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.
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Stories
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Understanding the COVID Vaccination Process in South Carolina
January 13, 2021The COVID-19 vaccine is here. But you might be confused about when you can get it or how. So let’s break it down. Listen to the story by Scott Morgan. A production of South Carolina Public Radio. First: COVID vaccines will be delivered in phases. The more likely you are to... -
Maybe This Chester Farm Can Help With Climate Change
January 08, 2021In a chilly December sunset at Wild Hope Farm, the chickens are nice and warm, bobbing around inside an enclosed pen while a pair of China geese float in a small pond just outside. Stretching out to their right are long strips of green cover cops and similarly long strips of... -
COVID is Stretching Lancaster County's Morgue
January 06, 2021Death is not the end of things when it comes to COVID. Not for coroners, anyway. “People hear ‘death’ and it carries the connotation that it’s over,” says Lancaster County Coroner Karla Deese. “There’s so much more that occurs.” Most people likely haven’t thought about how... -
Adaptation and Evolution in York County's Historical Museums
December 17, 2020If there's a silver lining to 2020, it's that having to adapt to a society of avatars has made businesses and organizatons a lot more creative in how they reach their audiences. That's as true for the Culture and History Museums of York County as it is for anyone. The sites... -
A Community Effort to Pay the Bills in Greenville
December 03, 2020On a given day, the United Way of Greenville County used to field 50, maybe 60 calls from residents needing help. When the pandemic and its economic haymaker struck, call volume increased to 500 a day. And it’s stayed there. The calls come from wave after wave of Greenville... -
A Fort Mill Mom, COVID, and Five Months of Recovery
November 17, 2020When Kati Durkee got a sore throat, she went to the pharmacy. A week later, she found out that it wasn't a cold. Or allergies. And that food poisoning that settled in, that wasn't food poisoning either. A week later still, Durkee's son (Durkee has a son in 11th grade and a...