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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Black property, changing neighborhoods, and cash offers in Rock Hill
July 08, 2022Rock Hill’s Southside neighborhood is an anomaly. It’s a district in which African-Americans hold a certain degree of generational property wealth. It’s not rich area. The homes are older – built more than a half-century ago – and were never high-end homes. But families own... -
Georgia Guidestones partially destroyed by explosion
July 06, 2022The Georgia Guidestones, a roadside monument nicknamed “America’s Stonehenge,” was partially destroyed Wednesday morning by an explosion, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. In a statement, GBI said: "The preliminary information indicates that unknown... -
Federal school meal waivers are about to expire: The view from South Carolina
June 16, 2022At the end of this month, 14 pandemic-era waivers that have paid for breakfast and lunch in American public schools for the past two years are set to expire, with little belief that these waivers will be extended. Like so many things these days, the issue has turned... -
York County sues Tepper Companies, City of Rock Hill over 'failed vanity project'
June 10, 2022Following last week’s bankruptcy filing by GT Real Estate, York County is suing three companies owned by Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper and the City of Rock Hill over what it’s calling a ‘failed vanity project.’ The county is seeking $21 million from Appaloosa... -
Panthers/Rock Hill deal official dead following bankruptcy filing
June 02, 2022The Carolina Panthers officially are not coming to Rock Hill. On Wednesday, GT Real Estate, the business entity behind the football team’s project in South Carolina, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Delaware. The filing allows the entity to start paying the site’s... -
An Anderson nurse returns from Eastern Europe - and Mexico - amid the Ukraine refugee crisis
May 25, 2022I first met Tali Osipov over the phone back in March. She was the person her church, Summer of God Slavic Evangelical Church in Anderson, SC, charged with speaking to the press about its fundraising and on-scene efforts in Eastern Europe to help Ukrainian war refugees make...