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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Rock Hill finalizes big changes to the city's short-term rental rules
November 28, 2023The Rock Hill City Council Monday formalized new rules surrounding short-term rentals (STRs) – properties rentable for less than a month, often listed on websites such as Airbnb and Vrbo. The new regulations lift the cap on the total number of STRs the city will allow and... -
Greenville County asks a tough First Amendment question about protests
November 14, 2023Just before the turn from White Horse Road onto Highway 25, a billboard urges passersby to not choose abortion. It’s a sentinel of sorts; a marker signaling motorists that they are close to both the Greenville Women’s Clinic and the Greenville Women’s Center. These two... -
Knox White survives challenger, wins eighth term as Greenville mayor
November 08, 2023Greenville’s first competitive mayoral race this century ends with incumbent Knox White retaining his seat for what he says will be the last time After serving on the City Council beginning in 1983, White became mayor of Greenville in 1995. In that 28 years, he had few... -
Nearly half of South Carolina households are financially burdened, according to ALICE
November 02, 2023Are you ALICE? It stands for “Asset-Limited, Income-Constrained, Employed,” and it refers to those whose earnings are above the federal poverty line (FPL), but not enough to live particularly well. The term, coined by the United Way, is an attempt to reframe the conversation... -
York County city to be the first in SC with Google highspeed internet choice
October 18, 2023Residents of Tega Cay will be the first in South Carolina to have a choice about who their highspeed internet provider will be. On Wednesday, Google announced at a press conference in Tega Cay that it will launch highspeed service that will compete with Comporium, York... -
Record heat in Fort Mill! Pepper grower breaks his own world record
October 17, 2023Smokin’ Ed’s Carolina Reaper is no longer the world’s hottest pepper. Ed Currie, owner of Puckerbutt Pepper Co. in Fort Mill, has out-scorched himself with Pepper X. At 2.7 million Scoville heat units – the standard unit of measure for spiciness in foods – Pepper X is the...