how this sounds, but it’s a little weird that I’ve never tested positive for COVID. And I’m a test-taker. I used to get my nose swabbed every other week when there was the DHEC drive-thru setup over at Winthrop University. With at-home tests, I do them once a...