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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U.S. Rep. Ralph Norman hints McCarthy vote might be near; SC GOP delegation remains split
January 06, 2023Jan 6, 8:35 a.m. — U.S. Rep. Ralph Norman (R-5 th), one of 20 holdouts preventing U.S. Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) from being named the next Speaker of the House, says he is reviewing a written proposal that could lead to his voting for McCarthy. Norman confirmed to a... -
Ralph Norman joins far-right dissent against prospective House Speaker Kevin McCarthy
January 03, 20235:15 p.m., Jan. 3 — Over the course of three roll calls to elect the next House Speaker Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Ralph Norman of South Carolina (R-5 th) joined a small-but-influential chorus of GOP lawmakers from the far-right Freedom Caucus in dissenting against California... -
Leaked 2021 text from SC Rep.Ralph Norman calls for martial law; Congressman says message came from
December 13, 2022Among the 2,319 text messages former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows turned over to the U.S. House Committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, one from South Carolina Congressman Ralph Norman (R, 5 th) called for former President Donald Trump to invoke... -
Upstate takes center stage in LGBTQ+ books debate
November 29, 2022This Book is Gay. Daddy and Dada. And the book that started a public fight in Greenville County, It’s Perfectly Normal. These titles all deal with the subject of homosexuality – as do most of the 21 other books currently under review by the county Library Board. And they all... -
Even in South Carolina, poll workers are 'on alert' for the midterms
November 01, 2022On a drippy Wednesday morning, the third day of early voting in South Carolina’s 2022 midterm elections, Christina Thompson swears in Charles Peterkin and Derek Montrose on Marlboro Street in Bennettsville. The men will be poll managers on Election Day, the ones in charge of... -
Black South Carolina Dems propelled Biden to the top. They haven't seen him since.
October 20, 2022Before he was even in consideration to be vice president, Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware talked about how much he likes South Carolina. "I may be from a state north of here, but I love South Carolina,” he said in 2006, while teasing a 2008 presidential run. A decade and a half...