Scott Morgan
Reporter, ProducerScott Morgan is the Upstate multimedia reporter for South Carolina 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 South Carolina Public Radio in March of 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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The City Planning Commission is recommending rezoning apartments and houses on the Limestone University campus so that they can be sold on the open market. -
On Friday, a federal judge ordered the release of contingency funds to cover Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program payments. Even with that kind of step, the stress of the moment and questions about tomorrow weigh heavy on some South Carolinians when they think of safety net programs. -
Food assistance workers in Cherokee County are bracing for increased need as the month-old federal government shutdown hovers over the future of SNAP. -
Republican Gov. Henry McMaster is championing private donations to the One SC Fund to help mitigate a looming SNAP funding crisis. State Democrats say the plan is something, but nowhere near a solution. -
Thousands demonstrated in South Carolina Oct. 18 as part of the nationwide "No Kings" rallies against President Trump and his policies. Some Republicans called the protests the "hate America" rallies. -
Most of South Carolina’s measles cases are in the Upstate, among unvaccinated children. But even among concerns and questions, some health officials remind that this is not like Covid. -
Landlords who file eviction proceedings in South Carolina courts brand tenants in a way that follows them wherever they try to move. It doesn’t matter if the evictions actually happened. Lawmakers and advocates want to fix that. -
Although politically similar, Florida and South Carolina have wide differences in how they approach affordable/workforce housing. Housing insiders here say Florida's focus on collaboration could be instructive for South Carolina. -
Saluda County made national news when it became the only county in the state to report deaths in the line of duty during Hurricane Helene. Media attention quickly shifted to North Carolina, leaving a news desert in the hands of social media. -
Hurricane Helene hit the City of Aiken with punishing wind gusts and heavy rains, like no other storm had. For first-responders, Sept. 27, 2024, was the scariest night they've spent on the job.
