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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InDebted Snapshot: Credit card debt by the numbers in South Carolina
March 06, 2023This article is part of the series InDebted — South Carolina Public Radio's deep dive into the ecosystem of debt in the Palmetto State. Credit card debt is piling up. Again. Has been since last year. Over the course of 2022, post-pandemic wages grew at what, under certain... -
InDebted Solutions: Understanding credit scores
March 03, 2023Your credit score affects just about everything that involves your money, so it’s pretty important to understand some things about it. Like, for example, what it is. The Consumer Protection Finance Bureau (CFPB) defines credit score (i.e., FICO® score – more on that in a... -
So, South Carolina is the worst place for debt in the United States, you say?
March 02, 2023This article is part of the series InDebted — South Carolina Public Radio's deep dive into the ecosystem of debt in the Palmetto State. In the spring of 2021, I ran across a report from 24/7 Wall Street that sent me down a two-year rabbit hole. I’m pretty susceptible to... -
South Carolina leads the U.S. in Black homeownership, but there are still a few gaps to close
February 22, 2023In 2021, South Carolina led the U.S. in rates of homeownership among African-Americans, according to a report released Wednesday by ApartmentList. The Palmetto State’s 54.8 percent Black homeownership rate edged out Delaware and Mississippi, where rates were also above 53... -
In 'After Action,' a South Carolina combat vet tackles the humanity of life after service
January 19, 2023Stacy Pearsall was 27 years old, frustrated, angry, depressed, and medicated when a war hero changed her life. She had wrapped her entire identity in her military career – a combat photographer with the U.S. Air Force. But she was wounded in Iraq; suffered traumatic brain... -
Anderson County is addressing its jail issues with mental health care
January 11, 2023Anderson County built a jail in the 1950s that looks and feels exactly like a jail built in the 1950s. It’s not adequate to withstand the pressures of the kind of population growth the county has seen in the past 12 years and it certainly wasn’t designed to treat the mental...