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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COVID triggers a quarantine at the Anderson County Detention Center
August 22, 2023Several cell blocks are under quarantine at the Anderson County Detention Center, following an outbreak of COVID-19 at the jail. The quarantine kicked into effect Monday night, suspending volunteer and visitor services for at least the rest of this week. According to the... -
South Carolina is a top state for home building, as prices soar
August 21, 2023Gone are the days when buying a house in South Carolina was a less-expensive option. That’s especially true if you’re looking to buy along the coast or in parts of the Upstate, according to data from the real estate firm Redfin, Redfin’s data show that the median home at the... -
Fairfield County School District might just have the answer to workforce housing
August 03, 2023Veronica Thomas commutes to work. She doesn’t particularly like doing so. Every day, she makes the half-hour– “on a good day” – drive from Columbia to her classroom in Winnsboro, SC. She likes Winnsboro. She does. She teaches adult education at the Fairfield County School... -
A pair of retirees weigh in on social isolation among South Carolina seniors
June 20, 2023Ginny Cartee used to have a couple hundred people (kids included) wherever she needed them to be. “I was literally in a position where I could un unload 500 kids from a bus, with teachers on every bus, and not even say a word,” Cartee says. “Just point where I want them to... -
Oconee County Sheriff's Office rolls out livestreaming 9-1-1 program
May 24, 2023You’re bobbing along jauntily through the woods – blue skies above; the sun on your arms; strength in your stride and hope in your squeaky-clean eyes. All around you, things a green and rocky and mountainous. So … is that the trail leading back to the car? Or is it that one... -
Online portals and AI background checks: How tech affects South Carolina renters
May 05, 2023In the Analog Age, getting an apartment was all about paper. You’d find an available apartment in a newspaper ad, you’d fill out a paper application to rent the place, and you’d put a paper check in a paper envelope and either mail it to a landlord with a desk that was...